Progress on the new album is gaining momentum faster than an Illinoisian state political scandal. The band laid down the drums, bass, and keyboards during a long weekend at Wall2Wall Recording earlier in May. There are pictures up on our MySpace and Facebook pages now to prove that we’re not just sitting in front of an old Tascam recorder with pots and pans and a used Casio keyboard. We did, however, record to a reel–to–reel, which is usually described as a warmer sound (like you are listening to us in a bubble bath). The tape then gets transferred to the fancy–pants computers that can apparently do everything but write out lyrics for us, and don’t rule that one out yet, either.

This month we’re working on overdubbing the other instruments with our friend Ted Cho, who engineered We Were Set Up and plays in the local stalwart Poi Dog Pondering. We’re also returning to WBEZ, where WWSU’s piano comes from, to do some damage to our epic piano numbers with their Steinway grand.

We’ve had time to squeeze in a few shows, including a YWCA benefit at the The Space in Evanston and an opening slot for Merge Records’ The Rosebuds at a brand new downtown venue, LaSalle Power Co., which is neither a company or a type of power. (Sorry.) Keep up with us here, on Facebook, or on MySpace as we fill our dance card for the summer. Our latest addition to the calendar is for our Madison peeps: we’ll be at the High Noon Saloon on June 30th opening for White Rabbits, which will rock your socks off if you aren’t wearing sandals by that point in the summer.