Well, would you look at that- a blog post on time! I mentioned this project in my last vlog, and the *official* announcement is finally here! I am starting a soft retcon of my current studio discography, and with that, I introduce my upcoming “compilation album/first studio album of this part of my career”: Love Letters To Suburbia. Essentially, I would like to clean up what I’ve distributed over the past few years professionally. Now that I understand distributing, licensing, and myself a little better, (in addition to having the best production chops I’ve ever had), I’d like to remove some releases that I feel don’t necessarily need to be on Spotify, etc., anymore, as they don't represent me currently, or they would be better off at home elsewhere. I also wish to revamp some of my favorite tracks using my new tools- perhaps not completely re-record some songs, but also maybe! There is for sure one that is going to get a pretty heavy face lift… I truthfully can't say currently what all is going to go into this project. It'll be a fun surprise for all! Anyways, fun facts aside, here is the current tracklist for this album (order subject to change)! Love Letters To Suburbia: 1. Soundcheck//Dear Suburbia 2. Comeback Kid! 3. Insomniatic Holli 4. Melancholy Holli 5. Never Coming Back Home (Man Overboard) 6. Machines With Dreams and Parental Schemes 7. Everyone Wants To Make Music, But Nobody Wants To Be a Musician 8. Lazarus 9. The Party Song 10. Tell Me Who You Go With (And I'll Tell You Who You Are) 11. St. Augustine 12. Heartbreak Anthem 13. Read Between The Lines (Demo) As you can see, this release will feature mainly past 7 Minutes To Midnight music- The Sophomore Slump EP, The Suburbia Revisited EP, Heartbreak Anthem, and one previously unreleased song written circa August 2016. Oh, how time flies…
With all of this said, these releases, as well as a few others are going to be coming down from my platforms (Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, etc.) over the coming weeks. Some items may leave for a quick remaster- others for good. It’ll be a slow process, but by the time Love Letters is released, my released discography up to that point will be completely overhauled and finalized- finally making room for "new" music. In addition to the release, I plan on doing an extremely limited physical run of the album, with some other merch as well. This will all be explained during the album release livestream concert that is currently in the works- something I am EXTREMELY excited for! However- none of this can happen without the album being finished first! Do I have a current release date? No. My goal is to have it done by the end of summer, but truthfully it’ll happen when it’s meant to (as I’ve come to realize is true of everything). Make sure to check back every month (usually around the first) for update blog posts, as well as any other news that pops up along the way. Release date and livestream event date will be solidified well in advance- just let me get some good music finished up first! :) Thanks for your time, and I look forward to sharing this new era with you all. One of the many soft reboots I’ve done over the course of my career- starting from *almost* zero, if you will. “BIG THINGS COMING BABY!” Mark Alan Knapp Jr.
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