And they're off....

Tracking for the new Lawnchair record (working title: "Dirt and Sky") started last night... or should I say restarted. We recorded the basic tracks for this record last year around this time, but illness and time constraints made the performances lack-luster. At least, after a year of laying dormant, they felt lack luster. The hard work involved in the process did not go unappreciated, but we need to put out the best product possible. Those sessions, upon later listening, had too many flaws for us to be happy with at this point in whatever it is we do.

Work began in the well appointed and warm confines of Nice Package Recording in Towson, MD. The vibe was great and our engineer Jason was a pleasure to work with. Once the settings were dialed in, we managed to track three songs in our short three hour session. Lost its Soul, Break Apart, and Marked Man.

We've been playing these songs for some time at our live shows, and the playbacks have us feeling confident that we have caught that live energy and bottled it in the coding. That's the idea with this record, we want to capture the power and energy of the live show, which is not an easy task when recording. There will, however, be some surprises on the record in the way of new songs and possibly new arrangement. Time will tell.

The excitement of last night is still bouncing around inside of me as I type this. I can't wait for next week's sessions! Wish us luck (whoever reads this other than Jimmy and I) . They seem a long way off, but I will probably post sneak peaks as they draw closer.