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The Cat’s Miaow in a Spacesuit
The Cat’s Miaow was an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. They were a foursome that released a number of cassettes and records (roughly) from 1992 until 2003. I was always a big fan and their band name inspired the title of this song. The Cat’s Miaow would occasionally write really short songs (some under 30 seconds). This was my original intention for this song, as a sort of homage to them, but we got carried away and it clocked in at the lengthy 2:11.
The day we tracked “The Cat’s Miaow in a Spacesuit” Chris brought his Casiotone 405 to the recording studio. This 1983 full sized keyboard is pre-midi but it offers a fairly impressive array of internal sounds. Chris played along with Wayne’s kitschy drum beat for most of the song, but we ended up editing the keyboard to just a small section in the middle. Unfortunately, this is the only song on the whole album that features the Casiotone 405. Initially, Jenny and I attempted to record our vocals separately, but it didn’t sound right, so we ended up sharing the mic and tracking our vocals together. This was a much better approach. Also noteworthy in this song is Cori’s amazing melodica solo. He knocked that one out in one take! We were all super impressed.
Georgette Plays a Goth (live)
Today we have a live performance of “Georgette Plays a Goth.” The audio on this video isn’t that great, but it’s still fun. I think this was shot shortly after we’d written the song. The version of “Georgette Plays a Goth” that appears on the album, Every Scene Needs a Center, features a different guitar intro that Cori wrote just before we recorded it. Speaking of Every Scene Needs a Center, the vinyl re-issue of that album is almost completely sold out. If you would like a copy of this limited edition LP (only 300 pressed), you may order one HERE.
New Bad Things reunite!
On Saturday one of my favorite bands, NEW BAD THINGS, reunited at Slabtown in Portland, OR. It was a great show! They played two full sets!
Here is video from the show. Enjoy!
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