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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 that they should take a page from the playbook of their former opening act and do as he did: if you pre-ordered his latest release, Recovery, you got a digital download of the entire at the time of purchase. I have zero idea whether or not Caedmon’s plans this for Overdressed or not, but … consider this a petition to request that. I know it costs more in the programming side of the house, but I know that it’s feasible, and I have to think that it’s good for the fans.

If you agree, comment here or write it up on your own Weblog and link to us. Have your voice heard.

[And yes, I really am operating in a vacuum here---I haven't asked the band about this, and I haven't talked to Bryan, who's certainly more in-the-know on this than I am, about it. But I'm fine with that---and if I look like the big dummy, well, that won't be the first time. But if it goes right, well, in the words of Major Benson Winnifred Payne, "Who's de dummy now?!"]

The dummy is me: I made this petition and didn’t mention pre-orders of Derek’s last album through TheRingingBell.com? Thanks to everyone who already gave me a hard time about this. I will now go listen to “Friends Are Friends Forever” five times straight as penance.

so…news that was leaked this past week has been confirmed by Andy Osenga.

Caedmon’s Call’s next studio release will be titled Overdressed, and it will be out on August 28th, 2007.

We know a lot more about this record than we can divulge at this time, but suffice it to say that our expectations are very high.

Keep it tuned here as more information on this project begins to surface.

according to former Caedmon’s member Derek Webb, (who’s new album is available for pre-order here), there’s a song on the upcoming Caedmon’s album called “Trouble”.

How does he know this? Your guess is as good as ours. But to prove that he’s not just blowing smoke, he actually played the song in concert in Plano, TX on Wednesday night. And through the magic of the algorenet, here it is for you.

thanks to Rumor Forum user Eustace for the recording

The following email was sent out by the band today:

This is Bryan Allain from www.caedmonscall.net. When the band asked me to share a few words about their upcoming record, In the Company of Angels 2: The World Will Sing, I jumped at the chance. I’ve had the pre-release for a few months now and I think it’s a great record. I really feel like if any one of us had the chance to sit down with the band in a small room to worship God together; these are the songs that we would sing. It’s worship exactly as you expect Caedmon’s to do it: honestly, passionately, and artistically.

Andy Osenga (guitarist/vocalist for Caedmon’s) echoed those thoughts on our Rumor Forum back in November when he said of the album, “It’s another side of the band and I think it captures it honestly, and to me, it’s a good Christian record, in that some of the songs really lead me to reflect on God and His love for us.” I couldn’t agree more with Andy.

The record itself is not the only thing that I’m excited about. Behind the scenes we’ve been working on some unique promotional opportunities that we think you’ll be interested in. We’re giving everyone a chance to sneak preview five full songs off the new record if they’re willing to let their friends know that it’s coming out – visit www.inthecompanyofangels2.com

We’re also hoping to put hundreds of pre-releases into the hands of worship pastors/leaders around the country so they can use the songs in their corporate worship services. Please email your worship pastor/leader with this link: www.inthecompanyofangels2.com

The band will even be calling random fans to get their opinion of the record, so don’t be surprised if a Houston area code shows up on your Caller ID. Like I said, there’s a lot of great stuff going on. Here’s some more info on the specifics of our promotions:

For Caedmon’s Call Fans – listen to 5 full songs! Go to www.inthecompanyofangels2.com

For Worship Pastors – get your free CD today!

Go to www.inthecompanyofangels2.com

Those of you out there who are heavy iTunes users might have noticed that Caedmon’s was actually on the front page of the Music Store as of last night! Go download the new single from ITCOA2 and write a review if you like it. Also, be on the lookout in the next couple of weeks for a major promotional push that the label is going to do with this album for worship pastors. If you are one or you know one, keep them tuned here…

We swore to ourselves that we would never go more than 85 days without a new rumor, so finally we’re back with some Caedmon’s news. It appears the band will be putting out a CD in 2005 after all. In what they hope will be an extension of Share the Well, the band will be putting together another worship project in the next few months. Like StW, it will be heavily influenced by world music and will feature the writing talents of bandmates Josh Moore and Andy Osenga, as well as singer/songwriter Randall Goodgame. The disc will likely feature songs left over from the Share the Well writing sessions as well as new songs penned specifically for this project. No word yet on a title or release date, but we will keep you posted if we hear anything.

Word on the street is that the new Caedmon’s Call album will be called Share the Well. Not that it matters, but we here at the dotnet give the moniker our stamp of full approval.

Here’s a few news items on the band that you may not have noticed over the past two weeks: CMCentral’s story on the band’s new record (due out October 12) details the overseas influences and experiences the band has had recently and their story on the many children who have been sponsored through Compassion International thanks to Caedmon’s Call. Meanwhile, the band entered the studio on May 10th to begin recording for their yet to be named Fall release. They are rumored to be working in the studio with Todd Robbins—who should not be confused with Todd Collins of Gotee Records—and all reports out of the studio have been positive. We hope to have some clips for you soon.

It’s a great day to be a Caedmon’s Call fan. Today marks the release of Chronicles, a collection of the best Caedmon’s Call songs from the past ten years. Make sure you pick one up as soon as possible. We’re also happy to report that the release of this CD was accompanied by the news that Andrew Osenga has been announced as an official member of the band. (better late than never, right?). Congrats Andy! Finally, keep the band in your prayers as they head out tomorrow for Ecuador and then onto Brazil next week. The band was gracious enough to invite [caedmonscall.net] founder, Bryan, along on the trip to Ecuador, so be looking for a full report of what’s going on with the new record in the coming weeks.

If you have ordered Andrew Osenga’s Souvenirs and Postcards through [rocksmyfaceoff.net], we wanted to give you an update: delays at the CD-pressing facility have delayed the shipment of the CD’s to Andy. Andy has all the orders ready to go as soon as he gets a box full of CD’s. Thanks for your patience.