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Finnish rockers The Latebirds are back with a new album. RADIO
INSOMNIA continues where the critically acclaimed Fortune Cookies and
Latebird albums left off in 2003û from stadium rockers to country
twang, from catchy power pop to leftfield punk, from loud guitars to
piano ballads û The LatebirdsÆ music stands for dynamic presentation
and 110% deliverance.
Most of the new albumÆs twelve tracks were initially born in the USA.
The Latebirds singer/guitarist/songsmith MARKUS NORDENSTRENG has spent
a lot of time in Los Angeles during the last couple of years, enjoying
the California sun while the rest of the band members have been forced
to cope with sub-zero temperatures of their hometown in Helsinki,
Finland. Occasionally, however, Markus would be joined in America by
the rest of the band û drummer JANNE HAAVISTO, bass player MIKKO
MAKELA, organ/guitar player MATTI PITSINKI and guitarist JUSSI
JAAKONAHO û to play dates at SXSW, CMJ, TorontoÆs International Film
Festival, as well as club tours in California and on the East Coast.
After one such tour, The Latebirds members found themselves recording
new tracks in a studio just outside of Woodstock, NY. Seven new tracks
were cut in less than five days, with producers Ken Coomer and Charlie
Brocco sitting behind the control roomÆs old Neve console. The rest of
the songs were recorded in various studios back home in Finland with
the bandÆs old friend, producer Lasse Kurki turning the knobs. The
album was eventually mixed in Nashville by Charlie Brocco, and
mastered in NYC by Scott Hull.
For the most part Radio Insomnia was captured live in the studio,
making it very much a full-band effort. It was a conscious decision to
go for a more organic approach after the last two albumsÆ multi
-layered sound, which utilized the wonders of modern technology and
overdubbing. This time all the band-members played in the live room
together, except for the lead singer who sand and played with the rest
of the band in a separated vocal booth. The band's performances were
recorded onto 2" magnetic tape, including the live vocal takes. Some
of them were so good that they ended up on the album just as they
were.
The Latebirds frequent travels around the new continent provided ideas
for new songs as well as firm friendships their peers. So, itÆs no big
surprise to find some of these talented co-conspirators' names on the
album's sleeve: Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), Wayne
Kramer (MC5), Ken Stringfellow (Posies, Big Star), Pat Sansone and
John Stirratt (Wilco), just to name a few.
Markus explains: ôWe all grew up listening to American music û from
Johnny Cash to Elvis and Chuck Berry, from Bob Dylan and The Band to
The Byrds and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, from Stax soul to Big
Star, Motown to MC5, from the Ramones to the Replacements, REM and so
on. You canÆt really escape American culture, even when growing up in
a place as remote as Finland. It can be a drag to meet your heroes
sometimes, but when you get to work with the very people you literally
grew up listening to, and they turn out to be just great human beings,
itÆs a big deal. Even after youÆve turned 27! And it certainly makes
you wanna give it your best. At the same time, I don't think any of
these people would've ended up playing or singing on the album if they
thought we sucked. I guess it's just a case of mutual respect and
musical brotherhood.ö
ôMaking Radio Insomnia was like living in a Paul Auster novel at
times,ö laughs Markus. ôYou would find yourself in a strange studio in
a strange town in a strange land, while recording strange songs, with
strange guys watching behind your back. Yet you would feel totally at
ease with all this strangeness around you, and then create something
that could never be created again. And when youÆve listened to the
whole record from start to finish, all the little details and twists
in the story start hopefully making sense, including its title.ö
http://www.latebirds.com
Scans: Cover/CD
Tracks:
01. Set Free The Radio (4:30)
02. Dream Dream (3:13)
03. Got A Message (3:01)
04. Lost (3:30)
05. Beat The Time (4:13)
06. Falling By The Wayside (3:29)
07. Will To Fall (4:38)
08. Blue Horses (3:33)
09. Fill Me In (3:30)
10. See You Tonight (3:46)
11. Insomnia (4:10)
12. Without June (6:08)
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