Songs at the bottom!
I'm happy to announce that the Gedankenband have some music releases planned for 2020 after a quiet stretch that only saw the release of the 'Oumuamua/Surf Titan! single. While a full album (provisional title: The Hanging Spaghetto Problem) will likely be an ongoing work through the year with a goal of a fall/winter release, after considering another single release we realized there's enough material ready for a 4-song EP. Or even a 5-song EP, but I'll probably keep it at 4.
We're shooting for a release of that EP (current title: Found Wanting) in roughly a month. The songs slated for inclusion (running order TBD) are:
- All Yours
- The DART Song
- When We Look Back To Now
- Lap of Luxury
While there are some older recordings that may find themselves on the album, all of the EP songs are newly recorded at The Pleasure Grounds over the past month or two, and "When We Look Back To Now" was only written shortly before it was recorded.
As a bit of an amuse bouche, I'll point to two songs. First is an early version of "All Yours", from an attempt at recording it for These are My Monkeys, This is My Circus. This version is kind of over-arranged, using various Garageband loops adapted for its use rather than the more guitar-driven version planned for Found Wanting. I've been calling this the "Candelabra Version" as a nod to Liberace, who this version eventually reminded me of... The second is an "acoustic draft" of The DART Song, upon which the final version is being built.
All Yours (Candelabra Version)
The DART Song (acoustic draft)
