Old 97’s make their triumphant return on October 12th with The Grand Theatre Volume One, their eighth studio album! The band recorded over two dozen brand new songs during the studio sessions and will be releasing a second volume in 2011. The 12-song album was once again produced by Salim Nourallah (the band’s previous release, Blame It On Gravity) and engineered by Jim Vollentine (Spoon). Old 97’s spent a week of pre-production recording the new songs completely live at the nearly 100-year-old (and reportedly haunted) Dallas venue Sons of Hermann Hall. The band set up on stage like they normally do during concerts, so it was instantly conducive to whether or not certain new songs would translate well in a live atmosphere. After deciding what new songs made the cut for proper studio recording, the band moved the production to Treefort Studios in Austin, TX to record the album. You can listen to tracks “Every Night Is Friday Night (Without You)” and “A State of Texas” on the band’s myspace and facebook.
The Grand Theatre Volume One Track Listing:
- The Grand Theatre
- Every Night Is Friday Night (Without You)
- The Magician
- You Were Born To Be In A Battle
- The Dance Class
- Let The Whiskey Take The Reins
- Champaign, Illinois
- A State Of Texas
- You Smoke Too Much
- Love Is What You Are
- Please Hold On While The Train Is Moving
- The Beauty Marks