ARTIST: Harpswell Sound
TITLE: Let's Go Anyway
LABEL: Peapod Recordings
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 223 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 51min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-05-30
RIP DATE: 2006-05-26
Track List
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1. All The Same 3:39
2. Beside The Road 5:19
3. Let's Go Anyway 4:24
4. Tankful Of Gas 3:38
5. Skitter 4:37
6. More Than Rain 4:35
7. Crockpot 2:44
8. Bang 2:14
9. Ride 4:50
10. Walking Rabbits 3:09
11. Room To Room 3:10
12. Almost Over 3:31
13. Sing For You 5:33
Release Notes:
http://www.harpswellsound.com
http://www.myspace.com/harpswellsound
http://www.peapodrecordings.com/
Harpswell Sound formed in the fall of 2002 when guitarists Ron Harrity and Trey
Hughes met and began swapping material theyÆd been recording. Mike Dank joined
on drums soon after, followed by Jonathan Takami on bass. While everyoneÆs
musical tastes varied widely, common influences included The Band, Neil Young,
The Velvet Underground, Richard Buckner and Fairport Convention. Garage and
indie rock, motown, reggae, and punk were broader genres we also drew upon in
those formative months.
Our first release was an ep titled ôPortö, which was basically recorded while
the songs were being arranged. ItÆs clean, stark sound represented exactly where
we were at the end of that winter ù getting started as a band, arranging songs
and finding common ground without the benefit of years spent hanging out,
drinking beer and playing music twice a week in a basement.
The next album, Skylight, was recorded in March 2004 and contained a bunch of
new songs weÆd been playing for a while. There were some faster, more rocking
songs, some poppy ones and some that were slow and stretched out. We were
comfortable with the material, with each other and with what we were trying to
say, which might have been equally, ôdo not forsake me, oh my darlingö, and
ôkick out the jams, motherfuckerö.
In 2005 Jonathan left the band, and longtime fan Kris Day became our new bass
player. We had lots of new songs to record, and we eventually holed up in a
nearby schoolÆs orchestral room for a long weekend. We figured weÆd be happy if
the drums came out alright, and we could get four or five songs out of the
session.
Much to our surprise, we were able to record the entire album that weekend;
drums, vocals, guitars, and bass ù all live. These were songs that were still
somewhat new and fresh to us, and we were excited to be able to record them in
such a direct and unlabored manner.
In March 2006 we were approached by Kramer, of Shimmy Disc Records, who offered
to mix and master our new record. It will be titled "Let's go anyway" and will
be released May 30th, 2006.
titled "Let's go anyway" and will
be released May 30th, 2006.