No, this time we really ARE back!

Like true renegade masters, Balustrade are back once again: after a summer in which Lex found himself in Goa and I found myself in the gutter, the recording, remixing, tinkering and basically arsing about sessions began again in earnest. And now it’s over. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s been three years in the making but we’re ready to unleash our freak-child of an album on the unsuspecting world.

Taking exclusively to me this evening as we sat in the Camden studios, Lex expressed his astonishment at having finally finished the album with a series of inane grunts and whistles, along with a few expletives along the lines of “I can’t F*”$^&g believe it!”

It’s taken a long time, but hopefully you guys will think it’s worth it. I can only speak for myself on this, but I was thinking that if I heard this band for the first time now – particularly a track like Foolin’ or Dream The Dream – then I’d quite like them. I can say not much more than that. Now, about that Mercury music prize nomination…

In the wider world, all in well in the world of Balustrade as we struggle to come to terms with having to pick up over guitars in anger again. New covers need to be learnt, new chords (maybe) and new instruments (ukulele a-go-go) are all in the pipeline. We’re going to perform live again at some point soon, and we’re going to sit back and wait for the confusion to hit the fan – if that’s not mixing my metaphors a bit too much.

So, I’ll keep this short as I’ve got to but the finishing touches to the album artwork before getting it to the printers, thank you, our patient and most wonderous fans. You are about to be rewarded beyond your wildest dreams. Alt.westcountry Volume One is about to hit you right between your eyes and/or in your knackers… you have been warned!

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