Monica Richards – “Pride”

My dear friend Monica Richards has released Pride, a new digital single from her upcoming album Naiades. The song features guitars and bass by renowned horror writer (and erstwhile DC punk) Steve Niles, who played on about half of the album. I co-produced and mixed it all at The Eye Socket, and added drums to a few songs (including Pride).

Naiades is a unique and very exciting project. The CD will include not only an album of Monica’s strongest music to date, but a beautifully packaged 32-page hardcover board book with original artwork from some of the most remarkable names in comic and pop art: Bernie Wrightson, James O’Barr, Bill Sienkiewicz, Kelley Jones, Chrissie Zullo, and many others! The album is set for release in January 2012 on Danse Macabre Records.

Pride is available now from Amazon and iTunes. Visit monicarichards.com for more information.

Wooden Robot – Unless They’re Weird, Your Kids Will Eat It

Santa Monica, California rockers Wooden Robot have released their debut album Unless They’re Weird, Your Kids Will Eat It. The members of Wooden Robot combine hard rock, alternative and metal influences into their own distinctive sound. I mixed about half of the album (seven tracks) at The Eye Socket.

The album is available now from iTunes and Amazon, with a Kickstarter project underway to fund a CD pressing. Visit the band’s website and sign up for their mailing list to receive two free tracks from the album.