We’re All In This Together

I’m sitting in one of our favorite coffee shops right now - Coffee Fix. We like it because there very few stupid celebrities that come in here, it’s privately owned and most importantly: the wireless internet is free. The coffee is not too bad, either. I am halfway into a giant green mug, as I type this blog. The weather has been a bit rainy the past couple of days, but now it’s clearing up. Tomorrow, Shawn and I will head to the studio around 10 a.m. and start bringing in all of our gear. Some of my friends have been really cool and let me borrow some guitars and basses. Others have offered a place for us to crash here, dinner, laundry facilities…it’s been amazing. I am so grateful that things are coming together finally. We have been working so hard to raise the money for the record, write the best songs possible, tour, etc., that we haven’t had time until now to get excited about doing this thing. Now we’re here, and it’s happening! Shawn and I have been hanging out with Jim, the producer, going over the songs and talking about ideas. I really like what we’ve come up with. The direction we’re going with the record is right where I want to go. Rock where necessary, mellow when necessary. To give you a bit of an idea, some reference songs that we’ve talked about are ‘Sonnet’ by The Verve, ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ by The Rolling Stones and ‘Everyday’s Like Sunday’ by Morrissey/The Smiths. There are a bunch others too. I will be posting on here after every session, so keep a lookout. I’m not going to let you all down. This record is going to be great. We’re all in this together. - Andy