We’re excited to say that this month our new record, “The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry“, was officially released nationally.  This month also marks the anniversary of the infamous “Boston Tea Party“, an event which rattled Boston and inspired a (soon to be) nation, and it’s captivated our imaginations ever since.  It was in the spirit of the Sons of Liberty, the group of Bostonian rebels who led the Boston Tea Party, that the song “The King Can Drink the Harbor Dry” came about.  The chorus of the song eventually lent it’s lyrics to the title of the new record.  I wrote the majority of the song over a year ago, but it wasn’t until a few months ago that we finished recording it with the band – while the song was finished a bit late to make the new album, we’ve included it, along with several other favorites from the “King” sessions, on a bonus EP of sorts that’s available free with the purchase of our new record from our online store.  You can find the store by clicking here or the picture below…the EP is called “William Dawes and Other Forgotten Gems“…

To celebrate the release of the new album…and the Boston Tea Party…we’re posting the song “The King Can Drink the Harbor Dry” as a free download. To listen to it, check out the player on the upper right corner of the site. The new song is the second one in the player. To download it, use the Free Song widget below or click the link below to download the mp3…

The Dimes – The King Can Drink the Harbor Dry (single)

Have a great week and hope to see you soon -

Johnny

Hey y’all – hope you had a good weekend. Ours was a busy one…

We spent the day Saturday recording at Pierre’s place, mainly working on “Robert Goddard” and “Abigail, Don’t Be Long” for the new record.  We recorded a demo version of “Robert Goddard” the night before, just acoustic guitar and vocal (recorded twice over the top of each other) – it’s a bit slower than the version I play with the band, but it’s a nice listen. We ended up tracking what will most likely be the album version on Sunday, recording to the original demo from this past July – that said, I thought you might like to hear (or download) the acoustic version that would otherwise never be heard. Just click the player link below:

The Dimes – Robert Goddard (acoustic demo)

Sunday we spent the day at Secret Society Studios here in Portland – it’s a beautiful studio to record in, and Jordan, the house engineer there, is a great guy and incredible to work with. We spent most of the day recording a song called “Paul Revere“, a tune that became something of a favorite at shows last fall. Towards the end of the day I got a chance to do a little piano and vocal work on “Abigail, Don’t Be Long” as well. We all had a great time and we took a few pictures…

Have a great rest of the week – drink your coffee…we’ll post more soon -

Johnny

Some friends of ours from Boston, who now live in the Portland area, brought us a few pictures from their trip back east over the holidays…thanks Mike and Carmen for the pics!