Sleeping At Last

Hello from Seattle!

We're here in this amazing city, right in the middle of mixing our brand new album. We couldn't be happier...

Hello from Seattle!

We're here in this amazing city, right in the middle of mixing our brand new album. We couldn't be happier so far!  So very excited to finally take the veil off of this album soon.

To continue our awesome-people-that-have-contributed-to-this-album feature...

RYAN FRANCESCONI

For those of you unfamiliar, Ryan Francesconi is a remarkably gifted multi-instrumentalist, solo artist and composer from the West Coast. In addition to creating gorgeous music of his own, he's gained even further acclaim through his genius work as a member of Joanna Newsom's band, as well as performing alongside several other artists. He has brilliantly mastered several instruments, but tends to favor the Bulgarian Tambura, Banjo and Acoustic Guitar. We first witnessed his amazing gifts as a musician when we attended a few of Joanna Newsom's concerts and each time were utterly blown away by Ryan's musical contributions to her performances (including a show in which, Ryan conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.. amazing.) After being so impressed by his talent, we eventually asked if he'd like to be a guest on our new album and he kindly accepted our invite and has contributed several incredible musical elements to 4 songs on our upcoming album! He played Bulgarian Tamburas, Banjos, Mandolins and even a little Acoustic and Electric Guitar... all of which, could not have been more beautifully played! His contributions truly add a unique and tasteful tone to each of the 4 songs and we cannot wait to show you!

We are so privileged to be able to work with Ryan, as he is someone we truly admire! He is currently working on his next solo record, as well as on the upcoming Joanna Newsom release.. (we're really looking forward to both!) To learn more about Mr. Francesconi.. here's some links:  

www.myspace.com/aref

www.are-f.com

you can also find his previous solo work by searching for "RF" on iTunes.

NEW ALBUM PRE-ORDERS:

We will begin taking Pre-Orders for our brand new record in JULY! More info about that coming reallllly soon!

Love, Ryan and Dan - Sleeping At Last

P.S. Here's another list of stuff we love right now..

1. Seattle (such a great city.. and it's been perfect weather out here.. love it!)

2. The Fremont Troll (our pal, ryan introduced us to him. http://tinyurl.com/n8gxr4)

3. iPhone 3Gs (video, super fast.. super awesome... makes an already incredible gadget more incredible.)

4. Trophy Cupcakes (a seattle favorite!)

5. Wimbledon (not the movie.. the real deal.. go roger)

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