MUSIC BY MONAHANS. LYRICS BY GREG VANDERPOOL ©2010 SIDE FOUR MUSIC/ASCAP

PRODUCED BY MILTON MAPES

BRITTON BEISENHERZ - ELECTRIC GUITAR, HAND DRUM
ROBERTO SANCHEZ - DRUMS, PERCUSSION, HARMONICA
GREG VANDERPOOL - VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITARS, DOBRO
JOSHUA ZARBO - BASS, BELLS
with SINEAD O'CONNOR - VOCALS

RECORDED AND MIXED BY BRITTON BEISENHERZ AT RAMBLE CREEK, AUSTIN, TX, JUNE-DECEMBER 2010
ASSISTED BY ADAM JESSUP
ADDITIONAL RECORDING BY JOHN REYNOLDS IN DUBLIN, IRELAND, NOVEMBER 2010 

MASTERED BY JIM WILSON, BOULDER, CO

Seabirds, Featuring Sinead O'Connor

MUSIC BY MONAHANS. LYRICS BY GREG VANDERPOOL ©2010 SIDE FOUR MUSIC/ASCAP

PRODUCED BY MILTON MAPES

BRITTON BEISENHERZ - FENDER RHODES, PERCUSSION, LOOPS
ROBERTO SANCHEZ - DRUMS, SYNTH, PERCUSSION
GREG VANDERPOOL - ELECTRIC GUITARS, VOCALS
JOSHUA ZARBO - BASS

RECORDED AND MIXED BY BRITTON BEISENHERZ AT RAMBLE CREEK, AUSTIN, TX , MAR-APR 2010
PRELIMINARY RECORDING ON LOCATION IN VAN HORN, TX, OCT 2009

MASTERED BY JIM WILSON AT AIRSHOW, BOULDER, CO

Track 2 "Roam An Empty Space" was built on the original drum tracks and rural drone from an earlier sketch under the working title "Real Gone". The chord progression was inverted from the ranch recording with alternate lyrics that were developed in the subsequent months. Overdubs were added at Ramble Creek in Austin the weeks following SXSW, including the "ghost vocal" track sung through Britton's homemade microphone (comprised of a Brawny paper towel spool and old phone parts). 

Roam An Empty Space

MUSIC BY MONAHANS. LYRICS BY GREG VANDERPOOL ©2010 SIDE FOUR MUSIC/ASCAP

PRODUCED BY MILTON MAPES

BRITTON BEISENHERZ - ELECTRIC GUITARS
ROBERTO SANCHEZ - DRUMS, ROLAND TR-707, SYNTH
GREG VANDERPOOL - VOCALS
JOSHUA ZARBO - BASS

RECORDED AND MIXED BY BRITTON BEISENHERZ AT RAMBLE CREEK, AUSTIN, TX, SEPTEMBER 2010

MASTERED BY JIM WILSON, BOULDER, CO


September arrived in Austin along with the remnants of Hurricane Hermine, and we found ourselves scrambling a bit to come up with a new song for this month. 'Diamonds' began as a synth-heavy instrumental that Rob tracked at his Static West home studio earlier this summer. It had a great upbeat-yet-melancholy feel with a deceptively interesting drum beat that we thought would provide a nice balance in relation to the 2010 series thus far. But there was no vocal melody or lyrical content of which to speak (yikes!). We forged ahead, knowing that a little pressure often yields happy results, and in the process of learning parts and exploring a theme for 'Diamonds' we developed another tune with a similar chord structure but a much different tone. Sometimes you just have to jump in and see where the process takes you, and we were all very pleased with the outcome.


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