Hi friends,
Good news. You may now stream the new record, “Change” for the next week over at STPP. They also had a nice review of the record. Thanks!
Stream the New Record, “Change”!
New We Were Pirates Record, Change Drops 1/16/12!
The new CD, Change, is coming out 1/16/12 and we’re celebrating with a release show at Galaxy Hut with the lovely and talented Tereu Tereu. It’s at 9:30, costs $5, and will be a good time. Come out and grab a copy of the new record and have a beer with us.
New Song….New Album….
Hello friends. Just wanted to drop a line and let you know that there is a new We Were Pirates track called Better Off Without You hurtling through internet abyss. I figured you should probably know about it just in case it accidentally slams into your computer like a falling meteorite crushing everything in its path. Hope you enjoy.
Also, the track is off the new album which will officially be out January of 2012. It features Kate Rears Burgman, Mike Epstein, and the Gabriel Fry. Also TW Walsh (Sufjan Stevens, David Bazan, Ra Ra Riot) mastered it.
The Three Of Us
Hello friends. Just wanted to give you a heads up that This American Life is replaying The Break Up episode this week which is where our version of “The Three Of Us” originated from. TAL contributor Starlee Kine’s brain-mind. She, a non-musician, set out to write a pop song about a break up with a little help from Joe McGinty and Julia Greenberg…..and Phil Collins. Yes, and Phil Collins. Anyway, they (minus Phil) wrote a song and then had a remix/cover contest, which I entered. It was judged by the songwriters and Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis from Sound Opinions. You can see the contest results here.
It is a great episode. If you haven’t had a chance to hear it on your local NPR affiliate, you can download the podcast here for this week only. Also support them with monetary generosity.
We Were Pirates with The Wooden Birds @ DC9 7/16
Thanks to Gig Posters by Rich for the incredible poster.
The NRIs’ New Record….
Gabe’s other band, The NRIs just put out a new record called Kings And Birds. It is the real deal. So you should be purchasing it with the money now. Actually, I don’t know if that is an option yet, because I got it at their cd release show. But I’m sure it will be soon enough.
Anyway, it was a real community effort. Lisa shot their photos and made them all look like super-hot J Crew sari models and also made sure Gabe wasn’t too weird-looking, Kate played some cello on the record, and her husband Jesse designed the shit out the record. It looks rad. Also, they recorded some horns in the WWP bat-cave studios.
Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie Music Festival
So, we had the privilege of playing The Sweet Tea Music Festival that our good friend Dave Mann from Mittenfields organized this weekend. Because of a mis-communication, Ben wasn’t able to play drums….and we found this out 3 days before the show. But, because Kate and Gabe are badasses, we decided to switch instruments around and play a stripped down acoustic set. Kate played the cello and Gabe shifted over to the drum kit. We would be lying if we said we were sure it was going to work…but it did! Or at least I think so.
Check out the video and make up your own mind.
Thanks to my sister, Christin, who shot our last two songs on her handy flip cam.
We’re Playing With The Wooden Birds…
As a long-time American Analog Set fan, I’m pretty excited to be playing with Andrew Kenny’s new-ish project: “The Wooden Birds.”
Read why I’m a fan here at Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie and check out the details of the show on DC9′s site, and check out The Wooden Birds’ new single “Two Matchsticks”.
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