Goals instead of Deadlines - why The Lullabys new EP was put back 6 weeks

Hey!
I just want to say a few words about The Lullabys new EP.
I had planned for the release to be April 12th. It became a deadline! Me and Brett started to feel the pressure of having to get everything done on time. Recording to do, mixing, mastering, gigs, video shoots. Too damn much, man!

As it happened we had a few snags in the mastering process. We had a session at Fluid in London (used by Coldplay, Craig David and the like) but were none too impressed by the results. Me and Brett drove back from London listening to their attempts at mastering our songs and had to reduce the bass on the stereo by minus 6!!! What is it with bass these days?

In the end this turned out to be a blessing in disguise. We decided to re-arrange the Constitutional Club show and put it at the end of our 'LOVE, LOSS and HOPE TOUR' instead of at the beginning. That will now take place on June 26th.

And the release date of the new EP is now May 24th. Anyone at gigs will be able to buy a pre-release copy (and everyone at the Con Club gig will get a free complimentary CD). But the general release (on iTunes and amazon) will be on the said date. Samples of the new songs will be uploaded to our website, facebook and myspace very shortly.

It immediately felt better, shifting the date back 6 weeks. The pressure was off (a little bit, at least!), giving us more time to get other things done as well. There is a very fine line between a goal/intention and a deadline. With the former there is a feeling of hope, optimism and excitement; with the latter, a feeling of stress. And it's no good for anyone, even those who say they thrive on it!! Stress catches up with all of us in the end. Sometimes you've just got to take your foot off the pedal and let go; give the mind-body a chance to recuperate, re-charge the batteries. This is all part of an ultradium rhythm that oscillates every 90 minutes, when the body needs to have a break. I will save this for another blog.

So, that's all for now.
See you at a gig during the tour (which kicks off on April 16th). And put May 24th in your diary!!

Lullaby Gav