I've been heads down in recording mode lately. We're going to be recording an EP in late March and we're doing pre-production for all the songs now in my apartment. Basically that just means we're holed up in my back room recording demo versions of all the songs, trying out different parts, different arrangements, that type of thing. For a low-budget setup consisting of a Marshall practice amp, a Line 6 Bass PODxt, an M-Audio Ozone, my Powerbook, a borrowed Neumann and GarageBand, it actually sounds pretty damn good. Definitely the best home recordings I've done. More than sufficient to get the idea of the songs across.
In light of the recording, we're on a bit of a show hiatus. Well, for the month of March, at least. Our next show back will be opening for Wolfmother at Bottom of the Hill as part of this year's Noise Pop festival. Wolfmother is one of the biggest buzz bands in the rock world right now, and the show is already sold out, so we're happy to be part of the show. More importantly, I'm super-psyched to see my band name on the Noise Pop posters.
Oh, and on the topic of our band name: that name will be: dear kerosene.