The Reasoning news - new album and shows

Crikey! I can't believe it has been one whole month since we last spoke! Apologies for that, but I do have a good excuse, honestly For the past 30-odd days, I have been holed up in my studio with the band, beavering away on the latest tunes for our 2nd album Dark Angel. Everything is very exciting right now, and I love the material we have been coming up with. There seems to be a natural flow happening – with the music itself and also as far as our writing methods are concerned. On Awakening we were trying to find our feet as writers [and as musicians!], exploring the directions in which the music took us. This time around, however, the music has literally been flooding from within us... and it’s taught us a lot about who we are as a group of writers and performers.

So far we have written about 13 tracks, although not all of these will make the final cut. I am very happy to confirm that we have a definite 7 in the bag which are ready to rock – and these will certainly define the album. There are several more writing sessions scheduled for this month – and by December we will definitely have completed tracks for this release – plus a great deal of additional material for future use, too!

For those of you who’d like a sneaky preview of a few “working” song titles, the following are for you [in no particular order!] –

1 - Dark Angel
2 - Breaking The Fourth Wall
3 - How Far To Fall?
4 - Sharp Sea
5 - A Musing Dream
6 - Call Me God?

The 7th track is called "Song 7" at the moment, so watch this space!

What do the tracks sound like? On the whole, this album is a lot darker – and rather heavier, too – although [as always], we remain true to our core emphasis on melody and vocals. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed - Dark Angel rocks in all the right places, and we can’t wait to play it for you. More news on that subject matter as it happens.

Other news…We have a gig with the wonderful Classic Rock Society on the 24th November at Montgomery Hall in Wath-Upon-Dearne near Rotherham. This is going to be a very special gig for many reasons and we hope you are able to attend. We shall be performing the Awakening album in its entirety [and in the CD running order] for what will be the last time in a very long while. We will also be performing a song that myself, Dylan and Rachel wrote for Chris Hudson, entitled “I’ll Be Waiting”. Chris is a talented, young and up and coming vocalist, who has huge potential. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with him, and I just know that you’ll love the track! In short, this gig will be a true one-off, so don’t miss it! Since this is our last show before Christmas, we have decided to make it our “Xmas Extravaganza”, so do come full of festive spirit, ready to celebrate a year that has been amazing for us in many ways – not least due to your love and support.

Finally, we have some exciting news about a new licensing deal we have just signed in the USA with Renaissance Records. There will be an official statement released soon, but I can tell you that Awakening will receive its official release in the USA and Canada in January 2008, and will be distributed by KOCH. This is of course wonderful news for the band, and it will allow us to explore the North American and Canadian markets with firm backing from a strong and reputable company, with whom we are very proud to be affiliated. We have already had much interest in our music from these territories and we now hope that we will be able to take our live show to those audiences in 2008 as well.

See you very soon and speak to you even sooner. Take care, be good and stay in touch. 2008 is approaching fast and it promises to be even better than 2007. If that is at all possible….

Love and regards,

Matthew, Rachel, Dylan, Lee, Gareth, Vinden, BIG Dave, Nick and Comet The Cat xxxxxxxxx