AZAR is coming. Preorders starting now!

Good gosh, it's been busy around here at Venice is Sinking HQ. And we've got some big-time news for you:

Our new LP, AZAR, is coming: March, 2009! And we're taking preorders right now for those of you who want to jump the gun!

That's right! Our second album, AZAR, will (finally!) see release, courtesy of our wonderful label, One Percent Press. As you may remember, OPP (haha) released our last full-length, Sorry About The Flowers, as well as our first EP, so we decided to keep things in the family seeing as they've done such a bang-up job thus far.

We're very excited to bring this album to you. It was recorded on weekends from May, 2007 until March, 2008 at Scott Solter's superb Baucom Road Studios in Monroe, NC, and Scott really pushed us pretty hard in terms of musicianship and overall vision. Scott's known for his work with John Vanderslice, the Mountain Goats, and Pattern is Movement, and he brought that same creative production to the process, challenging us to move out of our comfort zone. We recorded on tape, bucking current fix-it-in-ProTools trends. It was a tough record to make (there were times where we wanted to strangle each other!), but we are so proud of the results. It's the record we've always wanted to make: emotional, dynamic, ambitious, and difficult. It's not really a singles type of album, but we're okay with that. It's much different than Sorry About The Flowers, and we're okay with that, too. We think you're really gonna like it.

And guess what? You, our loyal fans, can preorder AZAR right now. That's right. Get a copy of AZAR waaaay early. As soon as we get the discs, we'll send them to you. $10, shipping and handing included! You can't beat that with a stick! Get a copy before all of your friends! Give the gift of an AZAR preorder this Christmas! We will send out the discs as soon as we have them in January, two months before the release date. International orders are welcome, though shipping and handling might be a tad more.

CLICK HERE TO PREORDER YOUR COPY OF AZAR!

Trust us when we say that the artwork is gorgeous (check out the cover here!), and the entire package is going to be something special. You can preview songs on our MySpace, Virb.com, Facebook, and iLike pages:

http://www.myspace.com/veniceissinking
http://www.virb.com/veniceissinking
http://www.ilike.com/artist/Venice+Is+Sinking/album/AZAR

More information to come in the coming months on touring and our next album, slated for release in August, 2009. You heard that right...two albums in 2009! POW!

Love,
Venice is Sinking