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You Are Underwater

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You Are Underwater is the third album by The Main Drag, released in December 2009. Like the band's previous LP, You Are Underwater was also self-recorded and self-released on the band's own imprint - Reasonable People's League (RPL Audio). Prior to the release of the CD, the album was digitally pre-released in December 2009. On the CD release day of You Are Underwater in January 2010, The Main Drag announced on their website that bandmate Adam Arrigo would be leaving the band in order to pursue other things. He played his final show with the band at the CD release for You Are Underwater.[2][3] The CD release of the band's third album was held alongside the debut release of fellow RPL Audio band Spirit Kid.

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The band is preparing to make the album available on the Rock Band Network in early 2010, with all songs scheduled to be available to purchase and play in the video game Rock Band. As well as this, the group will also eventually begin to release the album in the form of remixable stems for others to create their own remixes.[4]

Trivia

A Jagged Gorgeous Winter (Rock Band 2 Mix) is included as a bonus track on the album. While the original song was on the band's previous album, Yours As Fast As Mine, this track is the version of A Jagged Gorgeous Winter included on Rock Band 2. It is a remix made by Jon Carter and Adam Arrigo, adding extra guitar flourishes and a short drum break in an effort to make the song arguably more enjoyable to play in the game.[5] The remix tends to be the version that is now played live, and it is also the version for which the official video was released.

In summer 2009, a music video was made for A Jagged Gorgeous Winter (Rock Band 2 Mix) which was directed by Isaac Ravishankara. The video featured a prominent homage to the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, with Arrigo dressed as Calvin and Boch as Hobbes. Nick Ahrens of Game Informer Magazine is currently working on a music video for Cease and Desist.[6] A music video for Take Them Down is also in the works, but the status of the video is currently unknown.[7]

Track listing

  1. "Homosuperior" - 3:41
  2. "Tricky Girl" - 2:58
  3. "Don't Let Me Down (Slowly)" - 3:27
  4. "Talk Them Down" - 4:16
  5. "Megatron" - 3:26
  6. "Cease And Desist" - 4:41
  7. "Teeth, Face, Outerspace" - 4:01
  8. "A Jagged Gorgeous Winter (Rock Band 2 Mix)" (Bonus Track) - 4:00

Personnel

  • Adam Arrigo: vocals, production/programming, guitar, keyboard, glockenspiel
  • Matt Boch: vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard, trumpet
  • Dan Cardinal: bass, engineering
  • Jon Carter: guitar, bass, vocals, keyboard
  • John Drake: drums, sampler, vocals
  • Recorded and Mixed by The Main Drag
  • Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA
  • Assistant Mastering Engineer: Maria Rice
  • Design by Aaron Bouvier

References

  1. ^ Cardenas, Joe (2009-12-26). "Album Review: The Main Drag - You Are Under Water". Chicks With Guns Magazine (CWG).
  2. ^ Arrigo's last show
  3. ^ Lineup Change
  4. ^ Press release detailing Rock Band Network and remixable stems
  5. ^ A Jagged Gorgeous Winter at the Rock Band website
  6. ^ Cease and Desist video discussion on JBTV interview
  7. ^ Take Them Down video post on Twitter
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