...we've been busy little beavers, beavering away in rehearsals for our album. You see, we started recording and got all excited and sweaty and jumped straight in without thinking things through. And then we decided that it was the perfect time to get a drummer. And then we stood around scratching our heads for a little while. And then I got grumpy and ever so politely suggested we ditch the stuff we'd already done and go back to the start. So if you've ever wondered how not to organise your band in an effective manner, there it is.
But we're Duckdive and here we are.
So, let's see... what exactly have we done?
26 Stations sounds more like a beach-front party jam than psuedo Polyphonic Spree clapathon. Sleeptalker sounds kinda the same only four million times louder and the bassline has gone all crazy-like. What's With The Weather? finally sounds like the single. The Last Sad Song is all chimey chimey with some cool floor-tom workouts. And there's some new stuff kicking around with Homecoming, which is almost a rock song, and So Much For Being Friends, which is bound to divide audiences everywhere.
Fingers crossed we'll begin re-recording in the next few weeks, and then begins the arduous task of adding layer upon layer of trumpet, violin, hammond, cello, harmonica...etc. And then we mix, very carefully, to create a light, tasty and satisfying Duckdive pudding.
Yum.
-Greg.
