Happy New Year!
2011 was an incredible year for the Rival Boys clan. We released our first full length album, played more shows than any other year in our short history (2012 will be 5 years in November!), and made new friends with some great Canadian bands.
The positive response we've been getting from our album is amazing. We are so grateful to any one who bought it, downloaded it, or came out to a show this past year. We can feel kind of insulated when we hear our old songs over and over again in our rehearsal space - so it's an excellent feeling when a people come up to you after a show and says how much they like the record.
2012 is shaping up to be an even better year for us. We spent the fall of last year recording some demos of new songs, with the hopes of recording another full length album soon. We hope to re-enter the studio very soon to continue the pre-production of this next project. One of the tracks we recorded can now be downloaded on our bandcamp page! FREE!
Looking back on last year, here are my favourite band memories... ahh how I love looking back fondly at these moments:
The last recording session for our album! Our friends came to help sing on 'Recovery':
Releasing our record at the Garrison, our friends made this amazing cake!:
Riding back and forth on our bikes to the rehearsal space on the bike path near our house:
Seeing Wax Mannequin at Kazoo Fest in Guelph was AMAZING. Maybe the best show I've seen all year:
Playing with the dogs at the Fortnight Farm Fest in Guelph and sitting on a bale of hay at the same time was the best show environment for everyone involved. That plus free beer? The best"
Recording at Riverworks Studio! We always have awesome times with Mike Rocha:
Happy 2012!
