Bridge

Hi there. Well, I finally finished my acoustic album.

Throughout the past 2 years I would work on it from time to time for short periods but I could never quite complete it. I lost major portions of the record to drive failures and insufficient back up. Many songs on this record were tracked entirely, then guitar or vocals were re-recorded, and eventually the whole song was trashed and re-tracked. It seems funny now. It was hard to let go. It's hard to commit to the idea that your "work in progress" will be forever set in stone. I began to think I couldn't finish it. I felt like the boy who cried wolf, telling friends and the label it was near completion over and over. Well, I woke up about a month ago and decided I would give myself an actual deadline that would prevent me from further obsessing and a 2 weeks later it was done. The strange part of all this is, now that it is done, I'm not sure how to feel. It is my first attempt at making a solo record, something I am totally unfamiliar with. I know this, I will never make a record this way again. From now on, no second guessing or obsessing. Ultimately, I am proud of this record. I made something I like and it's time to move on. I hope most of you will appreciate it. I have decided to call it "Bridge". I think the musical metaphor is appropriate because it is something new for me and it will lead me to another place as a songwriter, weather it be a better appreciation of my craft or the butt of another songwriter's joke. Either way, I'm on my way. I have a label in Europe (Bad Taste Records) that plans to release it in October.

Joey

Joey Cape (Lagwagon) new acoustic album, Bridge, on September 29th on Bad Taste Records.

Confirmed tracklist is as follows:

1. The Ramones Are Dead / 2. Errands / 3. We're Not In Love Anymore / 4. Canoe / 5. B Side / 6. Memoirs and Landmines / 7. Non Sequitur / 8. No Little Pill / 9. Mission Unaccomplished / 10. Gun it, No Don't / 11. Who We've Become / 12. Home

Bad Taste Records: "We are happy to announce that the Joey Cape album is finally done! The title of the album is Bridge and it is scheduled for a late September/early October release across Europe. Release dates in other countries will be made official shortly."