about secondhand serenade

SECONDHAND SERENADE
EXPECT IT: March (GLASSNOTE/WARNER BROS.)
Secondhand Serenade fans might be surprised by the decidedly un-"Fall For You" direction of the band's upcoming album. "It has a lot more upbeat, aggressive songs than the last record," explains vocalist/guitarist/pianist John Vesely. "I think it's overall a lot more dynamic. It definitely isn't the same song over and over again." The band wrapped up two months of recording with Aaron Johnson (Cartel, the Fray). "Aaron was the perfect fit," Vesely says. "It was really fun to work with him because there's always give and take, which I was looking for. But he always respected exactly what I was trying to do. It was a perfect situation." Secondhand Serenade's previous releases, 2007's Awake and 2008's A Twist In My Story, differed drastically in approach, with the homemade feel of the former and the full-band approach of the latter: While Vesely continues to use other musicians to flesh out his songs, he also composed many alone. "I actually wrote a lot more of the songs on piano this time around," he explains. "I just started playing piano a month or two before [writing 'Fall For You']. It was literally the first song I learned on piano." Vesely's musical maturation and confidence stretch throughout the upcoming album, which he considers his finest work yet. "I just love this record," he says. "I fell in love with it the second I started talking about it conceptually, and I think it turned out exactly how we wanted it."


source : thesoundloft.com
can't wait till march 2010 :)