What started off as an experiment between Drew Montgomery and Marcus Ledbetter to write and record some songs back and forth turned into what was potentially a "solo" record for Drew. After watching this thing evolve into something more it was decided that this was more than just a solo record. Drew had started a band back in 2013 called Kick. Snare. Crash. that had played a few shows, but it never really got off the ground, so this is the new version of Kick. Snare. Crash. Welcome to Vol. 1 of a series of EP's that are in the works.
All of these songs were written and recorded in the home studios of Drew and Marcus. "We wanted to make this a very organic and 'grass-roots' type of record. It sounds like a record we did ourselves, without any big studio equipment. We used what we had, and picked up a few things along the way to improve our capabilities, but wanted to make sure it maintained its endearing, just two dudes making a record quality."
Marcus Ledbetter - Drums, Guitars, Keys, Bass, Production, Mixing, Mastering, The Force
Children's Vocals on The Secret Life of Science - Rocco Montgomery & Olive Currin
Songs written by Drew Montgomery
Produced by Drew Montgomery & Marcus Ledbetter
Recorded by Drew Montgomery & Marcus Ledbetter in their homes
Mixed by Marcus Ledbetter
Mastered by J Powell at Steinhaus
Cover photo credit - The Orion Nebula by Brian Goff
Cover design - Drew Montgomery
Thank you to our families for putting up with us recording, at home, making all sorts of ungodly noise. Thank you to our friends and to all of you that support the creative spirit.
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