the Felix Culpa

We have completely finished tracking our new album, unceremoniously and amongst some rushed vocal takes and squabbling over money. Ah well… at least we’re done. And you have no idea what a relief it is to say that.

We are done.

It’s an immense burden off of our collective shoulders. Records are a wonderful thing and to have the opportunity to make a record is an incredible experience. But I feel safe in saying we took it a bit too far this time. We aren’t full time artists. We aren’t paid to be, and thus we shouldn’t act like we are. No one should have to torment themselves in the way we did for that long, fighting for every little ounce of attainable perfection on things that probably don’t matter. Stacked up next the whole of what you’re fighting against, it’s hard to see how it’s worth it. At least for me personally, I can say that I’m glad this is over. I know that I owe some apologies to some people for some of the things that this album made me out to be. But I feel as though in completing it, I have exercised from me a sort of demonic persona that took up residence and actually became a pretty permanent part of me. Almost like a fever, where your body has to turn on itself in order to expel the sickness. I apparently had to turn on the my life in order to force these songs out. And it makes sense. I mean, the entire album is about things that I don’t want to talk about anymore. And I put myself in the position where the only way I could be through with them is to really, truly be through with them. I think I knew that all along. Which is part of the reason I fought against this for the last two years. At least I know what all this means now.

So I suppose an update is in order.

We are very much planning on putting this album out into the world for everyone to hear. We have no set plans on how to do so at this time. If any interested recording labels or industry moguls happen to be reading this, please feel free to send us a contract, congratulatory email and a check… in whichever order you see fit. We are pretty much just playing this by ear. And why not? We went into it without a plan. Why should we have one for getting out of it? Of the 15 tracks that ended up making the final cut for this album, about half of those songs that have been mixed. Of those, half of them are final mixes. Of those, maybe half will stay final mixes.

I just want you to hear it. You, who are reading this. If there is anyone reading this.

I now have to go play some of these songs acoustic with Dustin for an unsuspecting audience of bar patrons who are hopefully up for some deep, spiritual, soul-searching type listening.

-marky

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