Here we are, finally letting this see the light of day. Today we are announcing that our first full-length record is on its way. The name: No One Else. The label: Avocado Records. This record has been in the works since December 2013, and it was recorded the first weekend of December 2014 in Los Angeles at Golden Beat Recording Studio by Andrew Schubert. The instruments were recorded live to 2" tape within 16 hours, and after Andrew had driven straight from Northern California to the studio in 12+hours straight, the vocals were recorded a month later from 12:30 AM to 10:30 AM on January 11th. The audio was mixed by Nik Karpen, and the overall mix was mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios. The full-length will be released digitally and on cassette by Avocado Records, and plans to release the record on vinyl (the format we intended to release this album on) is still to be determined.
No One Else is figuratively and quite literally pieces of our lives and experience as individuals, as a band, and as members of the community we have been a part of, musically and socially. It captures the sounds of chaos and bliss that has been in our heads for years, and it narrates the emotions of confusion and solitude one can feel in this modern era. From tech and progression to nature and destruction, we have experienced many ups-and-downs throughout our existence, and this album of recordings certainly shares that. The free of us are brothers (two of us by blood), and all we have wanted from this band is to be ourselves, and make the music that only we could make together. Though we bare resemblance to and influence from artists and bands that we love and admire, we have not been aiming to be anyone else but Fugue. It is easy to get caught up in the popularity contest that is the music industry, wanting to be something worth remembering; our goal has been to just share what we have found deep within ourselves. The music may not be perfect or stylish or profitable, but it is us. So that is all we can stand behind.
Hear is our first track off the new record, called "Guest". The release date, preorder information, and further details of No One Else will be announced in the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience with us, and thank you for even taking the time to listen. We are forever grateful for every individual who has taken a chance on this band, whether it be through monetary facets or even just caring. We play the music we hope to enjoy, but we share the music for you. Thanks.
Check out the article our friend Nikolas Soelter wrote about "Guest" in the Bay Area-based blog The Bay Bridged.