So yeah...into the studio on December 7th to record drums and bass. Then I'm hiding for a bit and recording guitars and vocals by myself, possibly out in the countryside. We've decided what we're going to record, which was no mean feat...took a while!

Thrashed it out in rehearsal on Tuesday gone. It's probably a good sign that we really want to record all our songs! Not very practical though, for a few hours in a studio...so we're doing Brazil, The Fifties and Centrepoint. I think we've got Millions and Antarctica as backups if we're doing ok for time.

So I'm doing this solo gig on the December 3rd with Elliot Hall - should be fun. David Sanders and (I think) Suzy Condrad are also playing, so a really good bill - one of those gigs where I'll enjoy watching the other acts as much as playing myself!

Then the next time we're playing as a three piece is on December 18th when we're the opening act on a bill with 2hrsTEN and The Child Fourana. I've not done an opening slot for ages, so am looking forward to it - kickstarting a gig can be lots of fun. In many ways I prefer opening and middle slots to headlining - the audience tends to be less aurally knackered!

Have a pic of the gig at The Croft.