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Album session update

29 Jun

We spent last night in the studio working on bass and guitar overdubs on the new song “Even With You”. As promised, we’re documenting as we go, so enjoy this little video clip.

All studio session clips are posted on thegenuinefakes.tv.

Together We Are Not Alone – now out on Spotify

29 Jun

The compilation album that was released on 27 April this year to raise funds for the victims of the tsunami in Japan is now available on Spotify. Our contribution to the album is “I Wanna Be a Stranger” – a rockin’ tune from the first album sessions that has previously only been released on a bonus disc accompanying our debut in the US.

You can buy Together We Are Not Alone through Thistime Records Bandcamp page.

Together We Are Not Alone

Together We Are Not Alone

 

“Like” us on Facebook – get free downloads!

8 Jun

If you go to our Facebook page and click “Like” you will be able to download all three singles from our debut album for free!

Fakin’ it in the studio

30 May

This weekend we got A LOT done. Actually, for once everything went just according to plan. We managed to nail all the drum tracks on 14 songs! Johnny was on fire and we averaged one song per hour. Even unmixed it sounds killer and we’re confident we will outshine ourselves both musically and sonically with this album. Out plan now is to finish the songs one by one, and not work ourselves through the all songs one instrument at a time like we did for the last album. That way, every song will get the attention it deserves and we believe the result will be a lot better.

Sadly enough, we couldn’t get the live link at thegenuinefakes.tv to work due to poor network connectivity issues, but we recorded a couple of snippets that you can check out below. We’re going to continue film our sessions and all of them will be uploaded on our YouTube channel and thegenuinefakes.tv as we go along. You can also check out some of Tommy’s photos on Flickr.

Stay tuned for more photos!

New album sessions

27 May

Today we enter the studio to start recording the new album! We’re going to try and get the live stream working at thegenuinefakes.tv so you can hang with us. However, we’ve got limited 3G connection down there, and no wifi yet, so it might not run as smoothly as we’d like. Keep your fingers crossed!

We’re going to do it like we’ve always done it – DIY style. We’ve got our own studio and our own gear and we’re going to keep creative control over the whole recording process. We’ve toyed with the idea of taking in an external producer (and we might still do that for a song or two if need be) but after spending three years working on the last album we really know our sound and how to get the best results in the studio. We’ve hired our good friend and guru Per Björling to help out with setting up the drum mics, though. For the last album we recorded “Irreplaceable” and “Mindset” at Eastman Studios here in Stockholm and that drum session sounded best by far, so we’re striving to make this new album in the same fashion. If you listen closely to The Striped Album you will hear there’s a difference. It was quite tricky to get three different drum sessions sounding homogenous, but I think it turned out quite well in the end. Recording the drums is the most crucial part of the recording process so it’s important that we get it right straight away. Last time we had to scrap a whole session because of phase issues (such noobs, right?!) and start over from scratch. But it was just as well ’cause we weren’t completely happy with the arrangements anyway.

Well, we’ve got 15-odd songs to nail so we best get crackin’!

See you in the dungeon! :)

// Joey

Musoscribe reviews The Striped Album

16 May

Bill Kopp of Musoscribe says great things about our debut album.

“The Genuine Fakes’ recipe is equal parts Owsley powerpop and early 2000s pop-punk, expertly played and with dollops of catchy riffs.”

Read the whole review

Coming soon – The Genuine Fakes TV!

2 May

Soon we will begin recording the next album. If you’ve ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in the recording studio, here’s your chance! We’ve set up a live stream channel at thegenuinefakes.tv where you will be able to follow our progress in the studio. You will also be able to see the next broadcasting date there. We’ll get back to you with info on when we’re going live so you can tune in.

Together We Are Not Alone – out today

27 Apr

The Japan relief compilation album Together We Are Not Alone (Thistime Records) is out today. You can get it on Bandcamp and iTunes Japan. You get 27 songs for $12 USD, but you can pay more if you like. Donate generously, as all profit from the compilation goes to the Red Cross. We have contributed a song called “I Wanna Be a Stranger”, which has previously only been available on the bonus disc accompanying The Striped Album in the US. Featured artists are The Posies, Bleu, The Wellingtons etc. Johan Bergqvist (a.k.a. Joey Fake) also contributes a brand new solo track.

Absolute Powerpop reviews The Striped Album

20 Apr

Another great album review just in from Absolute Powerpop.

“It’s one well-constructed power pop track after another, complete with hooks and melodies galore.”

The Genuine Fakes on Japan charity album

11 Apr

Our Japanese label Thistime Records is putting out an album on iTunes and Bandcamp on April 27 in order to raise money for the earthquake/tsunami relief efforts. We have contributed the song “I Wanna Be a Stranger”, which has previously only been available on the bonus disc accompanying “The Striped Album” in the US. I’ve also offered up a solo tune called “Cul-de-sac” that I’ve recorded for my next solo album. In our safe part of the world it feels like it’s hard to do something to help, so we welcomed this opportunity when we were approached with the charity disc idea. A specific bandcamp page will be made for it and as soon as it’s up and running we’ll let you know.

// Joey

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