The Hammer of Thor

I can’t remember the last time I posted on here, and it’s time for the blogging drought to end.  First and foremost, I am looking forward to June 2nd perhaps even more than the last day of finals this year.  Why you ask?  Well, that’s the day that my all-time favorite band Emery’s new album “In Shallow Seas We Sail” is released.  It’s their fourth studio album and they’ve returned to their golden roots.  They recorded it at the Compound, Tooth and Nail’s flagship studio in Seattle, with über-producer Aaron Sprinkle, who is tailor made to immortalize this kind of sound.  Today, Emery released their latest track from ISSWS entitled “Piggy Bank Lies” and it is impeccable.  From what I can discern it is about a guy catching his girlfriend in the act of cheating on him, with the words sung “This is where you say it’s not what it looks like.  He’s got his hands wrapped around your waist!”  In true Emery fashion, they mix dark lyrics with surprisingly upbeat music.  The first thing I notice is that they’ve gotten back to the heaviness that saturated their first CD, The Weak’s End, and balanced it with extremely melodic catchy lead lines laced together by their dual frontmen.  Pairing this with their earlier single “Cutthroat Collapse” and I am thoroughly excited to get my hands on a copy of this album.

Emery - In Shallow Seas We Sail

In other news, I am in my last two weeks of classes, and I am aching for Summer to get itself started.  I’m in a waiting game right now hoping to hear from a contact with a possible internship opportunity this Summer at one of the nuclear power plants in either Monticello or Red Wing.  It would be quite an exciting opportunity that they say usually leads to eventual employment which would be really great.  Prayers and thoughts are greatly appreciated, as I’ve struck out of every other internship opportunity I’ve applied for.

The Aeipathy has finally broken it’s prolonged show-less streak as we played a free show at the Zylstra Harley Davidson in Elk River.  Our drummer Darin got wind of the show from his dad and they needed another band so we jumped at the idea.  Now that we’ve gotten that first show in a while out of the way, we want to make it a more common activity.  That will hinge on a lot of things however.  Peter, our bassist and my roommate, needs to get an internship in town or else he’s going to have to move back home for the summer to work for his dad.  With him gone it looks like we’ll be in for another long hiatus unless we can find a fill in bassist, which I don’t like the idea of.  So let’s hope for those internships!  Also, if things go right, we’re getting to the point where we’re going to be wanting to hire a manager to help us plan shows and get organized.  So if you’re interested, give me a holler!

I am working hard on getting our first recorded track finished and online.  It’s kind of difficult because I’m pressed for time with two jobs and the end of school.  I fear I won’t have the mental capacity to effectively mix and master this thing until finals end.  I really want to get it online as soon as possible, and eventually it’s going to be one of those things where I can’t do anymore and have to get it online, so stay tuned for that.  Anyway, my blogging is cut short, I have to get working on stuff.  I’ll be back soon!