Another Dear Hunter Update
Casey of The Dear Hunter has given an update on the bands progress on their new album."We finally got heat at our studio- something that inspires us all to not only work better, but stay alive.
Life has been boring for everyone but my brother and I. Percussion can be grueling, but when you have someone as talented and expressive as Nick, you could sit and listen to a million takes. His ability to convey emotion and artistry on his instrument pushes us all.
But enough gloating (yes thats right- I am gloating- he is a percussive phenom and he is my brother- also he is in my band, and he cooks good food for me to eat- sometimes i play video games at his house, and I borrow his care from time to time- oh yeah- he built our studio too...) now its down to the day to day events.
Every morning its up at the crack of 10 am. Off to the studio, maybe coffee, followed by striking the board and mic setup, and starting fresh for each new song. The highlight of the last 2 days was the drum mic setup (anti-nerds beware here) for a song with the tentative title poison woman. The song has a very ragtime feel and we wanted to make sure it had a very unique sound. We tried to simplify. Without getting to in depth, the simplification yielded a beautiful sound, that really set the foundation for a song I have a lot of faith in.
On that note, I have so much faith in the record as a whole. I am trying to get over my anxiety and intense worry over showing it to people. It would be a lie to say the idea that people will hear this is constantly running through my mind, and while it doesn't influence any musical decision, it surely influences my frame of mind during the period of reflection at the end of every day. I have no aspiration to be a hit band, or to sell a million records (or downloads) but what I do aspire to do is justice to the friends who have been so loyal to us from the start. it means so much that people would take an interest in this music, and I have a responsibility to do right by them. In my mind, doing right by them is staying as true to myself as possible, and writing music the way I always have. So this is what I continue to do.
I feel at peace with this record- my hands and lips have finally become outlets for my heart and soul- without a filter- and its at that point- the point of seamlessness - that I feel confidence. I am there now.
will try to update as often as possible.
also- vid update soon.
thank you all so much. I love you.
casey"
