The State of Caedmon’s Call, May 2007
So, come mid-day on Tuesday, the following will go out in a press release to the wider media community:
- Caedmon’s Call is now an INO recording artist. [Yes, some of you knew that, and we've hinted at it ourselves.]
- Caedmon’s Call’s next record, Overdressed, will drop in late August.
- The tour for that album won’t happen until Spring 2008, because there’s another project due this fall: Cliff and Danielle’s fourth child.
- Oh, yeah, and that Derek Webb guy wrote for and recorded Overdressed with the band.
When Bryan first told me—Cliff had told him, and I was going to probably run into the band at a show Andy played in Nashville back in February—I nearly dropped the phone. It was eerily reminiscent of, well, the moment when Bryan told me that Derek was leaving the band. [You've gotta understand, people; I'm merely Robin to Bryan's Batman.] Now, if you’ve read between the lines, you’ve probably figured this out on your own. So let’s answer some likely questions about this.
- What does this do to Derek’s solo career? Nothing. Oh, sure, he’ll have to carve out time in his schedule to tour with Caedmon’s, but in case you haven’t noticed, they don’t exactly tour 100 dates a year anymore. [That sound that you just heard was Jeff Holland swearing at me for making that public. It's not ready for prime time, folks. ;)] Anyhow, Derek will still have his own career and do all his Derek-y things. But yes, he’ll tour Overdressed with the band
- Is Andy out of the band? Nope. [And why would he be?] In fact, we think it’ll be interesting having two rebellious guys who like to play the electric guitar on stage at once.
- How are they going to make four vocalists work? We’re sure that they’ll figure it out. Remember, Andy promised us that this record was going to be far more vocals-heavy.
- Is Bryan really joining the band? I don’t know. I think he might have to buy more of Cliff’s guitars to make that happen.
Now, you might ask, “Hey, if you guys have known this for four months, do you have any interviews with the band on this?” Why yes, we do. So, let’s give you the MP3s:
Derek [from a day when I was at the studio with the band during some of the early tracking; some of you have guessed at this, and I can confirm it now]:
Andrew, from a couple weeks ago backstage at Derek’s full band show at the Exit/In:
Let’s wrap up with some things about the record:
- The CD you’ll be able to buy in stores come 28 Aug 2007 will have 12 tracks.
- The CD you’ll be able to pre-order off of caedmonscall.com come 15 Jun 2007 will have 14 tracks. [So yes, pre-ordering is how you're going to get this version. This is a pre-order you'll want to do.]
- Folks who wrote for this album, in alphabetical order by first name: Andrew Osenga, Derek Webb, Randall Goodgame, and Sandra McCracken.
- Folks who sing lead vocals on this album, in no particular order: Danielle Young, Cliff Young, Andrew Osenga, and Derek Webb.
- [caedmonscall.net] Staffers who have enjoyed lording this over people, when it really wasn’t that well-kept of a secret, but we like to pretend that we’re cool, in increasing order of importance: Geof Morris, Bryan Allain.
Oh, and in case you’re curious … the band didn’t let us scoop all the music media because we’re cool. [Hello ... have you met Bryan and me? We are many things, but cool? Not really one of them.] The band gave us the scoop because they know that you, the die-hard fans of Caedmon’s Call, are a part of our community. So thanks for supporting us over the years.
Questions? Ask ‘em. And if you want to talk it with your fellow CC fans, hit up the Rumor Forum for the discussion.
May 22nd, 2007 at 2:05 am
Freaking
Awesome.
Geof. Making me wait was not only wrong, but evil… but I still like you.
:D
May 22nd, 2007 at 6:46 am
For the record, I’ve enjoyed lording this over people, too, just not for as long as you and Bryan have, Geof. :-)
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:53 am
So will Derek continue to be involved with the band after the tour for this record? Or is this just a one-time reunion?
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:56 am
Chris: Yeah, I have to announce you and Jeff being staff later this week. ;
Josh: I think the best answer for that is “we’ll see”. I’m not sure that anyone involved knows for sure.
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:38 am
I Can Stop Sitting on this Now…
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Originally uploaded by Geof F. Morris.
It wasn’t the best-kept secret ever, but … Derek Webb recorded with Caedmon’s Call for their upcoming album.
Yep.
I took a bunch of photos when I was in the studio, …
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:42 am
[...] . . Derek’s back. Tell a [...]
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:12 am
[...] many of us have speculated, Derek Webb has rejoined Caedmon’s Call. He wrote and recorded with the band earlier this year and we will be able to reap the benefits [...]
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:14 am
oh my…. i just about had a heart attack.
this is awesome.
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:36 am
Awesome.
That picture looks like they are all about to head out and play some paint ball!
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:57 am
[...] Despite my feeling horrible, it is all that I can do to control the (good) anxiety and excitement welling up within me. Today I received incredible news, that in reality, may only be this exciting to me. Today, Caedmons’ new lineup was formally released. Now, there were rumors, but there is nothing like the excitement to actually see this in real life: [...]
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May 24th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
The State of [caedmonscall.net], May 2007…
Well, in addition to all the CC news, we have some news of our own, as we upgrade things around the site.
We already hinted at this on Tuesday, but Jeff Holland has been working up a wicked tour database. There’s lots of functionality that I&#…
May 31st, 2007 at 5:39 am
gee! am crazy about caedmon’s clal. anyhow, cant wait for the release of this new album.
June 1st, 2007 at 12:43 pm
A Petition for the Pre-Order…
As we announced to you last week, Caedmon’s Call will do pre-orders of Overdressed in two weeks on caedmonscall.com. I think that’s awesome. But, as a Caedmon’s Call fan who also happens to love Jeremy Casella’s music, I think…
June 1st, 2007 at 12:56 pm
[...] in August sometime. It’s gonna be a fantastic album; the band announced last week that Derek Webb will be back recording with the group for this album. [...]
June 5th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
[...] feel like I can identify with Derek more. I’m glad to be enjoying his music again. Now, with the news that he will be re-joining his old friends at Caedmon’s Call again, we should have even more material to enjoy from him soon, [...]
June 14th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
maybe they will accomodate for derek by leaving danielle of the record. she hasnt sung on-key in a decade.
August 27th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
It’s About Freedom….
For what it’s worth, I’ve been promised a copy of a recording of last night’s Caedmon’s Call show, the first real show with Derek Webb back in the band. However, there has been some confusion as to whether or not I’ll get…
August 29th, 2007 at 9:55 am
[...] Andrew Osenga has a fascinating musical background. He was frontman for the short-lived and underappreciated band The Normals (purchase their album A Place Where You Belong before it’s too late). Then, upon their dissolution, spun his music into a solid solo career featuring some amazing albums all worth purchasing. Following and alongside his solo work he has joined the band Caedmon’s Call in the last few years after Derek Webb’s departure (and subsequent rejoining). [...]
November 14th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
I saw you guys in Kerrville, Texas about 3 of 4 years ago and since then I have been trying to find the acoustic Guitar played by Cliff (maybe), I don’t really know who is who in any band. Any way it’s the one with the sound hole at the top in stead of under the strings.
BTW will the next tour include the tiny town of Kerrville? It sure would be nice. ;) Nothing else happens around here.
L8erz