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Hey Folks,

I just thought I'd make some updates.

'Case Closed' my second long-player is now officially out and available for purchase, you can buy copies of the LP via my bandcamp site (see shop link adjacent), or via State Records' website or ebay page.

So far the album has had very good feedback and I personally feel the LP will sell pretty well this year.

The Month of May see's me even more busy as usual, this time in the guise of recording the next 'Higher State' LP, so far the album is coming together nicely and the songs are pretty killer, the as-yet-untitled LP will be out in Autumn on 13 O'Clock Records. Prior to the LP, we are releasing a new 45 on 'State Records', the 45 will be apart of the 'Sandgate Sound Acetate Series' and features the tracks 'Potentially (Everyone Is Your Enemy) b/w All Ties That Bind.

June will see the second 7" release on my 'Market Square' imprint, the band who I've chosen to release as the second 45 are The Young Sinclairs.

I've really dug what I've heard from these guys and really feel they have a kindred sensibility when it comes to music, Sam from the group has provided me with two killer tracks Engineer Man and Problems, the a-side is a reworking of an older song from the bands' back catalogue and the b-side is unique to this release.

It'll be limited to 300 copies only and will be available through various mail order and distribution, plus via Bandcamp.... so keep your eyes peeled for this.

I myself will be working on a new 45 later this year, I've written two potential tracks for the release, these are currently called Nightmares and Penny Arcade, Brian at 13 O Clock is keen to release this either later this year or early next.

Burger Records in California are still going to be releasing a tape version of my debut LP, however I am not totally sure when at this stage, but have been told it's really soon.

I also am planning two more Market Square releases this year, money pending of course.

cheers

Paul Messis April 19th 2013.

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Recording for my second full-length album 'Case Closed' is now complete, the album should be released on April 15th, I am pretty proud of the album and feel it is a good follow-up to my debut 'The Problem With Me'.

The running tracklisting for the album is...

1) I Hate The World Around Me
2) A Matter Of Opinion
3) Happy This Way
4) The Tables Have Turned
5) Nickles And Dimes
6) Sad How A Love Fades Away

7) Further From Yesterday
8) (Don't Wanna Be) Scene Or Herd
9) No Use In Trying (Five Bucks Cover)
10) Sowing Seeds
11) It Doesn't Matter To Me
12) Goodbye

The cover features myself outside The Rutherford County Law Courts in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the aim of the image for me was to do something traditionally in a garage band vein akin to The Unrelated Segments who had a similar group shot, the blue tint was inspired by a bunch of sleeves, namely John Coltrane's Blue Train LP, Davie Allan and Arrows' Blues Theme LP and The Skeptics Apple Candy 45 pic sleeve alongside a thousand other cool covers.

The 'Label' (also pictured) is a homage to the original label from cult-garage LP 'Live n' Wild' by The Savages on the ever-so hip Duane Label.

Other News includes...

Work on the next Higher State LP is now fully in motion, we've already recorded one track and have been busy rehearsing a bunch of new songs to play live and record later, recording starts properly in May, I have written one track for the LP and am co-writing a song with Marty, which I hope will also feature on the album.

The Market Squares 45 has been a great success for the label, as I write this, I currently only have 12 copies of the 45 left, it pretty much has 'sold out' at source in less than a month.... whether it'll eventually become a collectors item, is unknown, but it was a fun record to make and release.

I am planning other releases on the the label too, hopefully I will have one out by another group in late-spring, if all works out well.

cheers

Paul February 2013.