Jeez, it took me long enough.
I got my album artwork back from Aaron Belyea at Alphabet Arm Design today. I’ve been friends with him since our slacker-kid days in the Boston music scene, but he has since become a formidable presence in the world of graphic design. In 1997, our band convinced Irving Azoff to let Aaron, a fledgling graphic artist/indie rocker design the final Letters To Cleo album, “Go!” and I have not used or recommended anyone but him for this kind of work since. Even though he’s a fancy-pants award winner now, he still takes my calls and churns out the brilliance super fast for my procrastinator ass. He understands me.
My new album Weaponize will be dropping on yo ass May 27, 2008. Pre-sale of CD & vinyl coming soon.
xok
May 3rd, 2008 at 3:14 am
It’s very nice. I stll think you should give Faustus a try for album art sometime.
You in Japanimation would look cool.
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:45 am
I like the cover art. Any plans to sell some of the song that did not make the final album cut like Work is For Suckers on itunes or myspace?
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:49 am
Thank you Kay and USA Mike! Congrats on what I strongly assume will be the best of your music collaborations to date (the best overall collab being Z+H). Cheers.
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:12 am
Yay! Finally! Looks gorgeous. Can’t wait to hear it in order.
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:01 am
yayyyyyy!! thats really good news!!
oh. and it looks amazing!
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May 3rd, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Vinyl?! Ahhhh, now I have to buy it twice! Oh well…
May 4th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Let’s see, two CDs (always need a backup copy), one vinyl, and maybe a downloaded copy from iTunes…
Beats the heck out of the old days, mail-ordering Australia for LTC cassingles with heretofore unreleased B-sides.
Let’s just hope there’s not a Japan-only, 33-track ‘Hello Kitty’ flexi-disc option. Ordering that would definitely get
me on a couple governmental lists.
“Hi, I live in your neighborhood, and the State requires that I identify myself as a Kay Hanley fan…”
May 4th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
this is quite the exciting news!! and the artwork looks MUCH better than the plain brown paper sack i suggested. i will be sure to buy two so we can add one to ye olde radio station liberry.
May 4th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Awesome! Thank god for the blog and the RSS feed so I can keep up with you.
May 5th, 2008 at 9:02 am
So glad to see 17 made the album. Love that demo!
May 5th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Finally! Grats Kay and so looking forward to this!!
May 7th, 2008 at 5:44 am
“Go!” is one of the finest album designs I’ve ever seen. “Push button and wait for rock.” I quoted that in the review I wrote of it in my college paper and said, “Yeah, that basically sums it up.” I can’t wait to hear the new record; I’ll be playing it all summer and buying copies as gifts for friends. Bring it on. And please make many more.
May 7th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
It’s about time! I’ve been jonesing for a new KH release since…..forever!
I’ll admit that I’m bummed Work Is For Suckers didn’t make the cut tho…
Album art rocks!! I had to do a double take to see the weapons as I was clearly trying to see which songs made the cut.
Anywayz….any possible L.A. show to coincide with the album “drop”?
PLEASE!!!!!!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
May 28 & 29 at the Troubadour!!!
May 8th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Looks killer. Put me down for one vinyl copy.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Been waiting and looking for this CD a long time. Will so gladly be purchasing. I am also interested in “Work is for Suckers”. Could you comment back for the 2 of us needing that tune???
Thanks!
May 11th, 2008 at 2:11 am
Oh yeah….I completely spaced on that/those shows. Will you be selling the new CD there? I can’t wait. I’ll be there. It’s been like a year and a half since I saw you @ Spaceland.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Dude, he makes you look even cooler than you already are. I didn’t think that was possible. You look almost as cool as ME!
May 14th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Soooo, excited for this. Was listening to some old Cleo this morning, just thinking it would be nice to have a new Kay album. Sweet!
May 15th, 2008 at 9:59 am
So when can I orrrrrrrrrrrderrrrrrrrrrr?!?!?
May 22nd, 2008 at 7:42 pm
I’m so horribly out of the loop - a new album! So exciting! I cannot wait! I love exclamation points apparently!
May 28th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
This looks soooooooooooooo GOOD!
May 29th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
I guess I get it — you’ll not be selling Work is for Suckers, huh? I have purchased six (6) songs from weaponize and would like the “popcorn song” too. If not, then not. I will say what I have is fantastically rockin’ music.