TheLibrary is on Fire have released the third single "1913" from
their new album, Halcyon and Surrounding Areas; also out
today. The idea for “1913” was to fill the song with references of some
Five's favorite miscreants and decadent artists, to make a pop song out of
obscure esoteric French literature and film. It's not wholly historically
accurate, as Five notes: Marienbad is referenced and it's from the '60's,
Alfred Jarry died well before 1913, etc. Though as Bullet Magazine has puts
it, "you could dig deep into the allusions, or just enjoy it for the
blast of fuzz pop joy that it is."
The recording process for Halcyon & Surrounding
Areas began last winter when Five decided to rent a house in the woods
where, armed only with his guitar, a four-track recorder, a notebook, and a
bedroll, he escaped the chaos and confines of New York to begin working on the
album. A month later, Steve returned to Bushwick with a cassette full of demo
tracks which the band ultimately decided to record in their studio loft, dubbed
TLIOF HQ. Travis Tonn, bass player and recording engineer, tracked the album
along with Steve Five. The two began with an all-analog cassette 4-track
concept, but integrated digital recording to mix the album. The loft recording
space allowed the band time and the freedom to experiment with many inventive
techniques such as flipping the cassette tape around to record backwards
guitar, re-amping vocals through guitar amps, and running tracks through guitar
effects pedals. The band also utilized an array of instruments including
cheap thrift-store keyboards and harmonizers, vibraphones, and percussion.
Ambient noise in the album reveals the band hanging out, talking, messing up
takes, typing, working, etc.
Purchase Halcyon and Surrounding Areas HERE for $9!
Halcyon
and Surrounding Areas - Track list:
1. Labyrinths of February
2. 1913
3. Red Flags
4. Sleeping Out Loud
5. Fly on The Painting
6. Uncanny Mark of The Wounded Healer
7. Let it Die
8. Treasure Lake
9. Hey Snowflake
10. Ice Friends
11. Smoke Signals
12. Mad River
13. Halcyon Daze
14. Girl
1. Labyrinths of February
2. 1913
3. Red Flags
4. Sleeping Out Loud
5. Fly on The Painting
6. Uncanny Mark of The Wounded Healer
7. Let it Die
8. Treasure Lake
9. Hey Snowflake
10. Ice Friends
11. Smoke Signals
12. Mad River
13. Halcyon Daze
14. Girl