Alternative rockers The 88 are gearing up to release their new self-titled album, to be released on iTunes on September 14 with a physical copy hitting the shelves on September 28. In anticipation of their first proper release since their breakup with Island Records, the band is offering up ‘Center of the Sun’, complete with its keyboard driven hook and sing-along lyrics, as a download on AOL Music.
The album was recorded at Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood under the watchful eye of engineer/mixer Andrew Alekel (Weezer, Tool, Queens Of The Stone Age). The band rehearsed relentlessly in preparation for the studio. It paid off, with the results sounding full without mounds of overdubs and polish, and faithfully translating their energetic stage presence.
The band gained notable attention earlier this year when they released the digital single ‘Live is the Thing’ which was recorded completely on the iPhone. Their DIY ethic not only fuels projects like that but has also earned them an amazing tour pedigree – it has landed them on tour with the likes of The Flaming Lips, The B-52’s, The Smashing Pumpkins, and the late Elliot Smith. Their latest juant found them across the pond on tour with Ray Davies (The Kinks). Davies can be heard lending himself to the gang vocals on ‘They Ought to See You Now’ which will appear on the new release.
Download ‘Center of the Sun’ free care of AOL Music.