Greetings Brakes Chums
NEW ALBUM 'TOUCHDOWN' IS COMING!
EXCLUSIVE!!!!
Q Music Online have made Touchdown album track 'Crystal Tunings' their track of the day, today! (3/11/08).
Download it here:- http://news.q4music.com/2008/12/brakes.html
Touchdown's foundations were forged almost a year ago at Truck Studios in rural Oxfordshire. Here we froze our derrieres off whilst writing and demo-ing what would become a few of the album's many standout tracks.
Following the Truck session we took some time off, but kept writing, and when we re-grouped in May '08, the album's character took shape even more.
It was now high time for us to return to the stage, and so followed a sold out 100 Club show in June. Straight after the gig we ventured out to the country. The road was dark and wet, the van only had one wiper (not on the safest side either) but eventually we made it to Stroud, Gloucestershire, where we'd built a studio (Youdio) in order to complete the demo's for Touchdown.
After two more subsequent sessions at Youdio we were ready to hit the studio properly. But prior to that a stint of Summer performances transpired including an End of the Road residency at Bush Hall, Madrid's Summercase, Brighton's Beachdown and End of the Road itself. After End of the Road we drove north to commence sessions with ex Delgados drummer, Paul Savage at Chem 19 in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire.
Three weeks later the album was complete. Mastering took place a few weeks after that at West West Side Music in a foggy New Windsor, north NY State with mastering legend Alan Douches (Misfits, Animal Collective).
Touchdown will commence in spring time '09, but before the invasion you'll have a chance to peek into the soul of this other worldly new offering with a plethora of photos and videos documenting it's creation. From it's inception in various rural English studios, to it's completion in New York City, nothing from this mission has gone unlogged. Keep checking our myspace site for details.
(myspace.com/brakesband)
Needless to say the album is already causing a stir.
Our buddy and fervent supporter Colin Murray already played lead single 'Hey Hey' on his Radio 1 show on Monday 1st December. 'Hey Hey' is out late Jan/early Feb.
Listen again at 0:39:00 here:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fqhf6
Looking ahead- Expect a run of dates to coincide with the single release. Confirmed bookings so far include Camden's Proud Galleries on the 28th of January and Sheffield's Fuzz Club's tenth anniversary on the 5th of February.
Hope to see you there. More shows to come.
Thats all for now
Thanks
BRAKES
NEW ALBUM 'TOUCHDOWN' IS COMING!
EXCLUSIVE!!!!
Q Music Online have made Touchdown album track 'Crystal Tunings' their track of the day, today! (3/11/08).
Download it here:- http://news.q4music.com/2008/12/brakes.html
Touchdown's foundations were forged almost a year ago at Truck Studios in rural Oxfordshire. Here we froze our derrieres off whilst writing and demo-ing what would become a few of the album's many standout tracks.
Following the Truck session we took some time off, but kept writing, and when we re-grouped in May '08, the album's character took shape even more.
It was now high time for us to return to the stage, and so followed a sold out 100 Club show in June. Straight after the gig we ventured out to the country. The road was dark and wet, the van only had one wiper (not on the safest side either) but eventually we made it to Stroud, Gloucestershire, where we'd built a studio (Youdio) in order to complete the demo's for Touchdown.
After two more subsequent sessions at Youdio we were ready to hit the studio properly. But prior to that a stint of Summer performances transpired including an End of the Road residency at Bush Hall, Madrid's Summercase, Brighton's Beachdown and End of the Road itself. After End of the Road we drove north to commence sessions with ex Delgados drummer, Paul Savage at Chem 19 in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire.
Three weeks later the album was complete. Mastering took place a few weeks after that at West West Side Music in a foggy New Windsor, north NY State with mastering legend Alan Douches (Misfits, Animal Collective).
Touchdown will commence in spring time '09, but before the invasion you'll have a chance to peek into the soul of this other worldly new offering with a plethora of photos and videos documenting it's creation. From it's inception in various rural English studios, to it's completion in New York City, nothing from this mission has gone unlogged. Keep checking our myspace site for details.
(myspace.com/brakesband)
Needless to say the album is already causing a stir.
Our buddy and fervent supporter Colin Murray already played lead single 'Hey Hey' on his Radio 1 show on Monday 1st December. 'Hey Hey' is out late Jan/early Feb.
Listen again at 0:39:00 here:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fqhf6
Looking ahead- Expect a run of dates to coincide with the single release. Confirmed bookings so far include Camden's Proud Galleries on the 28th of January and Sheffield's Fuzz Club's tenth anniversary on the 5th of February.
Hope to see you there. More shows to come.
Thats all for now
Thanks
BRAKES
