New album: The Sound

Hi Brian
quik question are you going to add the new songs on myspace anytime soon ?

MySpace is pretty low on my priority list, but since you asked, I just added “It Must Be Halloween” and “Living a Boy’s Adventure Tale.” Those aren’t really the “hits,” but they’ll work for now. You’ll find them at the bottom because I can’t change the order of my songs on the site due to a bug. I forgot how much fun MySpace can be!

Cool cover. Cool player, too, trying to get one for myself now!

Wow, that looks awesome! Even if I didn’t know your music, I would be tempted by the cover art!

On a related note, is music cover art like wine bottle art?

If it gets you to take a sip, I suppose it is!

so happy for you! and so excited!

i just love your music ”it must be hallowing”it its just wonderful
the kind of music that makes me go crazy. it reminds me of one Charlie peacock or johnny peacock the name has escaped me. i love your music.let me tell you
never give up the hope. hey you will surely make it. mark it on the wall, you will
one day submerged out of the deep.its promise. you know i dont know much about music but i wish you change your style a little .keep it up pal.

Woohoo! You actually made the deadline!

Great cover too.

Monty

Can’t wait!!!!

The cover looks great Brian! I’m sad there is no Release the Hounds, though! But, many congrats! Especially, on making that deadline!

Thanks! I’m planning to include Release the Hounds, Touch, Waiting in the Wings, maybe a radio edit of Two, and the best remixes that come in, on a follow-up EP.

Congrats! It’s surely gonna be one of the best releases for me this year! Brian, do you plan on a pre-order thing? Or we’ll have to have the patience till Aug.04?

I’ve got something very special planned! You’ll be able to order soon.

Great news! I’ll be first in line when it comes out…

A special pre-order bonus? Just might be enough to convince me to buy the physical disc version this time around. I guess that’s the idea though, eh?

Great to hear Brian. Who’s the cover model? Those moist lips make me wanna buy the LP. >; )

BTW, it kinda reminds me of the covers for She Wants Revenge’s two albums only this time she let her hair grow and now she’s had a change of ‘heart’.

And I was so looking forward to European White Disco being the title.

What is this “the Sound” thing about?

When I wrote my suggestion for the “Song Named After a Girl” lyrics Thomas wrote:
“Notice the last line, so now here it is Brian: “… the sound”!”

Is this kind of an insider joke?

Ooh, exciting! I’m really happy Extroverts At Play and Living A Boy’s Adventure Tale made it, and I can’t wait to hear what The Rule of Tickles sounds like!

Too bad Touch didn’t make it – I’ll just have to wait for the follow-up EP …

cannot wait for this. though i truly do look forward to hearing Touch in future.

That is seriously one of the coolest album covers I have ever seen. Seriously.

I’m excited you’re excited!

I don’t know who the model is, as usual. Feel free to imagine I’m at the shoot shifting her shoulders back and turning her cheek to face the camera at the proper angle, but this whole recording artist thing is seldom that glamorous. The last cover model I knew was Nomi, whose “outgoing leg” was featured on the Perfect Tears cover in 1999.

Here’s how I decided on the title – at first, the only real contender was Distant Lovers & Fictional Heroes, drawn from the chorus lyric of Too Close. Then I thought European White Disco might work, because that was the name of the band I was in in college. The Thought Chapter was the name of the band I was in in high school, so continuing that theme made sense. While EWD is certainly attention-grabbing, it doesn’t have much emotional resonance. Over time I felt it came off a little too slick.

The Sound came to me out of nowhere, and I appreciate its direct simplicity. I couldn’t believe it hadn’t been used before as an album title (at least on Amazon). The problem was, it had no real connection to any of the songs. But that was okay, because at the time there were plenty of songs left to write, and the title would influence my direction moving forward. Maybe I’d even write a “title track” to match. I’m always bouncing ideas off of Thomas (webmaster of the German fansite colortheory.de), so he knew where things stood. He noticed Andy’s lyrical suggestion for Song Named After a Girl made the words “the sound” the centerpiece of the song. So that cinched it – I went with a variation on that suggestion, and the rest is history. Thanks again Andy!

Interesting backstory. As for the title, I have to admit I was a little dismayed: One of my favorite albums from last year is “The Sound” by Mackintosh Braun. I’m surprised you didn’t see it on Amazon, that’s where I got the MP3s. Now I will have to qualify my statement “One of my favorite albums is The Sound [by CT or MB].” (See, e.g., above sentence. I also got into the band “The Sounds” so even more sorting mayhem for my digital library!

Nevertheless I’m looking forward to the album! And I agree with everyone else, the cover looks awesome!

Oops! Now I see several entries on Amazon. Maybe I searched from my phone! I guess that just means it’s a good title.

I really like the artwork. Well done!

Wow, very professional looking cover. Looks great, and I can’t wait to hear it!

Wou!!! excited news!! i just ask to my friend of mecanica http://www.mecanica.com.mx , for order my copy, in fact … two copies

Simply love the artwork of the cover!!

Brian! you did it again!! congratulations!!

Probably quicker and cheaper to just get it from me, but either way, thanks!