Last day of recording ...

So - we've completed our last day or recording our album at Linear studio's in Sydney tracking the last 2 songs for our record. As usual it was a great experience being in the studio recording these songs we've laboured over for quite a while now. Our engineer Wade Keighran kept the ship on course as usual - though there were some choppy waters to be encountered ... not sure why i'm using watery metaphors - as this album is definitely all about the road ... the highways and the low roads and everything in between. Wade has recorded, mixed and produced some fine acts over the years and has just finished work on Wolf & Cub's album too (where he also plays bass amongst other things)... he's a music lover and always gets the best out of us when we're working with him, so thanks a million Wade!

The record is almost finished (!) - some home overdubs to wrap up and then it's off to mixing with Linear studio boss Chris Vallejo, who is casting his expert ears over the mixes and has done a great job so far on the singles we've released. The whole deal has taken a little longer than expected but its because we really want the album to work from start to finish - so some tunes have fallen by the way side over the past year ... i'm sure they'll surface as bonus tracks or something ...

We're still throwing around ideas for the release - and are seriously considering bypassing CD in favour of Vinyl (with download codes) and Digital. The record is 10 songs long, about 37 minutes and we really think the analog sounds and widescreen nature of the tracks will go great on an LP. Though, being that vinyl takes ages to press it could push the release back to Winter 2013 ... we'll see. Whatever happens there'll be a track or two out there in May - thats a guarantee !!

Thats all for now - here's the album trailer HW Wheelie (our resident filmaker & budding auteur) made last week ... check it out on Youtube:

cheers & hang in there !
Brendan/The Model School

2nd clip for Pictures of Summer ...

Wow - our resident clip-maker HW Wheelie has really excelled himself this time. Sourcing some of the best 70's BMX footage he could lay his hands on this clip pays homage to the elite sportsmen who devoted their lives to the noble sport of BMX. They took risks - rode bikes on the roof .. jumped into water ... and wore lots of spandex. Sit back and enjoy !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc4n0x5hA6A

State of the Union ...

Hey !

We're still working on our album - Backwards Down The Highway - and hope to have it finished and pressed up real soon... it sure has been a long journey ! We're deep into side 2 now, working out how to best render the remaining tracks which appear to be a bit sparser and less "pop" than the singles we released last year. What started out as a fairly nice highway with 8 lanes is turning into a winding back road with very few street lights ...

Here's a link to an interview from last year :

http://www.indiekeepscrolling.com/2012/12/interview-model-school.html

And a big thanks to these pages for mentioning our video :

http://www.dresscirclesounds.com/2012/12/update-new-tune-from-model-school.html

http://thelibrarybag.com/?p=2410

So - hang in there folks - the end of the road (on this album!) is nigh .. can't wait to release this record and have it all out there. Still pondering pressing up an LP ... the album is begging for it really ... 10 tracks, 5 each side ... a big open road vibe that would suit some super-size vinyl LP artwork ... we shall see.

cheers
Brendan

Pictures of Summer - video

Here's a clip for our latest single Pictures of Summer - made by indie film-maker Alex Munt over the course of a day spent with a bunch of teenagers.

Pictures of Summer

Hey !
Our new single Pictures of Summer is out now !
You can grab a free download of it over at our bandcamp page :

http://themodelschool.bandcamp.com/

Enjoy the summer vibes !
Brendan&The Model School

And so the journey Backwards Down The Highway continues .... we mixed 3 more tracks this week for the album - which is now going to come out early next year. We were aiming for late this year ... but really, we want Side B to be as good as Side A ... so that means spending more time gnashing our teeth over whether the mixes are right and the tracks work together as an album. What a novelty !

I guess whats good about releasing music these days is that you can just put songs online in the meantime ... our next song Pictures Of Summer continues the look back down the highway and will be available for free download on Monday Oct 15 ... its a snapshot of summers past ... when the summer went on forever, but ended all too soon... how was that possible ?

There'll be more info about how to get the new song next week ... and all the while we'll be working on the album. So - best of both worlds - songs to hear right now, and an album at the end of the yellow brick highway in the early months of 2013.

Next show is on Thursday November 1 at the Union Hotel in Newtown, Sydney.

cheers
Brendan & The Model School

Show at Oxford Art Factory - Thursday Sept 20

Hey there ! We're really looking forward to our single launch coming up next week at Oxford Art Factory - its on Thursday Sept 20 and its FREE ! Just a reminder that you can grab a free download of Streets I Left Behind at our bandcamp page :

http://themodelschool.bandcamp.com/

The tune has copped some reviews over at JJJ Unearthed - where you can also download the track for free : http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=58663


"A great slice of guitar pop" - Dom, JJJ
"Driving track! It reminds me of a summer's night at the Hoey" - Steph, JJJ
"Sounds like a classic track you've never heard before" - Gary, punter.

Anyway - hope to see you at the show !
Cheers
Brendan