April, Wednesday 17th!
I’m back at home after having been in Oakland, CA USA mixing my 10th album ‘THE SHAPE OF HISTORY’ with mix engineer Jesse Nichols (you may remember, he mixed a previous album of mine, The Price Of The Ticket).
The album is finished!!
Mastering has to happen of course, with Fred Kevorkian in Brooklyn NY. I’m going to listen to the album tomorrow and make notes! I know I have such a perfect album and I know you’re going to love it!
It’s got the mix I usually deliver: from alt rock indie punk new wave pop through to hard core guitar stomps and soft and intimate ballading….
I’ve started designing the artwork and next week 26-28 April I will shoot the photo session for the album art.
Then the album, once mastered, will go off to be manufactured and that will determine the release date, to be announced soon!
I started tracking the recording in West London in May 2023 and I finished mixing with 2 minutes to spare, last Saturday night in Oakland!
Recording Engineer – Tomas Gagliardo assisted by Rosendo Zinny at LeMob Studios, West London, UK, Al Lawson at Mix Studios, West London, UK, Ben Rice at Degraw Sound, Brooklyn NY, USA
Mix Engineer: Jesse Nichols at Atomic Garden West Recording Studio, Oakland, CA. USA
Lead & Backing Vocals – Wendy James
Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Piano, Keys, Clarinet – Alex Ward
Additional Lead & Rhythm Guitar – Louis Eliot
Piano, Organs, Keys – Dave ‘The Moose’ Sherman
Bass – Harry Bohay
Drums & Percussion – James Sclavunos
I have made an immense 13 track album!
1. SWEET LIKE LOVE
2. A HAPPY LIFE
3. EVERYTHING IS MAGIC
4. MAY I KISS YOU? (JUST ENOUGH TO GET US INTO TROUBLE)
5. THE CRACK AND THE BOOM OF THE CREEPS AND THE GOONS
6. A BIG VICIOUS RUMBLE
7. DO YOU DIG IT? DO YOU LOVE IT? IS IT GROOVY?
8. DON’T LET DAYLIGHT INTO MAGIC
9. THIS DECLARATION OF LOVE
10. FREEDOMSVILLE
11. STEP ASIDE ROADKILL
12. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME WE SHARED
13. THE SHAPE OF HISTORY
Thank you to all of you who’ve pre ordered!
– and if you’ve not already then PLEASE DO! https://thewendyjames.com/store every preorder counts toward a chart position in the opening week!
– Thank you to all the VIPs who visited the studio! and to everyone who’s sent an enthusiastic and encouraging message along the way!
THE SHAPE OF HISTORY is complete!
Love
Wendy xoxo
