BNL Finish Recording

07/29/09 12:12pm

by Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack)

That was a quickie. Barenaked Ladies have finished recording tracks for their upcoming twelfth studio album, which is the follow-up to last year's Snack Time children's album and their first disc without former frontman Steven Page.

Drummer Tyler Stewart updated fans with the band's recent activities in a post on the band's official website on Friday.

"Holy Crap -- that's finally it!" Stewart wrote. "After 19 days of work shopping and arranging and 37 days of recording, we're finished the heavy lifting on this, the 12th Studio Album from Barenaked Ladies.

"It's been both challenging and incredibly rewarding over the past three and a half months. We've undertaken our first recording as a 4pc, changed up our management, and we even got out to play a bunch of rock shows for y'all. As of today, the super-genius Mix God who is Bob Clearmountain [The Rolling Stones, Bryan Adams] has completed 12 songs out of the 18 we recorded and we absolutely love the way they're sounding.

"It's actually kind of Bittersweet right now, as we wrap up things at Jimmy C's [bassist and engineer Jim Creeggan] and get ready for a few weeks of R&R ('cept Kev, [keyboardist Kevin Hearn], who never stops. I'll miss the collaboration and the joyous unity of these sessions."

The collaboration isn't the only thing Stewart will miss. While recording, the band spent time bonding over BBQ fare cooked on Stewart's "Big Green Egg" BBQ, a gift from fellow band member Creeggan.

"I kinda approached the last few meals of Tychow like they were feasts of accomplishment," the drummer wrote. "I think we may have started a tradition with this cooking thing. It's great to have everyone around the table, enjoying home-made food after toiling in the Music Mine all day!

"What sweet slavery though, cause this has been the best workplace environment ever for this band. Uncle Tyler highly recommends doing a job you love, with dynamic and exciting people who are committed to each other and to creating great things. That's what this process has been like and as my main man George Gershwin once said, It's nice work if you can get it..."

Watch Stewart getting some much-deserved rest:

Barenaked Ladies will play these shows:

Sept. 5 Rockford, IL @ On The Waterfront
Oct. 7 Fresno, CA @ Paul Paul Theater (Big Fresno Fair)
Oct. 9 Primm, NV @ Star Of The Desert Amphitheatre

You can see Kevin Hearn & Thinbuckle here:

July 30 Toronto, ON @ Dakota Tavern
July 31 Wakefield, QC @ The Black Sheep Inn
Aug. 9 Chicago, IL @ Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
Aug. 12 Huntsville, ON @ Algonquin Theatre
Aug. 19 Burk's Falls, ON @ Burk's Falls Town Theatre w/Hawksley Workman
Sept. 26-27 Toronto, ON @ Enwave Theatre (Abbey Road Sessions with The Art Of Time Ensemble)