The Wheeze Kid
Yes, y’all.
Quick update…
Last night I looked up when the next Bandcamp Friday was going to be and I saw that it’s this week. I panicked for a sec and wondered, “Can I get this new album done by Friday?”
I want to. But here’s the thing:
Last Friday I posted on IG that I wrote my last verse for the new album and that I was ready to start recording. I also mentioned having a fever. Well that fever turned into a righteous ass-whooping of some sort of flu or other bug the next day. Holy shit, I was a mess. I felt better on Sunday but I have all this congestion in my lungs and I can hardly get a word out without going into a violent coughing fit. No way I can belt out these raps right now. I have a feeling it’s going to take a while to kick this cough.
It’s very frustrating but it’s giving me time to put in extra work on turntable stuff and other details. The next-next Bandcamp Friday is March 6 - a couple of days after my birthday. I’m thinking maybe this cough could be a blessing in disguise. Normally when I get to this point in the process, I get hyped up and tend to rush a bit. Whenever there are little things that bother me about past albums, it’s always things that would have been addressed if I had just given it two more days or whatever.
If I didn’t have this cough, I probably could finish the album by Friday. But it would be a bit of a rush job and I’d probably do (or not do) things I’d later regret. So now I can take my time, kill these vocals, hide a few more easter eggs and so forth. I also still need a bit of time to solve a few riddles with regards to recording this thing on the 4-track (by popular demand).
So let’s go ahead and call March 6th the official release date. Between now and then, maybe I’ll share a teaser and the album title or whatever.
And a reminder - this thing is going to be digital-only. I’ll put it up on Bandcamp and that’ll be it. It’s less headaches for all of us that way. Simple.
One more quick thing: I mentioned a while ago that the vinyl for the full original version of Man Overboard was seemingly lost. The boxes finally showed up. I got my box just today. The package looks amazing. So your copies of the special editions will be in the mail very soon. Thanks again to everyone who ordered and for your patience.
Til the next.