Decemberists in the studio
For the last few months, the Decemberists have been mostly in the studio, but also in Holland, the UK, Bend, the Gorge, and Chicago. If I don't say so myself, this album is going to be great. We are all really excited about it. It can be odd to be excited about something that you by nature are unlikely to have much perspective on, but I like it, that's for sure. We have a few days of recording left, and then mixing and all that. It is expected to be released October 3.
This will be the recorded debut of my new bass Gyorgy (who I suppose might still have her name changed to Georgia, we'll see...) and of my playing of the cello. It's amazing how much smaller the cello is than the contrabass. And yet less than an octave higher. In fact, only a minor sixth higher.
Anyway, I offer a half-hearted promise to update this site a little more often. When this record is done, we'll have a couple months off before record release craziness sets in.
This will be the recorded debut of my new bass Gyorgy (who I suppose might still have her name changed to Georgia, we'll see...) and of my playing of the cello. It's amazing how much smaller the cello is than the contrabass. And yet less than an octave higher. In fact, only a minor sixth higher.
Anyway, I offer a half-hearted promise to update this site a little more often. When this record is done, we'll have a couple months off before record release craziness sets in.
