“Rehearsing a new record with my band before touring is a favorite part of it all for me. The records are their own creations and we use ’em kind of like blueprints when we’re arranging the new songs and placing them in the set for our live show. I try to pick guitar for an hour before rehearsal, have a three hour rehearsal, handle a few hours worth of record business duties and then pick again from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. working on new twin-guitar sections, additional instrumental movements within songs or fixing whatever rough spots rehearsal revealed that day. We rehearse in a shed out in White’s Creek a few days a week for a few weeks, take the new material for a test drive at a local joint and hit the road. Working with Kindercore Vinyl has been a big inspiration in making records spontaneously as their own creative statements, approaching them as an experimental process and allowing the process to alter the songs. Including Tennessee Alabama Fireworks we’ve released 2 full-length LPs and 3 vinyl singles in the last 2 years.” – Ray
