Cory came down to KC last weekend, and we held sessions for his songs for Sally Ride’s upcoming record You Have To Wear the Boots. Friday night he tracked vocals and guitar in one live take for “Easy Kill” and “Into the Fire” – Saturday he did “Cracked Piece of Sky” and together we played “Harvest Moon.”
The main tracks for the album are now complete; next steps are adding the cast and company vocals, and adding some additional instrumentation (light drums, bass, and keys on various parts of various songs).
I’ve listened to it all once in the car, and am pretty durn happy with it all. The extra vocals will add a lot, too.
We’re looking forward to a release in the spring.
Robot, Creep Closer!’s farewell EP, Real Awful, Real Quick will be released one week from today; same furious-time, same furious-station.
Cory, you left your toothbrush at my house!
Cory and I continue to improve our in-studio rapport; I hope this one was basically painless for the little guy! Seriously, I used to stress him out while recording. Now we have a pretty good time, including songs, jokes, salsa, babes, Mastodon, and walks to the pastry shop around the corner.
Artists out there; you should consider recording at my place, if only for the Boulevard Pastries!
-h
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“Cory, you left your toothbrush at my house!”
I KNEW IT!
Actually, this was a fun, easy-going recording sesh like it usually is. The only time I really remember being stressed during recording is for the first Sally Ride record because (a) I had driven all day and (b) I had never collaborated with you like that and had no idea what I was doing. But now it’s pretty much just really fun. I just get as prepared as possible, and I try my hardest to be as exact as possible with regards to vocal takes! I always forget how… colorful my vocals can sound :)
PASTRIES RULE AND SALSA DOES TOO AND THEY BOTH GO PERFECT WITH COFFEE AND CORONA. And I have a slow metabolism.
You know what else pastries go perfect with?
Babes.
“Heeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyy laydeeeeeeeeeeeeees!”
I hate how many babes you bring to the studio.