Montréal! Come join us for the launch of The Hornbook on February 6th 2025 at L’Escogriffe during Taverne Tour! It shall be a phantasmagorical night to remember! Get your tickets here.
Heads up collectors and raffle enthusiasts! We are giving away a hand painted test pressing vinyl record of The Hornbook! The cover was painted by Estée and the inner sleeve is signed by both Gus and Estée.
To have a chance to win, you must pre-order a copy of the vinyl and pre-save the album on your preferred platform.
“Here’s a playlist Estée and I made. The theme of the playlist is “storytelling”. Estée also made a gouache painting for the playlist cover called “Cymatic Ants”. -Gus
“This is the hot seat of the moment where I write my songs. There always is a chair. Usually facing out a window. Cruel and confortable. I sit through it all, triumphs and defeats, day after day, month after month, year after year.” -Gus
”One Eyed Jack Pt. III (Epilogue) was an opportunity for me to expand upon the One Eyed Jack mythos. Although I didn’t realize it as I was writing it (well, not really writing it physically. I don’t really do that much anymore and most all the lyrics I just come up with off the top of my head as I play the guitar), I had the lyrics:
And in the court the cat it kneaded
The jester’s arm and left it bleeding
Of reaching hands that aim to strangle
And climbing ivy that meant to tangle
The thickest walls and strongest bricks
Came tumbling down all in a blip
and then I realized that the bricks I was talking about must be the bricks One Eyed Jack was stacking when he hurt his back.” -Gus
“Here are some photos taken during the shoot for the ‘One Eyed Jack Pt. I and II (The Interrogation/The Otherside)’ video. The video was shot in my dad’s garage in Hawaii where all the props just happened to be lying around. Next week, we’ll be releasing a short behind-the-scenes video where we discuss our process more in depth.” -Gus
”Here are four photos from the recording of ‘One Eyed Jack Pt. I and II (The Interrogation/The Otherside)’. Here I am in the first photo with my dear friend Sam Woy at Mixart where we tracked the guitar and drums. Then in picture 2 and 3, Mark Lawson and Estée Preda are creating some railroad sound effects with a piece of metal we found at Studio Sud Ouest out in the hallway. Last but not least is a picture of Josh Toal recording the bass line which is one of my favorite parts of the song. Recording is fun!” -Gus
We are very excited to announce that Gus has joined the Mothland booking roster for the North American territory! More here. Gus will also be performing at SXSW this year! Stay tuned for more dates across the country to be announced soon.
