The air is crisp. School is underway (for those of us in Groove For Thought that are students and/or teachers). The Seattle Mariners have failed to make the playoffs again. All the tell-tale signs that Summer is over are appearing every day. Along with the Fall TV lineup. Anybody been watching The Sing Off? It's very cool to see the hard work of many of the people we know now that work behind the scenes to put together that show having the success they deserve. Any early favorites? It's been awesome to see some of our friends return to the Sing Off stage in Delilah, and it was definitely cool to hear another group with some jazz sensibilities in Afro-Blue. How about the high school group from our neck of the woods (the Pacific Northwest), Soul'd Out? Think they got a fair shake? Needless to say, after experiencing the show first hand last year, we definitely watch it (all reality television) with different eyes, now.
Speaking of The Sing Off, how cool is it that many of last year's groups are now releasing albums? The new Committed album is very cool as is the new Street Corner Symphony album. The Backbeats have begun production on their first studio album, and Pitch Slapped has a project in the works as well.
Which brings us to our forthcoming album. We had to make the tough decision to postpone it's release. Recording is a fun, but difficult and time-consuming process. There are always some bumps in the road when you dive into a project like this, but we've also got a few new surprises up our sleeve that we know will be worth the wait. We will be releasing our album to the public on January 7, 2012 (which coincidentally is within a few days of the 12th anniversary of Groove For Thought). If you're going to be in the Seattle area that evening (or want an excuse to come to our little corner of the world), join us for what is going to be an amazing CD Release Concert full of surprises and special guests. Tickets are already available. Also, in case you missed it, here is a link to our latest vlog with a sneak peek at a track from the album and a look behind the scenes at our recording process.
That's all for now. Back to the studio. In the meantime, catch us on facebook, twitter, and www.grooveforthought.com.
See you soon.
Jeff
GFT
