To be honest, the main goal was simply to retake some vocals and guitars on Indiana, the title track of the album. (yep…for those of you who are wondering, I’m calling the album Indiana. More on that some other time)

Anyway, I was worried about how pitchy some of it was after the first night, and the challenge was to take the vocals and guitar at the same time to catch the very fragile feeling of the song while keeping some of the whispery parts on pitch. We didn’t quite get there on night 1, so I’m glad we retook some things.

Having April on hand to throw in some BG vocals on the song was an added bonus.

Anyway, without further ado, here’s Night 3.

The Thing, Vocals and Aliens

We didn’t record anything I wrote, but instead we worked on a song that Derrick wrote called “Pictures”.

I was really thankful to have been asked to lay the vocals down on this, and we had a great time. I really hope people enjoy the finished product. There are some really great moments in the song, with my favorite being the musical interludes that occur after the choruses. For the interludes, we put down lead guitar, Hammond organ and some string and woodwind parts. I think they sounded really pretty.

So, here’s the video…dig it. (Note: When Kinsey threatens to take off his pants, it is a reference to having a “Dusty Strickland Moment”. Those of you who know Dusty should understand this. There were no pants lost during the recording session.)

Recording (Day 2)

Here’s a brief montage of what went down.

ROB AND PAUL – RECORDING SHOES AND BLACKBERRY WINE