We’ve completed almost all tracking for our album! Neela and I tracked vocals and violin a couple weeks ago, and Chris Stamey has been adding the final touches. We’re planning on a video shoot for our first single in late May, followed by a single release show(s) in July.
Also, we’ve launched a Kickstarter project to help fund our album. Check out the project to preorder!
Link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1498310845/the-riverbreaks-record-a-new-album
We recording the basic tracks to 12 new songs two weeks ago at Modern Recording in Chapel Hill. Neela and I are returning to the studio this weekend to record violin and vocals. Can’t wait for you all to hear these tracks! Chris has been incredible to work with and has some great ideas for the songs. Below is a picture of us sans Neela with Logan Matheny, our studio drummer and drummer for the band Roman Candle:
Band with Logan
After multiple sessions in Chapel Hill working with our producer Chris Stamey, we’re finally going to record the basic tracks at the end of March. We are thrilled to be working with Chris as apart from being a great artist himself, he has produced some of our all-time favorite albums, including records by Whiskeytown, Roman Candle, and The Rosebuds.
We’ll be recording 12-14 tracks, of which 10-12 will likely make the cut for the final album (still untitled). We’ve played some live before, but many will be rearranged, and there will be some unheard tracks as well. Once the album is out we’ll be playing more regularly in DC as well as embark on another tour.
It has been incredible returning to Chapel Hill, a place we all love. Andrew, Jesse, and Ryan had a college band there several years ago, and Neela and Drew also lived in Chapel Hill and Raleigh. Chris’s studio backs up to the woods, and spring should be a great time to record this album.
Reach out to us at theriverbreaks (at) gmail.com or @theriverbreaks if you have any questions or for us or just want to be in touch!
See you soon,
The Riverbreaks
We’ve been working hard on new tracks for our second album, and have everything ready to hit the studio. We’ll be documenting the process, so look for pictures, lyrics, videos, etc. soon.
Likely tracks (working titles) include: Corn Blue Night, Lost Again, Wild Fruit, El Dorado, and Tell the Girls, but I’m sure we’ll have some surprise songs and last minute additions too.
Can’t wait for everyone to hear it.
–Ryan
Washington D.C.
12/15 DC9 with The Jones, Level 7, and High Waisted
Check out the making of this poster by Fire Studio: http://www.ant-hive.com/archives/730
1/21/12 Red Palace with The Silver Liners and Young Rapids
West Virginia
3/23 The Purple Fiddle, Thomas, West Virginia
Recording
We’re currently arranging the tracks for our next album!
Check out our upcoming East Coast show dates! See you at a show-
9/23 The Brass Monkey (Baltimore, MD)
9/24 Pianos (NYC)
9/25 Red Palace (DC) opening for We Are Augustines
10/22 Iota Club (Arlington, VA) with Exit Clov
12/15 DC9 (Washington, D.C.) More Details TBA Soon
We are gearing up for a big fall. So far we’ll be in DC and NYC, but we’ve got a few shows we are in the process of lining up, so more announcements soon. See you at a show!
Washington DC: Thursday 9/8, Red Palace, with The Camels That Ride and Three Pairs of Pants, $8
New York, NY: Saturday 9/24, Pianos, Free show!
Our show at Red Palace on September 8th marks our return to Washington, DC. We’ll be announcing the other bands shortly as well as some other breaking info about the Riverbreaks.
www.redpalace.com
Thanks to everyone that caught us in VA, TN, GA, SC, and NC! Every show was a success, and it was great to see old friends as well as make a whole bunch of new ones. We’ll be back! A few highlights and memories from the tour:
–Knoxville, TN: Playing a 6 song set on WDVX’s famous Blue Plate Special radio show. Packed studio, friendly folks, great town.
–Nashville, TN: Rocking Ryan’s hometown of Nashville to a packed crowd at the 5 Spot. Canoeing and the honkey tonks.
–Athens, GA: Picking up Neela, our violinist, and adding her to our Caledonia Lounge set.
–Charleston, SC: Bimal’s house, Folly’s Beach (Kirk cut his foot on a sea shell), and a surprisingly large crowd in Charleston. Sleeper town of the tour!
–Wilmington, NC: Hitting the surf after playing a long set to a hype Wilmington audience on a Friday night, including a whole bunch of teenagers. The bra on stage when we arrived for sound check.
–Chapel Hill, NC: Returning to Chapel Hill to play the infamous Local 506. Seeing a whole bunch of folks we knew, playing with Tripp, and burritos at Carrburritos.
Today we go on tour. Check out our tour section for more information. We look forward to seeing everyone in the South. Come to a show and tell a friend!
8/4 Arlington, VA Iota Club with Andy Zipf and Justin Trawick
8/6 Knoxville, TN WDVX Blue Plate Special
8/7 Nashville, TN The 5 Spot with Justin Bailey and Mallory and Her Invisible Friends
8/9 Athens, GA Caledonia Lounge with Androcles the Lion and Mr. Falcon
8/11 Charleston, SC The Village Tavern with The Outervention
8/12 Wilmington, NC The Soapbox Laundro-Lounge with Chauncey and the Free Spirits
8/14 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 with Tripp
