Early Day Miners

Hymn Beneath The Palisades

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:28:05 -0700

Silent Tents

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:24:51 -0700

Return Of The Native

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:19:58 -0700

Sans Revival

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:12:46 -0700

Deserter

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:09:41 -0700

Land Of Pale Saints

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:05:58 -0700

Lux Perpetua

Sat, 26 May 2007 13:22:40 -0700

The Escape

Sat, 26 May 2007 13:16:45 -0700

T.C. Steele

Sat, 26 May 2007 13:10:55 -0700

82004_durham[1]

Thu, 24 May 2007 08:52:35 -0700

Wed, 23 May 2007 19:36:45 -0700

Dan Burton is on fire!!

L2R, Dan Burton, Marty Sprowles, Jonathan Richardson, Joe Brumley, Evan Whikehart, John Dawson

Wed, 23 May 2007 19:36:13 -0700

Quaint Epicness

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:58:30 -0700

There's a few records in my collection that manage to continually inspire me. They do not feature huge, lavish studio production and polish. They are not the product of an extaordinary budget and years of meticulous studio dissection. These albums are small. Understated and perhaps upon first listen, underwhelming. I sometimes refer to these oft-forgotten albums as 'bedroom recordings'. Often because they are precisely that; small albums recorded in one's bedroom. Quaint music of epic grandeur. Here are a few I would recommend checking out if the mood strikes you... Lisa Germano "Geek the Girl" People here in Bloomington know Lisa, or know someone here who knows Lisa. I'd say in the circles our band runs in she is much more famous than local rock god Johnny Cougar. Certainly more respected artistically anyway. Many of us have been trying to figure out which house on Washington St she recorded this gut wrenching classic in. Apparently it was done with an SM57 mic and an ADAT. Very minimal set up. The music within is personal beyond belief. Real skid row stuff and absolutely genuine. Cyrus Rego "Cyrus Rego" So many Texans have mastered the art of blissed-out drone. Here's another one for you. Emperor Jones quietly released this gem back in 1999. Whenever I hear this record I think of massive, all day long tropical rain showers in Mobile. Belong "October Language" This record is so aptly titled. Much sonic treatment that in turn creates un-premeditated melody. These guys are from New Orleans and I know I'm mostly alone on this one...but this sounds so much more to me like the city's soundtrack than say The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. It's all where you are coming from I guess. (more to come)

Where in the world is Bloomington Indiana?

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:48:53 -0700

Daun's been touring with her new band Vera Maleta Marty's been learning Spanish John's been on a yoga retreat Jonathan's been vacationing in the Southwest Dan's been watching Gilmore Girls and chopping down trees ...and in between we're recording. But when will we all be in the same room together? 8 or so songs in are recorded in part

Approaching Writing

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:59:32 -0700

As the new album takes shape we are trying new approaches to composing. It's still anyone's guess as to what exactly what the new album will sound like. Lot's of ideas and concepts are being thrown around. There's talk of doing a 12" single, complete with remixes. The words "happy" and "pop" have been used, yet there are still darker being explored as well.. It's been suggested that we compose while watching video as inspiration. That we make "rules" for ourselves on what we can or cannot play. We've spoken of uping the tempos. We've considered making two albums, an ambient album, and a more conventional one. There have been experiments in minimalism, texture, beats. We have plenty of ideas, and the writing is going well. It remains to be seen (heard?) what the end result will be, but so far it's been exciting and fun, and the music feels right!

New recordings

Wed, 23 May 2007 19:13:27 -0700

We are in the process of writing and recording our new record. Lots of tracking has been done over the last few weeks in the Grotto home studio. We are super excited about the results so far. We anticipate a late '07, early '08 release on Secretly Canadian. Will keep posted with progress and possibly post some outtakes and rough mixes for you to hear in the near future. Keep checking back. drop us a line and say hi. a few working song titles: Be Cloud Shotgun How To Fall Turncoats best, Jonathan, Dan, Daun, John and Marty