The Narrative featured on The Catalyst Publicity Group and Keep A Breast Christmas compilation

Last year, The Narrative were featured on Keep A Breast campaing 'Imagine if... there was no cancer' on Vans Warped Tour. Now, the band return to work with the Keep A Breast Foundation and The Catalyst Publicity Group to release a Christmas Compilation "Yuletides & Stage Dives" featuring 40 artists with songs about the this period of time. The Narrative appears with the acoustic version of "Winter's Coming" on the compilation. This compilation will donate all the money to Keep A Breast fight against the breast cancer and to raise awearness to young people about this topic.

Listen to "Winter's Coming" and also the full album below

The Catalyst Publicity Group and Keep A Breast Present: Yuletides & Stage Dives, their first annual donation-based holiday compilation. Teaming up with some of todays best acts and promising newcomers in support of the cause, the compilation features over 40 amazing and diverse artists. So save yourselves from the nauseating repeat of Christmas song rotation on your local radio station and grab this assortment of original Christmas tunes, familiar jams from your favorites bands, and a few exclusive, unreleased singles to get down to. “Yuletides & Stage Dives” will be released to the public via BandCamp on December 5th, 2012 and will remain available until December 28th, 2012 – so be sure to claim your copy! All proceeds from the compilation will go directly to Keep A Breast Foundation.

YULETIDES & STAGE’ DIVES TRACK LISTING:

1.  Set It Off – No Control – (Equal Vision Records)

2.  Life After Liftoff – The Getaway

3.  Call Me Anything – Holiday

4.  This Century – Sound of Fire

5.  The Background – Okay

6.  Drawing North- Kites

7.  The Narrative – Winters Coming (acoustic version)

8.  Mike Naran – You

9.  Oxymorrons – Learn Somethin

10.   A Loss For Words – Pirouette (Velocity/Rise Records)

11.   Fighting The Villain – The Great Charlatan

12.   Call To Attraction – Good Day

13.   Ratham Stone – You’re My Girl Tonight

14.   Atlantic Avenue – The Fool I Am (Eulogy)

15.   Ocean Is Theory- Stocking Stuffer – (Razor & Tie)

16.   Bad Rabbits – Can’t Back Down

17.   Driver Friendly – Messidona – (Hopeless)

18.   For The Foxes – Christmas In The Midwest (Hopeless)

19.   Greek Fire – Make Me Believe

20.   Rocky Loves Emily – Dream (Tooth And Nail / EMI)

21.   Schematic (Dave Elkins) – Hide and Seek (Schematic Records)

22.   Holly Would… – XJulietX – (One Day Survivor)

23.   Pentimento – Circles

24.   The Body Rampant – Seabrinx

25.   Balance and Composure – More To Me – (No Sleep)

26.   The Venetia Fair – Master Blaster

27.   Otenki – Kinetic

28.   Premier – Abominations

29.   Uh Huh Baby Yeah! – Dead Friends – (Little Heart)

30.   Let It Happen – Bridges

31.   What Looks Like Crazy – Easy

32.   Kayleigh Goldsworthy – Silly Games (Fierce Little Records)

33.   BEARCAT – Home (Faux Xmas)

34.   The Dangerous Summer – Northern Lights (Acoustic) (Hopeless)

35.   Ed Tullet – Teeth – (Equal Vision Records)

36.   Rival Summers – Up Until Now

37.   Paper States – Aim To Please

38.   Signals Midwest – Stale Air

39.   Asker – Raise The Dead (Schematic Records)

40.   The Cleopatra Complex – Killing Time

41.   Treehouse – Tell No One (Schematic Records)

42.   Kieran Strange – Merry Undead Christmas

The Narrative at Ollie's Point (November, 2012)

The Narrative was yesterday (november 11, 2012) kicking off a small tour from November to December, and they were playing at Ollie's Point in New York City. So far no pictures or videos have been released, only one posted by John Michael Arredondo on facebook. Check it out :

The Narrative performing at AudioFiles

The Narrative was recently performing for AudioFiles at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism studio. The song of the performance was 'Castling'. One thing we can notice about Jesse's vocals, is that they are quite different. Remember when he said that the new songs were a mixture of many artists? Well I think by seeing the performance we can take away the doubt, just on the vocals, but what to expect for the new album.

The Narrative - Castling on AudioFiles from AudioFiles on Vimeo.

New Photo on Instagram from Jesse and Suzie

Suzie posted a new photo from Jesse and Her. See it below: 

DIGITAL TOUR BUS INVADES THE NARRATIVE'S VAN ON WARPED TOUR

Photo:Digital Tour Bus with The Narrative

The Narrative were present at last year's Warped Tour, this being their first major tour. The Digital Tour Bus site, as the name implies, they invade the buses, well, the band's van and the trailer where they carry their instruments, merch merchandise. The episode was recorded with them when they were in Milwaukee performing at the KIA KEVIN SAYS STAGE 11. Check out the video below:

What Is Digital Tour Bus

Digital Tour Bus is a music/entertainment blog that focuses on touring. Our web series include: Bus Invaders, Cooking at 65mph and Video Games On Tour. Follow at Instagram, Twitter.

New album: Questions on facebook about the new record

Yesterday on facebook The Narrative took the time to have fans ask about the new album, which is still unnamed, and may be released in 2013 ( learn more here ) .

The questions you can check the facebook post .

The band had the help of Jay Scalchunes ( who played with them on the Warped Tour last year ) on drums, and who recorded many of the songs on the album. They have added to the new project more harmonious elements and arrangements that the other albums didn't have, arrangements that are composed of cellos, clarinets, etc. The name for the album is still unknown, they are thinking about several things and said that the album cover has already been chosen, and that they like it a lot, but it is nothing concrete in this decision.

The release date is still undetermined because there are some things to finish, and the way they think about the release is also not certain, they think about creating something that is different like a Pack.

The lyrics vary a bit, some of them were inspirations from Jesse who tried to explore things from the media and things he really likes. They have already recorded 13 songs and will choose 9 or 10 of them. The others they will figure out how to release in different forms (As far as releases go, we know that the Neil Young cover will be released on a compilation for charity).

They estimate the release of the album to be by the end of this year.

The sound of the new album will be more indie compared to the other projects : 'I think the sound is more indie than pop compared to our last album, but there are still a lot of pop elements. Think Counting Crows and Arcade Fire plus Bon Iver plus Springsteen along with Jimmy Eat World and a bunch of other stuff ;)' - Jesse

As in the other albums there are few electronic elements, and in this new album the electronic elements will be present, but not so much, they will try to explore them in the course of the years, changing the style. There won't be a song present like "Don't Want To Fall" which is just piano and voice, most of them will be slower and only one will have a large part with guitar.

The band receives some donations from fans who help with the cost of the albums ( donate ) and they reward these people who donate with exclusive items, with posters and t-shirts. In September they will ship all the 'Merch Donation Stuff' or by October when everything is right. The band has no plans to tour before they finish the album, they are still looking for a label to release it on, but nothing about which ones they intend to contact has been said yet, only that in the next few months they will be going out looking for them.

A brief summary of what they replied on facebook. More news soon!

SUZIE: NOVAS FOTOS DO INSTAGRAM

Confira as �ltimas fotos postadas no Instagram:

"No Fim de Semana"

"Meu tipo de menu"

"@caseyweinreich feliz dia do casamento :)"

THE NARRATIVE RELEASED COVER OF NEIL YOUNG IN CHARITY PROJECT

Recently I asked the band by Facebook about some compositions that were planned for 2009 and about the Neil Young cover they intend to do. Nothing had yet been said about where they would release this cover, and we got to know about it. Check out what the band said:

And about the cover of Neil Young, they answered

THE NARRATIVE FORESEES THE RELEASE OF THE NEW ALBUM IN 2013

PropertyOfZack received a note from Jesse about the release of the new album that could happen in 2013, as they still need to find a record label for it. Check out what he said:

The Narrative are hoping to finish up their new record in the fall, and have confirmed that they are aiming for an early-2013 release depending on label and management situations. Check out a message from the band below by clicking “Read More.”

Yes, yes, we still exist. We’ve been hard at work continuing our progress on the new album. By hard at work I really mean things have slowed down some while we tend to other areas of life, but we’ve been formulating a proper schedule for completion.

We are hoping to have the recording process completely done some time in the Fall. After that, we will be exploring our options for labels, PR, management, and those sorts of things. You know, all the fun stuff!

We expect for the album to be released some time in the beginning of next year, but refuse to make any promises based on the 2012 “Don’t want to disappoint you” clause, Article V Section II.

I’ve been listening to The Shins and Sigur Ros, and yesterday re-visited an old favorite, Dave Matthews’ #41 (acoustic version!).

Remember to Like us on Facebook if you haven’t (http://www.facebook.com/thenarrativemusic), and follow us on twitter @the_narrative, @narrativesuzie, @narrativejesse

Go!

-Jesse

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NOVAS FOTOS NO INSTAGRAM

O Jesse acabou de atualizar o seu Instagram com uma foto de suas plantas:

"Meus novos bebes ( pimentas e tomates! )"
Suzie tamb�m atualizou o seu Instagram:

"Boonie's em Park Slope"

SUZIE ATUALIZA SEU INSTAGRAM

A Suzie atualizou o seu Instagram. Confira

#lanchefor�ado #encontro

The Narrative performance at The Living Room on July 17

Yesterday ( 01.07) The Narrative was present at The Living Room to do a show alongside his friend John Lefler, doing an acoustic performance of his songs and showing some of the new project. So far I only found two photos, sent by John Michael. Check out the photos

Suzie updated Instagram with more photos from The Narrative's new album recordings

The Narrative started to record some more instruments for the upcoming album "Golden Silence" and Suzie shared a new photo from the band's recording sessions.

Bass Clarinet recordings commence!

The Narrative shares new photo from 2012 and announce new show

The Narrative has posted a new photo on facebook. The photo was posted to share a new show from the band in New York. Read the full post bellow

Suzie shares new photo from band practice for new shows

Suzie update her Instagram with a new photo from a small practice with Jesse for a new show on Sunday. Check the photo below

Practicing with @narrativejesse for our show on Sunday.

THE NARRATIVE: BELLMORE GROUP WORKS ON THEIR NEW ALBUM

The site Newsday made a post about the new album of The Narrative, and also bringing the news of a cover that the band will release soon. You can read the full post at Newsday page here

The Narratve to play at The Living Room with John Lefer

The Narrative will perform for the first time in 2012 at The Living Room in New York together with John Lefler, the guitarist from Dashboard Confessional! 

The band will give an acoustic performance, featuring some new songs from their upcoming album, which will be released soon. Admission to the show will be free, with a suggested donation of $10 going to the artists. 

The Narrative will perform at 10:45PM, and after the show John Lefler will perform at 11PM.

The Living Room

The Narrative shares new photo for the new album promotion

The Narrative posted a new photo on Instagram by Suzie where it showed a new polaroid photo taken for the band's photoshoot during the recording of the 'Golden Silence' album in 2012. Check out the photo below

The Narrative publish fan-made video of Fade

The Narrative, on their latest EP, B-Sides and Seasides, brought the song FADE in its alternate version, which unlike the original, brings a lighter and calmer sound. The video was made by a fan, and ended up becoming official. For those who never heard it, listen then, to the alternative version of FADE:

TN RECORD 2012: UPADATE - #1 BATERIAS

Como o The Narrative est� em processo de grava��o do novo �lbum, eles estar�o postando videos de algumas etapas desse �lbum. O primeiro v�deo, breve, mostra os testes das baterias, e algumas imagens do celeiro onde estavam fazendo todo o processo. Confira o v�deo abaixo:



Breve mais v�deos!

PROPERTYOFZACK'S INTERVIEW WITH THE NARRATIVE

The PropertyOfZack site did an amazing interview with The Narrative and you can check it bellow:

(Original post bellow)

The Narrative have been working hard on a new album for a few months now, and PropertyOfZack had the chance to catch up with the band a few weeks ago for a great interview. Jesse, Suzie, and I discussed where the band is in their recording process, the writing for the new record, when they’re hoping to finish up, signing to a label, and a lot more. Read it all below!

For the record, could you guys state your names and roles in The Narrative?
Jessie: I’m Jessie, and I play guitar and sing.
Suzie: I’m Suzie, and I play piano and sing.

The band announced that it was beginning to record its new album in late-March. Is that process done now?
Suzie: We started in March and worked through April. Now we’re in the harmony stage where we’re going through all the songs and adding in more vocals and backgrounds on parts. After that, we’ll do more production stuff and hopefully do another recording with additional players like string players or horn players. We still have a little bit of a ways to go.

It looks like you guys are recording in a barn in Upstate New York. Is that right?
Jesse: We started up there and were there for a month. We rented the barn out for a month and got down the basic instruments and lead vocals and all that stuff. Since then we’ve been at a studio in Brooklyn finishing up the rest of the songs. We’ve been working with a friend of ours as well to help arrange the less rock-band instruments like strings and horns. We’re all over the place.

Was it a nice experience to do it away in a barn and all that?
Jesse: I think it was great because we made our last record cooped up in a window-less garage. We set out to do this entire thing differently. We did that record 16 hours a day at by the end of the process everybody was pretty exhausted and annoyed. You don’t want to feel that way when you’re making music.

The band has been pretty quiet since last year’s Warped Tour. Was there a reason that The Narrative were so dialed down this year?
Suzie: We came off Warped Tour and started getting back into our lives a little bit and we started to put together the core ideas for our new album. We pushed our attention there. We did some traveling and personal stuff, but we got into writing songs. We didn’t have a lot of tours that were really good for our genre. We just focussed on writing since nothing was making sense tour wise. That’s what happened. We played CMJ in the fall and played some new songs there. We did Kickstarter tracks too for new music. We definitely switched to writing phase instead of shows. I think we’ve been there for a while and are eager to get back again.

How was the writing process for this record?
Suzie: We went back to writing as a duo. This record was really about the core instruments like guitar, piano, and voice. That was the center of it all. I think we feel really good about that. I’d say that we had a lot of material. We wanted to put our options on the table and to choose what we felt was the strongest. It was a lot more of a selection process this time.
Jesse: We had what we had on the last record. I think in the last one, we wrote a group of songs that we were happy with and then recorded. This time we wrote until we had a ton of songs that we were happy with and some of those you grow out of and some of them you’re happy with. We wanted to have a selection to pick for the record.

We’re quickly approaching the two year mark of the last record. Are you happy with the response to that record and what you were able to do on your own with it?
Jesse: I think that we’re constantly amazed to the response we get from those who have heard us and get attached to our music. Some people say really powerful things about our music, and that’s awesome. In order to continue to do this we need to reach a wider audience. There is financial income, that at the very least, can give you the stability to tour and make music. That’s something, at this point, that we’re looking to explore. To at least have a label that can back us financially or help us reach a wider audience.

Will we see The Narrative more busy in 2012 and 2013 with this record?
Suzie: Once we get everything together, hopefully we can assemble a good team. We’re good at keeping ourselves busy. That’ll happen with or without a team. We can certainly use help in making us even busier. We’re hoping to do a show in Manhattan in July. We’re not totally sure, but we’re hoping for it. I’m not sure about the summer, but we’ll take any opportunities we can. The priority is to finish the record and get it into somebody’s hands. 
Jesse: Part of the issue is that there’s only so much you can do with two people. We have our hands full a lot of times with other aspects of our lives. Within the band itself, the record process is overwhelming. We’re doing it for 12 hours a day and sleep and do merch and all that. There’s a lot of stuff and it’d be nice to have people to help. The songs we have are great. I believe they will carry us to the position we want to be in. I have a lot of faith.

What’s the goal in terms of finishing this record?
Suzie: The goal is to be done by the end of the summer. It all depends on the final stages of production and recording with other players. That’s a question mark right now. We’re hoping to get that done. If that happens, we’ll be in a place for people to mix it and all that. We could be looking at a fall release. We’re definitely pushing for it. We want to have it out, but we don’t want to rush.

How many songs will be on the album?
Suzie: We tracked 13 songs. We might restrain ourselves this time and release a really strong record with less songs this time with 10 songs and hang on to the other ones. 

The band does want to sign with a label for this release?
Jessie: That’s the goal: To find someone to work with us with similar vision. 
Suzie: We’re looking for a partner, not just someone to release our records. We want to find the right people. We’re a band of two and we’ve managed to create music together for many years. We both envision ourselves doing that as long as we can. We’re looking for a longterm partnership and we’re hoping we can find someone like that. We want to grow and have our fans grow with us. 

The Narrative shares new Outtake from 2012 Photoshoot

Hilary J. Corts, the official photographer of the band, was taking pictures while they were producing the new album. This photoshoot, was made in (if I'm not mistaken) in April this year, when they were going to the barn to record the new album. So check out the new photo released and check out this one posted on instagram that is part of the same photoshoot.