Theo thought we hadn't cottoned on but we know stuff. Happy birthday mate.

We've had a month off so we were due for rehearsal.

Going through all the stuff from Defiance and the songs that are in the set is the right way to go about it...

But not nearly as fun as adding new songs.New songs! New Songs! 

I am stoked to report that the next crop of songs is proving Hard.

Good. After 10 years at the same game, turn the difficulty level up.

Back to our old ways of recording them before we bring them into the set, I mean why not eh? I was expecting the crop of songs from 5D to stay Acoustic.

Oops.

Looks like Pirouette and Sail Away have gone electric, which means i am free to treat the acoustic versions recorded for the 5D project any way I choose.

That means I could release the 5D tracks as is, without adding instrumentation. Hmmm...

Meanwhile, at the rehearsal, musical challenges!

Each of the guys thinks about the songs differently and it produces some sparks.

One of our successes has been to never minimise the tensions. They're what makes the song dynamic.

We have consciously tried to be guided by 'yes'. 'Yes' makes things interesting. 'No' has it's place, but 'yes' and a willingness to be cool about disagreeing and try it anyway, produces song that might not be what you expected, but might be really interesting in its own right.

I thought Sail Away was gonna fall over, but it found a tempo and a feel. Pirouette as an electric song was not at all what I expected, but I liked it. Another completely different style.

I got a take of us rehearsing Brave With Your Heart - this one will stay acoustic.

I think.