The upcoming Italy records release You Go Bangin' On b/w Maribel is at the pressing plant!! That means 1 month, officially, before it hits the stores. I feel as though I can finally lift my head from the full length Lp long enough to write a few thoughts down here. We're all very excited to place our new record in yer hands. It's been a long, involved process to get this little burst of sound to work for us... but it's finally coming to an end- er, beginning?
However you prefer to view it.
We've thought, as you know, about releasing a double Lp... that idea's been chucked. We're still going to do the gate-fold, heavy vinyl. I'm sure that will be available right off the bat. As it stands, the record's pretty lengthy. The reason that the double Lp was rejected is that we'd rather provide a more focused experience. Nothing to get bummed out about though; there's plenty of music on it still.

Off the subject...

Ya know what's pretty weird- Subpop's selling our new single. http://subpop.com/scripts/main/bands_page.php?id=324

What's the deal? As they say, if you live long enough...

Huh. Maybe I'll get a phone call one day...

*ring ring* (transcribed from my imagination)

BH: Uh, hello.
SP: May we speak with Bobby please.
BH: Yeah, this is Bobby.
SP: Hello Bobby, this is Subpop records. We used to be your record label.
BH: Oh yeah. Wut's up? How have you been?
SP: Fine, thanks. Just signing bands... same ole.
BH: That's nice. How's the record industry these days?
SP: Terrible.
BH: Oh. I'm sorry to hear that. Wut's on yer mind?
SP: You know that record... Free Electricity?
BH: Uh huh.
SP: Well, we love it and want to release it immediately.
BH: Yeah?
SP: Ever since Wolf Eyes won a Grammy for "best dance record of the year", we've come to realize that it's impossible to predict what people will like or dislike... you follow?
BH: Uh huh.
SP: Since it doesn't cost that much money to send a short stack out there, especially since the birth of the MP3, causing people to flush their CDs down the crapper...it just makes sense to take the risk and eat a little crow. Right?
BH: That's disgusting.
SP: After all, no sense tossing the baby out with the bathwater.
BH: What?
SP: What?
BH: What baby?
SP: Tossing the baby out...
BH: You're gonna toss a baby?
SP: No. We're not going to toss the baby.
BH: You're breaking up. Hello? I don't understand.
SP: Free Electricity is the baby.
BH: Who's baby?
SP: Your baby. The GO's baby.
BH: We haven't had any babies.
SP: That's the point. We have your baby.
BH: I'm calling the police.
SP: The baby is a metaphor for...
BH: Who is this?
SP: SUBPOP RECORDS.
BH: Let me speak to an adult.
SP: FRgE ELlCTRIpITY Iz YeUR MAmY!
BH: Stop chewing. I can't understand you.
SP: Hello?
BH: I'm here. I've got another call... hold on a minute?
SP: Ok, but...
BH: *click*
SP: ........
SP: ........
SP: ........
SP: ........ he's on the other line. I don't know. I don't know... this is a huge pain in the ass already. Have you heard the record? It's alright. It's no Whatcha Doin. No way. Jack White. No. I don't know. Ego, I'm sure. Bet they regret that every fucking...
BH: I'm back.
SP: Hey! What's up?! Great. Really good here. Ok. Cool. Um, so, Free Electricity. Yeah, we're all super psyched!
BH: Oh, good. You want it?
SP: We've already got it.
BH: Whaddya mean?
SP: You've given it to us.
BH: That's impossible. You're gonna have to pay for it.
SP: We've already paid for it.
BH: Oh really? Well, if you've already paid for it then why don't you have it?
SP: We do.
BH: Oh really? Then, wut's it sound like?
SP: It sounds crazy.
BH: ..........
SP: You there?
BH: I'm here.
SP: We just wanna move this along as fast as possible.
BH: You ever listen to Bob Pollard?
SP: Yeah, sure. So, if we...
BH: You hear that song "Strong Lion?"
SP: No, uh... well so if we get the art in...
BH: "I'm a strong lion- Uhm still tryin- the looord likes- me- that- waaay"
SP: Bobby?
BH: That blows my mind.
SP: Yeah, sounds good... so, if we...
BH: What have you guys got on yer label these days?
SP: Oh! Well, let's see... there's Smelly Fingers, Sexpot Lotto, Dark Chasm, Infinite Pussy, The Snitch Bitches, Devils Haircut, The New Teenagers, Please Don't Make Me Be A Rockstar, The Trout Mask Replicas, U.S.O.f.T.U.M.Z. LLc. Inc., Jupiter Horse, Skunk Monkey, and Jaricho Fitch... just to name a few. You guys would be able to open for any one of those bands. They all really dig The GO.
They love your authentic, retro sound.
BH: I gotta check with the guys on that one.
SP: Great. So it's a deal?
BH: Sounds ok to me. Hey, so how soon can we get the vinyl out?
SP: ........
BH: Hello?
SP: ........
BH: Hello?

*click*

Crap.