Midlake: The Courage of Others to be darker, matured

Midlake released The Trials of Van Occupanther in 2006, having reinvented themselves from jazz roots to indie rock, and have since become one of our favorite bands. In `07 they began recording their follow-up and released a beautiful acoustic EP, Oak and Julian. Puddlegum asked Eric Pulido a few questions about Midlake’s upcoming album:

Eric Pulido: “We have been hard at work all year on recording our forthcoming album, The Courage of Others. We still have a good amount to record, but we’re getting there. All I can say is that it will be out next year… not sure when exactly, but our hope is sooner than later.”

Puddlegum: How is the recording process going?
Eric: “Its been a long and arduous process this year, but its definitely coming along. We had hoped to be completed with the album by this time, but its taken some time to achieve the ‘magic’ as we put it, that we’re looking for. We feel like we’ve gotten better as a band and as engineers in the process and, although don’t have a completed album yet, have some great recordings to show for it.”

Puddlegum: What can you tell us about the new album? Does it fit in the vein of The Trials of Van Occupanther, closer to your jazzier roots, or a new direction?
Eric: “Well it’s much closer to Van Occupanther than jazz, but we feel like its matured a bit from that album. i will say that it is darker than Van Occupanther.”

Puddlegum: Are you recording individual tracks and overdubs, or tracking live as a band?
Eric: “We do a bit of both. The tracking usually starts with a basic live recording of maybe drums, bass, acoustics. Then we overdub the other needed parts.”

Puddlegum: What studio setup are you using? (Pro Tools, etc.)
Eric: “We have a studio in Denton and we use a system called Radar and our console is a TS12 Soundcraft.”

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