IndigO2

Tuesday night saw us play at the IndigO2 within the O2 Arena complex which turned out to be so many shades of awesome. We were joined on drums by our friend Toby Couling who plays for this year's Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle as well as our buddies 8Fold who I mentioned in another post a little while back. It was an honour to play with him and as a result there's a very good possibility we'll be recording our EP in December at 8Fold's "The Fold" studio with him on sticks duties yet again...ooh I get all warm and fuzzy at the very thought of it, haha!

So yeah we had a wicked night and rinsed the free-ness at the VIP bar (that's right VIP bar, bitches!) and the catering in our dressing room (yeah, CATERING and DRESSING ROOM) for all they were worth. We played a good'un and got proper pissed basically...rock and mother-loving roll. Don't worry though readers, we haven't got ideas above our station or owt; just a nice one-off, innit? Still, makes me think of back in the day when I first played a gig back at home in Fibbers...the Article boys and I thought we'd really made it...crammed into the broom cupboard they call a dressing room and stealing warm beer from the headliner's rider 'cause we were under age. Happy, care-free days :-) I hope I'll be back there in due course but Tuesday night was some super-mega next level shit and something I think we could all-too-easily get used to given half a chance...but fuck it, it's not really REAL is it? It was just a night of living the myth.

Also, on Monday night, Ben and I caught up with Marcus from Airship in Southampton at the Editors gig. We know sooo many legendary people in music - I feel well lucky...makes it easier to tolerate the dickheads we've come across. Anyway that gig was ace. Not sure how I feel about Editors new material though.

Listening to the new JoFo album, Grace and the Bigger Picture...you know what I'm gonna say about it :-)

Until next time...
I love you...just the way you are,

Charlie xxx

IndigO2

As promised...

in my last post I thought I'd give you a wee update as to what's up.

Last week was sweet - my first review for Bearded Magazine went online with no major changes from the live editor so that was a good start. On Tuesday what was supposed to be a short night out to see Linda Harrison and Grainne O play at The Boileroom turned into a jaunt that finally put me in bed at 4am...I got up at 8am. Urrrrrgh! Still, I felt pretty proud that I'd managed to get up and get stuff done. I also made some cool new friends so all was well. Thankfully Wednesday was pretty quiet, but I managed to get some free tickets to see The Cribs from our producer, Adi so I went up to Kentish Town to see them on Thursday night. I fucking love that band - they've literally NEVER WRITTEN A BAD SONG and now they've got Johnny Marr...oh...put it this way, the whole set was like one long ridiculous orgasm for yours truly. Not only did that happen on Thursday, but on the way to the gig I found out I've got an interview and live review of The Joy Formidable and Passion Pit on the 31st - win! On Friday, as you already know, we were in the studio finishing off Surround…all good vibes so far…we’re just mixing and working on a “radio edit” and other such industry schmindustry bullcrap. THEN on Friday I went up to Edinburgh to see my little brother and my parents. Life is good!

Tonight we’re auditioning a new drummer – fingers, toes, eyes, ears and legs crossed that he fits the bill. I’m sick to death of looking for a new ‘un.

Tomorrow we’re off really, really, really early (Jake included for what will REALLY be the last time ever) to Milton Keynes to cut a live track for Yamaha which will go on their podcast which, apparently, a few people listen to. Good vibes, I guess.

This Friday I’m reviewing The Drums at Koko in Camden. Heard a few tracks of theirs on Come Pick Me Up way back in June and sort of forgot about them. Managed to get a copy of their Summertime! EP early the other week and it’s superlative. Something fishy has to be going on…it’s so rare for a band to actually live up to the hype, but they seem to be doing it. Here’s a live video of them:



Sorry if this blog has been a bit more about friends and other people I admire and not so much about Arcady, but there’s lots more to come. Besides, friends and family make the world go round. IndigO2 next week. Whoop!

Must dash.

Love you…especially you Free Peace,

Charlie. xxx

As promised...

STUDIO

Now then!

Sorry I haven't updated as regularly as I'd like, things have been a bit busy. We finished tracking today and did a bit of mixing in the studio with our super producer Adi Winman, now I've just flown up to Edinburgh and am staying with my little bro in his ridiculously huge house! Mad times. I'll update in greater depth when I've got a bit more time, but I've had a pretty amazing week - really, really happy :-) Just wanted to let you know that the new track has now gone from being called "Fear The Silence" to "Surround". I can't wait for you all to hear it! Be patient and you shall receive.

Have a cracking weekend, I'll update properly next week.

Lots of love,

Charlie.

xxx

P.S. Sorry I haven't posted up the audio from last week's radio session,
but the GU2 listen again player appears to be buggered so I couldn't rip the audio.

STUDIO

Studio THEN Radio tomorrow...

...just another day in the life of a rockstar, eh? *ironic lolllzzzzz* (or whatever the kids say online nowadays).

Wanted to let you know that we're going into the studio tomorrow to record that new track "Fear The Silence" that so many of you said you liked after our last gig. We'll post it up in a couple of weeks when it's all done.

Then after a hard day in the studio and our last with Jake (cue violins and tears) Anil and I are heading up to GU2 Radio at the Surrey Uni campus to play a few acoustic tracks and do our first ever interview. Wish us luck! We'll be on Andy Vale's show sometime between 7 and 8. You can listen live at this link right here

I'll post up the audio tomorrow night if all goes well, if not I'll rip the audio from the listen again function so you can all enjoy it forever here on the blog.

That's about it I guess...it's been a funny old week.

To end, here's my favourite new picture of myself...I'm not a narcissist I promise!

Love and that,
Charlie. xxx

P.S. Please go to the Jack Wills Unsigned website, search and vote for us. Thanks :-)

Studio THEN Radio tomorrow...