Also launched is Gull & Varlet, a design company focusing on the beauty of hi-contrast black/white design for clothing, buttons and stickers via graphic design and photography. Check their stuff out at www.gullnvarlet.com.

We, as a band, have agreed to move home to New Jersey at the end of June, after Kyle and I graduate. It’s a bit of a bittersweet thing. I am excited to move home. I’m ready to leave the scenery of the city for something more quaint…more reclusive. I’m not sure exactly what everyone’s opinions are on the move, but it certainly will aid us in touring more rigorously over the summer and following seasons! I’m sad to leave the family that I’ve been accepted into at my work, and to leave my recently acquired friends, but I think that heading back to New Jersey will be the start of a new phase for us – something great.

We have been working on a lot of new material – all of which I am entirely ecstatic to get to work on with the boys and eventually record and share with you.  We’re still trying to map it all out and build something to our liking and standards, but there are more than 30 tracks in the making and it’s a bit overwhelming at the moment, in a great way.

If you haven’t seen, our good friend, Alex Laferriere, recorded our live show at Harper’s Ferry, and the footage came out awesome. Check it out here.

We have some really cool photo shoots coming up that I will be shooting myself – some cool concepts that I’m excited to experiment with and I hope you will all find unique and cohesive with our design.

Kyle and I are working on an upstart. A Visual Design Firm, TheTideWillTurn, and will be offering a variety of services to up and coming artists. I’ll be shooting hi-res digital photography for artists looking to augment their visual appearance and presentation for album artwork, press-photos, web design – anything you could use imaging for. Kyle has been working pretty hard with some clients as a Web-Designer and his portfolio is pretty ballin. If you weren’t aware, Kyle is responsible for the design and maintenance of TheTideWillTurn.com We are also going to be offering services in the fields of Booking, Promotion and Publishing. For those of you unaware, we already run a company, Swallow The Earth, Publishing. It is our hope that we will be able to use our skills and experience to aid other bands and artists who are seeking to elevate themselves from the mob of today’s scene. If you or anyone you know is in need of any of these services, contact us through here. We can be reached easily via TAOA@TheTideWillTurn.com or individually via Kevin@TheTideWillTurn.com / Kyle@TheTideWillTurn.com Don’t hesitate to get a hold of us with a concept or design you already have perfected, or to discuss a project you’d like to propose. We are really easy to work with and will do anything and everything we can to make your project meet your expectations and your budget. After all, it’s your project, and far too frequently in our industry, designers are taking too many liberties and unprofessionally looking condescendingly on bands and artists. We realize that you take pride in who you are and what you do, and every aspect of your repertoire should convey that. We’re here for you.

w/ The Hands Off Love Affair and Tommy Viera

Seriously, though: the guys have done a great job documenting their whole recording process, so be sure to check out their YouTube channel for a ton of studio vids (ok, maybe some more shenanigans too), plus keep it locked on their MySpace for more soon!

More to come…

We did a mock purchase earlier, and with first-class USPS shipping to MA, the total was only $10.80 — cheaper than if you bought it from our Big Cartel! While buying the album at a show is still the best way (price-wise, and hey, we get to meet ya!), this is definitely a sale worth taking up!

w/ Await Rescue, The Wrecking Coast and Leave By Six