Some exciting news to report from ESH HQ and also some changes within the band to mention too. Firstly, we're excited to announce that we have begun writing/production on a brand new album! Our 9th album and 14th official release since 2002’s debut “Pop Robot” album! Since returning to the live stage on July 1st, 2010 we’ve had a real motivation to work on a new album. Our impression so far on the new songs and our desire for them, is to have them more ‘pop’ sounding than the last ESH album (“Audio Gothic”). We believe pop music is a real art form and whereas others may dismiss the likes of say Girls Aloud .. we love them. The new ESH album will therefore have a provisional working title of “The Art” (a very Sparks with a touch of Eurythmics sounding title, we think). We plan to precede its release with a digital single. Again, we hate to talk dates as they always get pushed back but we want to let everyone know the latest but the single will be out this year and the album next year. To make this next album a really, really extra special release we've also begun work on an accompanying mini-album called "Genesis Apollo" which we'll be including on the first pressing of "The Art". This is ESH returning to our ' NASA & space themes' territory we visited briefly on our "Martian Anthems" album way back in 1999 and in diong so building new tracks around one of our most popular songs "Apollo" (which we'll be re-recording for this album). Writing new tracks to spoken vocals from the original Apollo NASA astronauts is a big challenge and inspiration, so it's certainly making us work very, very hard and also making us change our sound for that album. This is a good thing and another fresh step on the ESH ladder. We'd also like to confirm that Seán Barron has departed ESH to focus on a new project called I European. Seán has a new musical direction to follow, that includes new styles and genres. Anyone who has followed our history and sound will agree that we consistently got better when Seán joined us in 2003. He leaves us in a healthy state and more confident to be able to self produce ourselves as a duo. Our "Urbanism", "Cycles" and "Audio Gothic" albums are the peak of our work so far, and this was due to Seán's effort and ability to write with Aidan so well. It's like a divorce in some ways, but we actually all still love each other! :) We wish him the best of luck and eagerly await his new songs. Here's the I European myspace - http://www.myspace.com/ieuropean Please add him as a friend asap This leaves ESH as a duo of Aidan & Lar, which is in fact where we started off in 1999 before Brian O'Malley joined. The future is bright, the nerves are jangly but we will deliver! Kind regards, Aidan & Lar http://www.myspace.com/empirestatehumanmusic
