New Laura Boggs album this fall!

Huge news for the Rev: Laura Boggs, one of the founding members of our group and creator of our very first release, has announced that she is going into the studio this summer to record a brand new album! Murder Ballads and Lies will be recorded by fellow the Rev artist Jon Krakat, mastermind behind the enigmatic Xylophones, and all signs point to a fall release.

We’re still somewhat reeling from the news here at the Rev offices. First thing yesterday morning I received an email from Laura, who had previously declared that her quickly impending nuptiuals (Oh god I still haven’t RSVPed. I wonder if I missed the deadline?) would prevent her from making an album this summer. Well, she apparently changed her mind. Suddenly, there was a flurry of activity. Before I even knew what hit me, she’s recruiting people to be on the record, sending out a request for album art, and having me look up the licensing rights for a cover that I certainly wouldn’t want to ruin but am willing to tell you will knock your damn socks off.

The thing about Laura is that she has initiative. When I first asked to put out her album in the summer of 2006, she was by far not the first I had recruited into the Rev collective. But she was the first to actually call the next morning and say “Alright, album. Let’s do this.” She essentially birthed the Rev; I was forced to launch with my ducks arguably in the same room but surely not in a row due to the simple fact that a record was done and we needed to put it out.

Laura is attacking this new record with that same ferocity, and it wouldn’t surprise me at all  if we were ready to announce a release date in the next few weeks. Watch this space.

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