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Normal History Vol. 302: The Art Of David Lester

Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 30-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.

Remember back in September when we went on tour to promote our new album? Perhaps you looked at some of the articles and interview content that I have linked over the past few months. Would you then be surprised to learn that the album—the physical CDs and LPs—have not yet arrived in stores? The LP is still at the record pressing plant, and the label is waiting to put both the CD and LP into distribution at the same time.

As a basically DIY group, it’s difficult not to become immersed in all the aspects of making and releasing an album. Once you’ve started booking tours and scheduling interviews, the content—the words and music—starts to fade. I’ve said a lot about the songs on the album, but now I find out that the physical album isn’t even out yet. Should I start my promotional campaign again, at the beginning, describing the songs and the overall idea behind the album? I feel like an idiot for having said everything I wanted to say about this album on a schedule that didn’t relate to its release.

Now what?

“Water Cuts My Hands” from Water Cuts My Hands (K, 1991; Matador, 1991; Smarten Up!, 2003) (download):