California Wives

Greetings!

We realize it’s been a long time since we reconnected about any news regarding California Wives. Rest assured, we have been very busy connecting the dots over here in Chicago. At the moment, we have a bank of new songs that have been in multiple stages of the demo-ing process…some finished, some half way there, some just beginning.  It has always been our plan to record a full-length record, something that contains versions of songs that we hear in our own heads.  Planning that record has been a very difficult process, starting with the business and working our way back to the actual recording process. For any young indie band, finding the right combination to make a proper record means being able to balance many different issues. Finding the right producer, the right studio, the right funding, the right timing…these are all important pieces to the puzzle and no record will be quite right unless you can cover all of it. We’re also learning that making a record is first and foremost an emotional process. Sure, getting the songs to tape is the pragmatist’s view of making albums. But these songs all have deep meaning to us and making sure they are done properly is by far the most important issue. What keeps us going is that in one way or another, more songs will be released and we will continue to push ourselves in new and more challenging directions. The format may change or the process may snake its way around to new places, but the end product will always be California Wives. We’re also doing our very best to keep our live shows up and running. Going through the setlist is actually a very refreshing process for us. Recording can make the life of a band seem very fragmented, inching along, take-by-take until a song is released. But there is a momentum and understanding unrivaled by playing together as a group. It’s a very “I get it” moment. We apologize for the long delay in getting new stuff out there and making our way to your neck of the woods, but rest assured, we’re doing our very best to keep making art in our own way in the quickest way possible! Thank you for all the love and support we’ve received so far and we are very optimistic for the new days to come! And as always, we’ll keep you up-to-date as soon as we know more.

All the best,

Jayson/Dan/Hans/Joe