{"id":305,"date":"2015-02-14T16:19:01","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T16:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theworldprovider.net\/site\/?p=305"},"modified":"2015-02-15T20:06:17","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T20:06:17","slug":"2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldprovider.net\/site\/news\/2015\/","title":{"rendered":"2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"m-lucien\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hi everyone, sorry for the long absence. I have about as rock-solid an excuse as it gets: becoming a parent. Only days after the release of our \u201cPam Pam\u201d single <\/a>and our Toronto show this fall, our son came into our lives and we have had our hands pretty full ever since.<\/p>\n

Of course how this will impact the WP is not yet clear. All I can say is that I am still actively writing songs and scheming up plans for the future. Then there\u2019s the small matter of the batch of songs we recorded last year. We worked again with producer Murray Lightburn, who endeavoured to combine the classic WP sound (if you missed the synths on the last record, they\u2019re back in full force) with more refined song structure befitting our veteran status in the pursuit of pop perfection.<\/p>\n

The tunes are all mixed, mastered and ready to go, and I’m very happy with them. It\u2019s just a matter of figuring out what makes the most sense as far as a release format and strategy. Not so simple these days. But I\u2019m working on it.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have a list of favourite shows from 2014, as I have in previous<\/a> years<\/a>. Shonen Knife at Pop Montreal<\/a> was pretty much the best hands down, with a special nod to Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars in the category of \u201cshows I never thought I\u2019d see.\u201d<\/p>\n

We also did a few WP shows that were very fun and memorable, and where we got to play with some inspiring artists. So to Blake Hargreaves<\/a>, the folks at Passovah<\/a> and Wavelength<\/a>, and all the bands we played with: thank you. You gave us a much-needed and much-appreciated renewal of musical faith.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re reading this, thanks for caring. I appreciate that a lot too. Stay tuned for more updates.<\/p>\n

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