DMB to Begin Recording New Album in Seattle Soon
Topping off an exciting week of announcements in the DMB community is the news that the band is finally heading back into the studio! As per Stefan’s Myspace blog, it’s looking like the band will begin work on their highly anticipated upcoming release (and 7th studio album to date) some time in mid March out in Seattle, after some pre-production work back in C’Ville is complete.
Stefan’s assertion that the band will be recording the new album and not just messing around in the studio is a good indication that the nearly three year delay surrounding this much awaited release might finally be over. Back in May of last year, Stefan mentioned to the Brisbane Times that the band was on a “creative break as far as working in the studio,” when asked about progress on a new release.
Sounds like it will be well worth the wait, as the band's careful approach to this next album suggests that they're finding their focus in the studio after nearly three years of trying new things.
Speculations of potential tracks have been swarming since the middle of last summer’s tour, with hopes that some new tunes will be laid out between previously unrecorded live favorites like “Idea Of You” and “#27.” The band was in the studio back in November and is said to have recorded “Cornbread,” “Shotgun,” “Sweet Up and Down” and “Loving Wings” at that time. Mixing such road tested (and fan approved) songs with fresh ones could have the band finishing up production in 2-3 months, giving the album a May/June release date just in time for this summer’s tour.
No producer has been selected at this time, though. As for recording space, Seattle-based Studio Litho seems to be a likely frontrunner considering Dave recorded his Some Devil there. The studio is owned by Stone Gossard, an original founding member of Pearl Jam and Brad.
