After two years of writing, collaboration, and tweaking, the full Basement Series goes live February 21st. Our heaviest rockers, lightest textures, and best songs round out the back half of our favorite release yet. These have been a long time coming and we're excited to share them with you. Preorder on Bandcamp or follow us on Spotify to hear them Day 1.
-Tyrus
Hey All,
Hope you've had a great holiday season. I took a break from the usual release schedule to spend time with family over Thanksgiving and Christmas. We got to take a trip to Philly to see Bucks County Drum Co's Chris Carr and take in the sights around town.
Now that we're back and the batteries are recharged, we can get to work. In the meantime, our debut full-length has been added to Spotify and other platforms so you can take it for a spin if you haven't. These were some of our first songs, and I'm still proud of them.
Check back here next week for news!
We're dropping tracks like tress drop leaves this time of year - In the Cold/Double Negative is out Friday! These are our favorite songs so far from the bunch - In the Cold calls back to our favorite '00s pop punk mixtapes with singalong sections and weaving guitar lines. This was the first track written for the Basement Sessions and we can't wait for you to hear it.
We made the decision to shoot a video for the B-side this time around. Double Negative has grown on us a lot and we haven't been able to get the melody out of our heads. We tapped our old friend Grant K. to shoot something between a bad Halloween dream and the worst skate video you've seen in your life - the result fits the heavy, dreamy vibe so well.
This the halfway point for the Basement Series - if you haven't yet, pull us up on your streaming service of choice and check out what we've dropped so far. We'd love to hear what you think.
The second installment from the Basement Series drops this Friday (hop over on Instagram for a sneak peak). Daydream picks up where MIchelada and Defog left off - hard-hitting drums and a buzzing lead line, but doused in mellow synths.
John H makes a return on the B side, Faultline. His acoustic parts and solo took the track to a completely different place. We're excited for you to hear this one!
Thanks so much for your support on the new tracks so far. These songs have been a long time coming, and we're grateful for your help sharing them with your circle. See you Friday!
Hey There,
Break out the Clamato and your favorite Mexican pilsner or lager (mine's Pacifico). Our new two-track album is out Friday. Pre-save here so you can be the first to listen. Can't wait to share this one with you!
Hey there,
Long time, no post. The recording and release process for this big batch of songs has taken much more time that I planned for, but we want to do this right and give you something we're really proud of. The songs are still sizzling, but we left them on the grill just long enough that you won't get e-coli. This meant extra attention to a few things:
- Nailing our best mixes yet.
- Mastering so these songs play nice on Spotify and your other favorite streaming sources.
- Planning a release schedule throughout the rest of the year. We decided to break these twelve tracks into six A/B releases so you've always got something new to jam. We hope this gives every song the attention it deserves.
- Having a real-deal artist create real-deal cover art. We connected with Nate through Instagram and loved his style - he was nice enough to turn the vibe of each release into an awesome cover. Can't wait for you to see these.
Now here's the most important part - the first A/B will be live in two weeks. We want this played at your backyard hangouts, while you're pruning in the pool, and through every minvan stereo in the country, but we need your help. Please sign up for our mailing list so you're in the loop when these tracks go live, and for our video release. See you soon.
It's been seven months since my wife and I made the move from Arizona to Utah, and it's been tough. We left friends and family and put most of our focus into work. To try to find some balance or sense of stability, I started writing new music right away. Things have been coming together in the basement studio.
New ideas have come through in waves, with some weeks giving me multiple pieces, and a dry spell of a few months in the middle. I've been demoing them all out and saving them to a folder labeled 'Basement' - this folder is pretty full and it's time to do something with it. John and I have picked our favorite songs, now the fun can begin. Most of the recordings are quickly slapped together, recorded or played poorly, and are not fit for public consumption. We'll be practicing these parts before tracking begins in the next few weeks, and we'll bring you along for the ride. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to keep up!
- Tyrus
There aren't many positives to the summer coming to an end, but I've found one - since moving to a basement studio, I treasure the time that the HVAC system isn't running constantly, leaving a low rumble on all of our tracks. I could turn off the air handling for an afternoon, but my dad taught me to never touch the thermostat.
As we gear up for fall, Heelers is excited to roll out a new program to help singer-songwriters and bands looking to turn out awesome recordings. Track With The Pack is a service where we take your rough recording, build and record a full-band arrangement, and mix down the finished product after you add vocals and any instruments you'd like to record yourself. Everything is done remotely - your session musicians are just a few clicks away. Check out our sampler here, and send a message through the Contact page if you'd like to work with us.
We've amassed a pile of new songs since February, and are in the process of picking our favorite ones for our next release. We've got some fast, heavy jams, a few laid back, sun-baked tunes, and a couple that I don't have the words for yet. I think you're going to like them. In the meantime, have you heard about Arthur the Asteroid?
Maybe it's the change of scenery or the change of seasons, but the past few months have been filled with new songs in the new Heelers basement studio. We've got ten new tracks demoed and more on the way (more to come on those in the next few weeks). One of those songs, Arthur the Asteroid, will be live this Friday, and is extra special for us for two reasons:
- Arthur is all about the Stylophone. We've used a stylo on several of our originals and covers - it's easy to pick up, super fun, and very pedal-friendly. The Stylophone is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and the creators have launched a song contest in celebration. We wrote and recorded a track with zero guitars, relying almost completely on stylo tracks with delay, reverb, and fuzz to add tons of texture.
- Arthur doesn't fit the Heelers mold, clocking in at under 2 minutes and packed with power pop hooks that don't overstay their welcome. This opens up the possibilities for our next release to stretch beyond our Bedroom Rock roots.
Check back here on Friday to watch our video and download the single. We made this for you!
- Tyrus
As Staind once said, "It's been a while." There's no better way to promote a new independent release as an act that already doesn't play out than to drop off the face of the internet right after dropping your first single.
In January my wife and I both accepted new positions for work and decided to make the move from Tucson to Lehi, UT in mid-February. Heelers Headquarters was packed up and made the twelve hour drive to our new home (more on the new space in a future post). Set up was slow and most of the gear sat in boxes for a few weeks, while my attention was given to working out all this newness. We're finally starting to get settled into our new jobs and home, but I don't know that we'll ever get used to April snowstorms.
I'm glad to be back in the studio, back to working on Heelers and playing for other projects. Writing and recording, tinkering, and sharing these ideas with you provide me with an outlet and some balance with everything else going on. Our EP's been out for a bit now - drop me a line and let us know what you think
-Tyrus