Well we’ve just finished what I’m pretty sure was my favorite year of touring. Ever. Thanks to everyone who came to see our gigs, bought and/or listened to our records, wore our t shirts, watched our videos, read or wrote articles about us, and generally enjoyed us in any ways that I haven’t thought of here.

It has been brought to my attention that there is something I need to clarify before I can go on vacation though:

Traditionally it takes us about a year and a half to make a record. About halfway through I need to organize lyrics and arrangements, then again months later before the record is finished. This part takes anywhere from a week to a couple months (in the worst case scenario) depending upon how much procrastinating I’ve done in regards to lyrics. Unless you have a songwriting partner, no one can help you with this. These are long, dark unhappy days generally.

In the multitude of interviews this year I was asked repeatedly if I felt badly about Zia and Brent writing ‘This is the Tide’, as though I had been put out to pasture. Jeez. My usual reply was that I was the one who got to come in for an hour and a half while they spent fifteen hour days working out the tedium of details, but apparently this made it sound like traditionally I make the records while they breeze through for an hour and a half whenever they’re feeling whimsical. That is a ridiculous interpretation, and now that I’ve cleared it up i’m officially on vacation.

Hooray and Merry Christmas everyone.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR