It’s been a long time since we last spoke LiO fans. We felt obliged to give you an update on what’s going on in our little world. So you’re probably wondering “is the next album done soon?” and the answer is “…sort of”. Much of it has been finished for almost two months now but we’ve had some set backs along the way. Erik has had some extreme vocal problems and hasn’t been able to sing during this time. Doctors, herbal remedies, and all the cough drops in the world haven’t been able to fix him. The good news is that he’s finally starting to get better and is undergoing vocal therapy to get back his voice. We know it’s frustrating to sit in the dark and wait for new music, so we’ve decided to share the first finished track from the album with you. The track is called Desperate and we’re trying the Radiohead “pay what you want” model for the tune. You can download it at BANDCAMP.

At NXNE this year we met lots of interesting people. One of them was Ben from My Old Kentucky Blog. He asked us to draw a picture of what our music sounds like for his blog and we couldn’t say no to an offer like that. You can check out our masterpiece HERE.

Hang in there kids. The new album will get done, we promise. We’re going to try to head to Toronto in about a month to lay down 3 more songs. And we’ll get back to playing live in October. Until then you’ll have to rock out to Desperate.

Boys & Girls,

The past 4-5 weeks I’ve been experiencing some serious voice problems. I’ve had a constant sore throat without being sick. I’ve seen a doctor, been on steroids, not spoken a word for 3 days straight, and now I’m going to see a specialist this week. It’s put the making of our new record on hold and unfortunately we’re going to have to cancel our show at the Double Door this Thursday. I’m super bummed, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. All I can do is rest and as soon as I get better we’ll wrap this album up and get back to playing shows. 

Erik

We’ve been busy the past few months working on our new album, but it’s time for a break. June is a good time for Sunday afternoon ice cream, frequent visits to your local waterhole or beach, and to see Love in October in New York or Toronto! That’s right, in the midst of all the chaos we’re going to be playing NXNE and Northside Music Festival . Check out the show page for more info. Both shows will be special. Our Canadian drummer/pseudo-member Andrew McMullen will be joining us for NXNE and Tiffany will be beating the drums in NYC. We’re going to be playing a lot of the new material we’ve been working on, so you’ll want to bootleg these shows and post it on a bunch of Chinese torrent sites and ruin our next record! Cheers my lovlies…

It's Valentine's week, and we're going to celebrate it in a big way! We're posting live acoustic versions of our songs in the BLOG section all week long. One song per day, no more, no less...so check back every day. 

Don't forget our show this Wednesday at the Elbow Room! See you there...

We have joined forces with Paste to raise money and keep awareness high by offering free mp3s to everyone who donates to help Haiti.  You can download 250+ songs, including a Love in October track, through Songs for Haiti.  100% of the proceeds will go to relief work via Doctors Without Borders, Red Cross, and Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund.  Happy downloading!

Join us this Thursday, December 3rd at the Elbo Room in Chicago, IL, USA at 11:00 p.m. CT.  We will be broadcasting worldwide on SyncLive at http://app.synclive.com?show/33724.

It's been a long time coming for all you online Love in October fans. Now you can finally by the Love in October EP on CD (for all of you who don't have a vinyl record player) and we're selling it to you dirt cheap....$5 which includes shipping!!! We're selling them at cost, so pick on up for grandma this Christmas season. Head over to the online store and pick one up.

So we've been here in NYC all week at CMJ and I'm getting to that point where my brains are fried from all the new music I've been experiencing. I've seen some great bands...and I've seen some not so great bands. But I've learned some stuff along the way that I'm going to share.

1) Labels are dead and we don't need them. We've been independent from the start and that's how we're going to remain for the foreseeable future. Our music will never be played on commercial radio and if it ever is I think it's time we throw in the towel because we're doing something wrong artistically at that point.

2) NYC & LA has no idea what's going on musically in the rest of the country. They're very savvy to what's going to in the big city...but that's about it.

3) It is possible to live on $5 a day in NYC...you just have to have low standard and seek out free meals at special events.

4) Donald Trump is a dusch.

5) Kent is a dog whisperer and specializes in French Bulldogs.

We have a radio interview on Monday on UIC radio from 2-2:30pm with a live acoustic performance! Listen online http://uicradio.pages.uic.edu/listen.php

Erik is going to also be doing a TV interview on TUesday with Echo TV for a later airdate.