Second Album Secrets

Hello Dears!

I just thought I’d write to let y’all know how we’re getting on with the new album. It’s been a while since we were last in the (big) studio and while touring is flippin’ great, quite frankly you get a little bit bored of playing the same songs over and over again. So… we’ve got seven or eight spangly new tracks already demoed and sounding rather good, and another seven or eight written and ready to commit to hard-disk at our ‘lil studio in Camberwell. Andrew’s gone into studio hibernation and hasn’t seen the daylight for a good few weeks. If you asked him what day it was he wouldn’t have a clue and I’ve noticed the enormo-jars of Nescafe going down alarmingly quick! Meanwhile, in true diva style I managed to get some of my vocals done at home in my PJ’s surrounded by feathers and down in my makeshift vocal booth. It’s really refreshing to get stuck in and work on new stuff.. and of course this is the first time we’ll be recording with our all-new super tight rhythm section, Rusty and Mr Atkins. Yay!

Here are some titles of our new songs, you know, just to whet your appetite…

Into The Night
Our Heart
Love, Love, Love
Upon Hilly Fields
Southern Melancholy
Why Can’t Everyone Be Nice For A Change?
Up In Flames
Crying In the Morning
That’s When Trouble Begins

‘Why Can’t Everyone’ is a beaut – all gospel harmonies and slow, soulful melody with a very hummable chorus, ‘Love Love Love’ is all dolly-esque and country, ‘Southern Melancholy’ has gone all Scott Walker and is so, so lush, and another of the new ones sounds like James Bond and looks set to be another LS epic. Current favourite is ‘Upon Hilly Fields’ which sounds like somewhere between Dirty Old Town and Witchita Lineman (we managed to steer it away from Crocodile Shoes thank goodness, but you get the drift!) We’ve already decided to borrow my step-sister’s blue-eyed horse, Kel for the video, and I’ll be dressed as Doris Day in Calamity Jane. Yee ha!

That’s your lot for now. Don’t forget to join in the fun at the forum www.luckysoul.co.uk/forum and we might even let you into a few more second album secrets if you ask nicely.

Lots of Love,

Ali (the little tease) x x x