Jane's officially starts writing

[Mike]

91X interview
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HuL0tMx07E[/youtube]

Hydro posted the above interview in the Perry section but I thought its contents important enough to post it here as well.

Perry talks about the current writing sessions and the progress the band is making starting about 5 min in.

So far they have 15 new songs.
They are in various stages of development with some being a bit further along than others.

[Mike]

So it looks like the guys are moving past the writing phase at least on some of the new songs!

Dave mentioned on Dark Matter (Wednesday May 12th) that they would probably record Broken People and Another Soul Mate in a couple weeks.

In addition I got a tweet from Perry yesterday that's pretty exciting in regard to the progress the band is making.

perryfarrell

@Mike_at_JA_org Great read Mike! Glad you had so much fun. We'll have to do it again my friend. We begin pre-production on 3 songs today.

I've said it previously but if you're a fan of this band and are eager to hear some new music from them, these are very exciting times!

[bman]

Do you think any of these songs will be realeased prior to the album? any us shows this summer??

[Hidefumi]

45 Minute for Great Escape Artist album it seem. This mean the song must be short like "Another Soul Mate" 3min. He say I-POD generation do no like the long record. This is true for the flunky teenager with the ADHD...no for me. The attention span problem I do not have. I listen to the full records with the headphones. The problem the rock band not record 10 awesome song. They record 3 awesome song and 7 crappy song. This why I do not buy full album. If the band make 10 awesome song then I buy the album.

[Mike]

Do you think any of these songs will be realeased prior to the album? any us shows this summer??

I've not heard anything about any plans to release anything anytime soon.
Last I heard was a album release early next year.
Of course the guys could change their minds and put out a single sooner but I've not heard anything along those lines.

The only dates I'm aware of for this summer are the two dates in Europe.
Who knows? Maybe they'll decide to do a show just to get out of the rehearsal space / studio and play some of the new stuff in front of an audience.

[spunkmuffin]

45 Minute for Great Escape Artist album it seem. This mean the song must be short like "Another Soul Mate" 3min. He say I-POD generation do no like the long record. This is true for the flunky teenager with the ADHD...no for me. The attention span problem I do not have. I listen to the full records with the headphones. The problem the rock band not record 10 awesome song. They record 3 awesome song and 7 crappy song. This why I do not buy full album. If the band make 10 awesome song then I buy the album.

Well I have ADHD..and I like it when Jane's stretches it out a bit...They have alway's had quick blast songs and I love those......The breakdown in Stop....with nagging notes..grandcanyon echo..tempo shifts..mm mm good......But I feel ya Hidefumi...the deeper cutz that stretch out a bit and build are some of my Favz...kinda ice'z the cake...creates the flavor of the piece as a whole...challenges you to find bits and pieces that appear with each listen...Thats the stuff for me that keeps it and makes it a classic IMHO

[Hidefumi]

I like them do the experiment sophisticate chord change like Jazz, Prog, Country do. Maybe they can. In Banyan Perkins do Jazz. They have nothing to lose they do experimentation in some song.

[Mike]

Dave just posted the following on his facebook!

Last day of pre-production and then we step into the recording studio to put down a couple of songs before heading out to Europe with RATM...

http://www.facebook.com/#!/DaveNavarro6767

I can't wait to hear some new stuff from these guys!

[mothra665]

[hydro]

I need to hear these new songs asap!!