"Outlines", the fourth album from Peter Doran is due for release this Autumn.
My fourth album, "Outlines" has crossed the finish line! The album was mastered on Monday by Roger Seibel of SAE Mastering, in Arizona. Roger did an amazing job and the record sounds absolutely gorgeous! I chose Roger because he has mastered albums from many of my favourite singer/songwriters including Bill Callahan, Alela Diane, Laura Veirs, The Decemberists and Elliot Smith. He's pretty much the man for this genre of music. Outlines clocks in at 38 minutes 46 seconds and has 10 songs:1. Moon
2. Always Kind
3. Puzzle Box
4. The World is Wide
5. Do (What I do)
6. Tug
7. Bright White Hearts
8. Out of Time
9. Things You're Dreaming of
10. Waves
When we started this project last October, we had the idea to try and make the album ourselves. I had done the whole big studio thing on "Overhead the Stars" and was curious about taking a more humble approach this time. All we had was a really nice room, a couple of good microphones and an old Roland 24 track studio. No Pro-Tools, No Swimming Pool and No enormous Studio bills.
We went in with no expectations and no pressure. What we came out with was the most natural piece of work that I've ever made. It has come together with a rhythm and flow that seems perfect to me. The recording process was so simple, there were no discussions about how we should make the record sound, or what kind of direction we should we take with the production. All those decisions were kind of off the table. This isn't an album that's been sculpted from the ground up in order to meet certain ideals. The album is a marriage of the songs, the musicians and the room. That's all we had. This is a performance album. There is no auto-tune on this record because I don't have it on the studio. There are pretty much zero edits or drop ins. All the vocals and acoustic parts were played together in one take, in one room. It was all about waiting for the right performance, one that felt as good and as natural as breathing. The music had to flow and not be forced in any way. There is no straining in these recordings, no grasping for the epic. I cleared my mind of everything but the song, pressed record and played.
