Yes, Master

28Jan08

UPDATE! (by Sarah)

Friday night we hung out in a fabulous little mixing room in the basement of a cute bungalow (Ben & I coveted the house and Nick the studio).  We wanted to be present for the mastering. So we sat side by side on a couch behind our wonderful Masterer, watching him turn dials around and push buttons on and off, pausing with each adjustment.  Should he go with A or B? A or B? It was a bit like observing an eye exam that way, a much more fun than usual eye exam.

On the sixth day, we rested.

Then Sunday was cover art day. We spent over four hours brainstorming and sketching and tooling around on the computer. We finally came up with something we could all agree on, so at least we have something to work with now.  It is the anti-RY cover, not that we didn’t love that one.  The consensus is that was the “girl” cover and this is the “boy” cover.  We have managed to stay secure in our own sexes during both recordings, none-the-less.  Also, despite said consensus, we all agree it’s sexist to say a cover has a sex.

I listened to the album on my ipod during my walk to work this morning.   It is a wonder of tape hiss, feedback, pop melodies, and break downs. Maybe I’ve just heard these songs too many times, but I think it might actually.. maybe just maybe… be good!

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