Our preorder special price is $79, which will go up to $99 once it starts shipping.
One way or another these will become a collectors item!
We expect to be shipping around the end if June.
A double 45, 180-gram edition of Best Laid Plans, the debut album from Hot Mondy.
This also includes the nearly 50 page Best laid Plans graphic comic, which includes a short 4-page 12x12 story to accompany each song.
This is all packaged neatly together in a slip case.
Other aspects worth noting is the entire album was recorded in high-resolution natively. 96hz/24-bit, meaning the sound stage and audible spectrum reaches to the limits and beyond what we can percieve. The note to producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda was to preserve dynamics and make sure the songs breathe; lifting and falling with the song's natural rhythms.
The album was recorded at the fabulous Sonic Temple in Halifax through their stunning and well maintained Neve V-III analog board. The unique character and acoustics of the studio are housed within an 1820s heritage building with exposed brick, wooden beams, intricate molding and modern skylights. A 1000-square-foot loft recording area features an 18-foot ceiling and pine flooring restored to its original splendor, sitting atop a modern floating floor designed to offer maximum isolation between this space and the control room below.
The album was also Mastered by award winning mastering engineer Joao Carvalho in Toronto (Rush, Arkells, Alexisonfire).
Wer think you'll love the music, but this record is also made for those who love an exciting sonic experience from a turntable. This is all of that.
Includes unlimited streaming of Best Laid Plans
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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lyrics
Lyrics
Day stealer,
was the summer of ‘84
Green woody with a busted door,
And Springsteen’s Cover Me
on the Alpine Stereo
Day Stealer,
gettin' dizzy on the country air,
Sundress at the summer fair,
And she was the first one,
Makin’ out by the carousel glow...
And they go,
Like waves under the water
One after the other,
Just like that
And before you even know it,
The years in the rear-view
wind up down the road
Where they go...
...Oh day stealer
We were running on gasoline
Top down in a fast machine
Backyard racing,
Head out to the lake
and let the bonfires burn
Day stealer,
Didn’t know what was comin’ next,
No goodbyes and no regrets,
But there ain’t no stoppin’
The hands of time
And they go,
Like waves under the water
One after the other,
Just like that
And before you even know it,
The years in the rear-view
wind up down the road
Where they go...
Take a ride,
take a ride
Let the past,
let the past
keep pulling me...
And they go,
Like waves under the water
One after the other,
Just like that they go,
Like the autumn trees,
And the falling leaves
And just like that they go
Gone without a trace,
Tears down your face
And just like that they go
And before you even know it,
The years in the rear-view
wind up down the road
Where’d they go...
credits
from Best Laid Plans,
released April 28, 2023
Written by - Matt Brannon and Jamie Robinson
Produced, Engineered and mixed by - Michael Phillip Wojewoda
Mastered by - Joao Carvalho
Executive Producer - Matt Brannon
Production Assistant - Matt Brannon
Recorded at The Sonic Temple
Christina Martin - Lead Vocals
Matt Brannon - Bass, Mandolin and Backgrounds
Troy Arseneault - Acoustic Guitar
Jamie Robinson - Acoustic Guitar
Travis Flint - Acoustic Guitar and Backgrounds
Mat Budreski - Acoustic Guitar and Backgrounds
Kyle Varley - Piano
Drew Jurecka - Strings
Michael Phillip Wojewoda - Synths and Percussion
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