• What is it be called?
• Why that?
• When will the new CD be out?
• Have they finished it yet?
• Who is producing this one?
• Do we know the tracks yet?
• Have they played the songs yet?
• Will they do it again?
• What has been said about the songs?
• Do we know any lyrics yet?
• Where can I hear the songs
• Would I have heard any of them before?
• Is there any change in the line up like with Ben and Dan on RTS?
• Will they be playing the new songs on the July Tour
• What is the first single
• What do I do if I get more info?

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• What is it be called?

  The title 'this desert life'.
  
  

• Why that?

  The album's title is a line from a song, High Life. He's talking about being alittle wiped out by the nightlife.
  
  The lyrics go:
  There's a nightlife falling down on me,
  I just feel like a change,
  Beneath the sun and the summer,
  A sea of flowers won't bloom without the rain.
  But, oh this desert life,
  This high life here at the dying end of the day,
  I wasn't made for this scene, but I was made in this scene,
  And baby, that's just my way."
  
  

• When will the new CD be out?

  its out (Nov 2)
  
  

• Have they finished it yet?

  Yes - its out (Nov 2)
  
  

• Who is producing this one?

  It is being co-produced by David Herring (Throwing Muses, Camper Van Beethoven) and David Lowery (Cracker).
  
  

• Do we know the tracks yet?

  • Four Days
  • Saint Robinson In His Cadillac Dream
  • Amy Hit the Atmosphere
  • Speedway
  • High Life
  • I Wish I Was A Girl
  • All My Friends
  • Mrs. Potter's Lullaby
  • Hangin' Around
  • Colorblind
  • Baby, I'm A Big Star Now (Not on CD - maybe b-side of first single)
  • Kid Things (Not now officially on CD - probably as hidden track)
  
  
  

• Have they played the songs yet?

  They played some at the Viper Room shows a while back and Adam played Four Days and Mrs. Potters' Lullaby in April with the Continental Drifters. Some were also played July 1 in LA. Recently, they played most of the new ones during their mini-tour.
  
  

• Will they do it again?

  They just played July 1 in LA. They have been known to play at the Viper Room as practice gigs before the release and would more than likely do it again this time They have also done a few small university dates and press dates around Europe - before the tour proper.
  
  

• What has been said about the songs?

  'The new songs sound great.'

  "Amy Hit the Atmosphere" has a psychedelic feel, combining classic Duritz lyrics ("Amy hit the atmosphere/Caught herself a rocket ride/Out of the gutter/And she's never coming back") with a Beatles-esque chorus and trippy guitar.

  "Speedway" is a moody, confessional number ("I get so nervous I'm shaking/Get so I have no pride at all/Gets so bad but I keep comin' back for more ...") featuring '60s organ and low, cool guitars.

  Duritz reflected on a few of the band's new songs, describing:

  "Hanging Around" as being "like a hip-hop Beatles song ... about growing up and being a bum and getting stoned all the time in Berkeley [Calif.]"

  "High Life" as having a "looping Talking Heads sound. It's got that Wurlitzer-teardrop sound."

  as performed onstage in New Orleans;
  "Four Days" is an uptempo, insistent riff-rocker, cut from the "Mr. Jones" cloth.

  "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" is far less forgettable, an epic ballad that, if DGC gets its way, will saturate radio later this year. It's somewhat like "A Long December," but with an arguably stronger hook in its rather plaintive, soaring chorus'
  
  

• Do we know any lyrics yet?

  Visit the 'this desert life' Lyrics Page

  EXCLUSIVE 4 Days- ADAM'S LYRIC SHEET EXCLUSIVE Mrs. Potter - ADAM'S LYRIC SHEET
  
  

• Where can I hear the songs

  Buy it!
  
  

• Would I have heard any of them before?

  Colorblind was on the soundtrack for Cruel Intentions. This has also been played regularly on the radio recently. Baby, I'm A Big Star Now was featured at the end of Rounders, but will not be on any soundtrack - is not on TDL but is on the Hanginaround single.
  
  

• Is there any change in the line up like with Ben and Dan on RTS?

  Maybe!! - David Immergluck is coming to tour with them, but is not as of yet an official band-member. We wait and see.
  
  

• Will they be playing the new songs on the July Tour

  Yes - they played most of them.
  
  

• What is the first single?

  Hanginaround is released as a European 2CD set - b-sides feature live versions from the Boulder shows and Baby I'm A Big Star Now!
  
  

• What do I do if I get more info?

  Simple - Email me at ccfaq@geocities.com

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