@Motown

The band took a visit to Motown during their trip to Detroit last week, and now they have this nifty Facebook profile picture.

What?!?!? You're not friends with Chance Jones on Facebook? Get with it, brother...!

Poster Art for Album Release

Tracklisting!

It's Away

Friction Record's Facebook profile just announced 15 minutes ago that The Incident At Primrose and West was mailed off to the factory to be pressed to vinyl.

Congrats to the band and Friction. Can't wait to hear it! November 20 can't come fast enough.

The Letter 11 Update

Greetings all. With The Incident at Primrose and West in the can and awaiting release, our boys and gal are already back at work on The Letter 11. Recording commenced 2 weeks ago with the laying down of base tracks, and in the subsequent weeks various members have been recording their individual parts. Bol checks in with a heaping helping of tracks, including one intriguing addition.

As of right now, there are 13 tracks being worked on. These include:

I'll Never Look For You Again
Make It In The City
Venango County
CIA Operative
Insult to Injury
Six-String Highway
Look Me Up Sometime

and...

Maria

Maria?

Yes. You may remember this as a live track that was up for consideration on Primrose, and also known as the prequel to Crosstown.

Upset that your favorite live track isn't listed? Don't sweat. There are other tracks that will make up the 13 or so on the album. Called My Name wasn't mentioned, but I'd bet dollars to donuts (whatever that means) that it'll be included.

Speaking of live tracks, remember to show up at the Wealthy Theater this coming Saturday, September 19 to see the band perform live. This is also a good time to be a fan on the other side of the state, as the band will be playing a string of shows in Ypsilanti and Detroit.

News!

The Incident at Primrose and West will be released November 20 on vinyl, cd, and digital download on Friction Records. The Intersection front room will be the site of the album release show, also November 20.

As far as I know, the album is completely completed. It has been mixed and mastered, and I've heard that one new album track will be featured on a Friction compilation. No idea when or where, but I'll update when it becomes available.

In other news, tracking begins today on The Letter 11, which is the album of full-band versions of early Chance Jones tracks. Bol was optimistic that they would have demo versions of the entire album complete tonight, and the recording process should move fairly quickly. He also had no idea how this would be released, if Friction would have a hand in it, or if it would be a self-release. He also didn't have any specific track names, but I would speculate that all your favorite live tracks will end up on it. I tried to suggest Carolina Breeze be included as well since it is so different that the album version. That doesn't seem likely. How about as an online exclusive?

Finally, I was able to videotape the Founders show last month, and I was able to capture soundboard audio. I'm planning to add some songs from that to the YouTube account when time permits. The soundboard audio is pretty sharp.

Primrose Update

Bol checked in earlier this week to say that the band has set Friday, July 31 as the wrap date for The Incident at Primrose and West. Still don't have any information regarding a tracklist, other than "Nobody's Baby" will definitely be on the album in it's Otis Redding form. Also, no idea when the album will be released, although I was excited to see it mentioned in a flier that Friction released on Facebook earlier this week. From the flier, you can see that there will be a vinyl, cd, and digital release of the album.