After completing the most recent season of Duck House, Blonski and I decided that we’d tackle a shorter project before delving into something long-term again. Season 4 took about a year and a half to complete, and we were eager to turn some music around more quickly.
This time, we found our challenge in a new way of writing and recording. Each of us would write and record live demos of two new originals using only acoustics and vocals. Then, we’d learn each other’s songs and record them for the final EP. Each song would be devoid of overdubs or layering – they’d be tracks we could theoretically play live just as they sound on the album.
And so, the Ear Buds project was born. With Volume 1, we’ve got four tracks of singer/songwritery goodness for your collective ear holes.
Maybe we’ll do this once a year or something. Maybe we’ll revisit these songs and record them as “full band” tracks one day. Maybe we’ll take more photos of us awkwardly holding instruments and then put them on top of Hubble Telescope photographs of deep space. Who knows!
Download the mp3s here, visit the discography page, watch a static image of the cover art over at YouTube, or visit Bandcamp for some FLACs!
-Mike
Ear holes…. gross…