I'm elbow-deep in creating a new record due out in 2009, with the awesome contributions of Fergus D. Lenehan (bass) and Aaron Brinkerhoff (drums). We recorded drum and bass tracks this summer at San Pablo Recorders (SPR) in Berkeley, and we're now tracking main acoustic and (yes!) electric guitars. (How did it take me so long to discover I loved electric guitar? It's been great making up for lost time.)

Whereas THE TIME COMES ON HUMMING TRACKS was recorded mostly at home, this new one will split between home and studio about 50-50. Fergus designed an incredible recording booth in my living room to capture great audio. My switch from Garageband to Pro Tools recording software has given me greater control over everything from main acoustic guitar to hand claps, so that every sonic detail will be crystal-clear and sparkling. I'm working with Jon Evans at SPR to record great tracks in the studio, and to produce a collection where every song is its own sonic world, but with doorways into all the other worlds on the album.

I can't wait to let you all hear this new work, and will keep this space updated in the coming months.