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
Give the clerk a ten,
Take the change,
See the sleight of hand
at close range
Without wondering why
Waitin’ for the train,
make your peace,
Your steppin’ out in front
to break the lease
Without sayin’ goodbye
And it never meant nothin,
it never meant nothin'
at all
Yeah it never meant nothin',
it never meant nothin'
at all
Buzizin’ with the fluorescent brain
pourin’ out the 91 octane
And step into the light
Hit up your old high school
Open old wounds
from the broken rule
Gonna set things right
And it never meant nothin,
it never meant nothin'
at all
No it never meant nothin',
it never meant nothin'
at all
Shovel the dirt,
cover it up
Fill in the cracks,
pushing your luck
It's not like anyone could
ever know
Throw down a bet,
settle the score,
look the other way,
the secret's safe
if easy come is really easy
to let go.
You say you love her
knowing it ain't true,
She’s living out a lie
next to you
Can't come out and say
I wait,
I wait all day
Swirling lights racing my mind
take me away
And those stars,
those stars fly by
A million miles,
Between my heart
and naked eye
I’ll be right home
I’ll be right home
I’ll be right home....
Never meant nothing
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
Personnel
Travis Flint - Guitar and Vocals
Troy Arseneault - Electric Guitar
Richard Underhill - Alto Sax
Mat Budreski - Acoustic Guitar, Backgrounds
Loel Campbell - Drums
Matt Brannon - Bass, Backgrounds
Kim Dunn - Keys and Synths
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