The Letter Yellow's second album, "Watercolor Overcast," debuts July 24th, 2015. The new album is a psychedelic follow-up to the soulful and groovy, rock & roll "Walking Down the Streets." In a truly analog process, "Watercolor Overcasts"'s 10 tracks were recorded, mixed, and mastered to vinyl all without ever touching a computer.

With a plan to release Watercolor Overcast on vinyl, Randy Bergida, Mike Thies, and Abe Pollack, The Letter Yellow, and Nolan Thies, engineer/co-producer, together committed to recording the album completely analog, from start to finish. They went into the studio with 10 new songs, a freer sound, a beloved Neve console, and a 24-track tape machine. Recording to tape means no computers, no fixing later. "I feel this process really bonded us as musicians. We all had to be so present with our music and our emotions, " says Randy. "And you feel when it's that magic take." The record was mixed with all hands on deck, all hands on the mixing board--the mixing happens in real time. Mastering engineer Alex DeTurk hand-cut the lacquers for the limited edition vinyl release of 500 in the Spring of 2015.

Since The Letter Yellow began in 2011 in Brooklyn, NY, founding band members Randy Bergida, Abe Pollack, and Mike Thies connected on an authentic sound. The first album "Walking Down the Streets", an energetic record with elements of rock, rhythm and blues, and pop debuted in 2012 at Glasslands in Brooklyn and introduced The Letter Yellow's signature analog style. The second album "Watercolor Overcast" reveals a psychedelic evolution in sound. Roots in rock and blues mix with a solidified sound that's free and unleashed.

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Since The Letter Yellow began in 2011 in Brooklyn, they connected on an authentic sound. "Walking Down the Streets" was an energetic record with elements of rock, blues, and pop debuted in 2012 introducing the bands signature analog style. The second album "Watercolor Overcast" reveals a psychedelic evolution in sound. Roots in rock and blues mix with a solidified sound that's free and unleashed.

"Watercolor Overcast"

Available now on Vinyl and digitally available
June 24th, 2015!

"Walking Down The Streets"

September 9th 2012

From their 100% analog 2015 release "Watercolor Overcast"

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Art Party

A collection of works from close friends and members of The Letter Yellow. All works created at Songwriter Factory in Greenpoint Brooklyn.

bridgetown usa

by: Randy Bergida 2011

Australia

by: Linda Kang 2012

man vs. machine side b

by: Mike Thies 2011

The Couch

by: Randy Bergida 2012

flag

by: Randy Bergida 2011

self portrait of hand

by: Michele De Maria 2012

Palette Shift

by: Mike Thies 2012

Enchanted Island

by: Yuri Myamoto 2012

montAna

by: Mike Thies 2012

man vs. machine

by: Mike Thies 2011

Moonshine

by: Topu Lyo 2012