Kent arrived in the early hours this morning. His plane sat in a holding pattern for 40 minutes before landing, with some other delays at the airport. We all met up around midday today & lugged our gear around to a rehearsal studio 10 minutes away. It was freekin great to blow out the cob-webs. It dawned on us that we hadn’t played live since November & not with Kent since June last year. It’s all been writing & studio work since then.

The On Fires, Midi Fest Beijing 2011.

We played through the first half of the set, repeating everything 4 or 5 times. One of the new songs was in there & blew us away – a Happy Mondays inspired thing that slow-funks it’s way through to a big stadium-style chorus. We’re feeling great now. I think we were getting a little down or something, getting all the media & other stuff done with a big tour looming. But, after today’s rehearsal, I think there’s a vibe that this thing is gonna be huge. It was great to see Kent again too. He’s such a great drummer & team player – long lost family member returned.

Out to shmoozeville tonight, meeting at 8.

Checkya later.
Fires out.