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October Newsletter
🕑 Added 2024-10-02 18:51:41 +0000 UTCThe first week of September we spent at Temple of the Trees, the studio where the rest of the album was recorded. The dim, slightly funereal look of the studio had become a homey environment in the process. A big wooden door, repurposed from an old church, stands at the entrance to the studio; at the end of the day, or on a break, we would swing it open and be blinded by the sun or clouds of Seattle sky. The daily commute felt a bit like going back to school - I got used to packing a lunch. We plowed through the remaining overdubs of guitar, piano, organ, wurlitzer, and cymbal hits that filled in some of the last missing pieces of the album.
Then we returned to mixing. In August John had been coming up to my house; now it was mostly me driving down to Tacoma to mix at his house. Their small dog, Princess PB, did not take kindly to strangers, though by the final day of mixing, she only barked at me once or twice as I came through the door. I’ve taken to wearing overalls on my work days, and their bathroom was small enough that I always had some trouble pulling them down when there was a need to.
We hammered the mixes into the ground, day by day. In spite of the crunch, the multitude of tracks on each song, and our desire for perfection, things never got too stressed, as we could see the album slowly coming together. When we sent it out to other ears for revisions a week ago, I was forced to make a strange emotional switch, turning my heart away from the album so I was capable of receiving criticism and making the changes that seemed beneficial, point by point. Our early listeners submitted some very helpful points of potential improvement. Some were accepted, some rejected; all were appreciated. I told my manager, as some sort of verbal commitment to myself, that I planned as staying as far away from all reviews and online talk of the album as possible. It’s typical for any positive mention to get passed along an email thread, but I just don’t want that to be a part of my job that I expect. My goal, as I told one early listener and friend, is to live the Johnny Appleseed life, planting the seeds and moving on to fresh soil without a backward glance. I know I get far more meaningful satisfaction in engaging with a day’s work than in receiving praise for last year’s work. Still, it’s hard not to chase after it when it’s scented.
In any case, work on making this album is, as far as I know, done, with files waiting to be mastered in the following weeks. I’m suddenly spending my days tidying up the house, recharging the car at the park and taking long walks around, and chewing on silence with alternating feelings of gratitude and impatience. I’m excited to share it, but alas, gone are the days when the last day of mixing was Bandcamp release day…
Attached is a little teaser for you, instead. The album runtime, and lengths of all 9 songs…including our longest ever (I think). Coming to you next year!
Comments
Gonty
im so excited!!!
fruitybinch666
this newsletter just saved my life !!!!!!!!! 😭🫶
Denisa Astanei
Congratulations on completing the album. We're beyond excited to hear it
Sarahbeth White
This is exactly what I needed….. GOOD GOSH!
Jack Prager
The longer it goes, the more important I feel!
Jack Prager
18 MINUTE SONG?! LETS GOOOOO
Annabelle Villafuerte
we are so back bro
Clarice Hatischvili
TWO +10 MINUTES SONG AND ONE +15 MINUTE SONG? LET'S FUCKING GOOOO!!!!
Fionn
Im so excited😭
ffangfface
All the newsletters have been stellar, but this one I really connected with. I've spent the past month trying to smooth out the rough edges of a state orchestra audition and only really succeeded in grinding my love of playing into the pavement. After reading this, I've realized that separating my idea of my value from the results is what truly makes the experience worth it. I think I've judged myself more harshly than any panel could, and that judgment has only clouded the advice given kindly by my peers and teacher. Instead of a reflection of flaws, criticism becomes an invitation for improvement that I can carry with me. And even if I don't make it, I've gained something from trying. In any case, thanks for the sneak peek and lots of love from Idaho!!
Raydyn
I can't wait to fuck up the karaoke function singing a 19 min song
ciara t
19 minute song exactlyyyyyyy
Dani
19 minute song??? this is gonna be dope for my daily commute to the office
hana
so excited !! 19 min song save me save meee
eden
HELLL YEAHHHHH
Burr
OH MY GOD
Quinn
wonderful newsletter as always. so so excited! any chance we might get to hear the first single before the end of the year?
alice
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO
Maeve
GOD HELP ME IM SO EXCITED WOO
raphlac
thank you will
raphlac
3 SONGS OVER 10 MINUTES OMG
Sunrising Sunsetting
SO READY
Luixo :D
Next year? I want it now😩 (or for December)
marlowe green
😭😭😭😭 GOD BLESS
Marshall
IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS IM TWEAKING
kaci ミ★
Wow wow wow wow so excited
Jona
waow
organya
IM SO EXCITED I THOUGHT WILL SAID THERE WAS ONLY ONE 7 MINUTE SONG😭😭😭😭😭
frankie
my commute time finally has a car seat headrest song to match it
stupid head
we're so back
endstoppedline
losing my mind!!!!!
Loccy
Beautifully written as always. So excited for this!! Thank you Will
grace mmoobloom
19 minutes… we’re so back
Isaac
20 minute csh song save me 😭😭😭😭😭😭
graedon block
So hyped
Meg
this made my day <3 so excited !!!
neilinhell
im going to lose my fucking mind.....
oddtrovert
HPLY SHIT
haganmason
thank you 😭
uchenna
insanely common car seat headrest W
bec
2025 WE ARE SO BACK.
virtualdotshelf
oh my god. i cant even put into words how excited i am. HOLY FUCK
Lemmonthing
18min?! Damn!! You guys are incredible can’t wait till the day we can hear it <3
spencer
OVER 18 MINUTES IS CRAZY IM SO EXCITED
Kamil Tomaszewski
Holy shit 3 10+ minute songs and one of them is 18 minutes and 52 seconds. Godspeed you! Car seat headrest
eli
EIGHTEEN MINUTES WE’RE SO BACK
surfjerk
Oh my dear the rumor was right, there was a 20 minute long song! So ready for this album
