You’ve been an interesting year. Not quite what we expected, but that’s how it goes sometimes. Our second album, Dark Past came out. That felt good. Here’s a rundown of all the things that happened in our *2011*

January:

- Went in the studio to mix Dark Past for the first time

- Luke got a new guitar

February:

- Luke went to the Grammys

- Shot our video for Too Young to Kill over two days

- Rehearsed for SXSW

March:

- Went to SXSW and played several shows and parties

- Played some house parties on the way down to Austin and back

April:

- Played a few shows

- Started over mixing Dark Past for the second time in London

May:

- David went somewhere for a week

- Dark Past was mastered at Abbey Road

June:

- One-year anniversary of our name change

- Finally decided on the name “Dark Past” for the album

- Shaun, David, and Luke had birthdays

July:

- Did our first photo shoot with Angel Ceballos

- Rehearsed a lot for Bumbershoot

- Did a second photo shoot with Angel (the current press pics you see now)

- Started our first of a few DJ nights at ZOBEL

August:

- Shot our album cover on a farm in Ellensburg, WA with Angel

- Played a show in Portland, OR

- Finalized the album cover

- Claire had a birthday

September:

- Played a dream-come-true show at Key Arena for Bumbershoot in Seattle

- Finished the album packaging

- Mixed bonus tracks that never became bonus tracks

October:

- Reunited with CSS in Seattle

- Canceled Netflix

- Went to New York for CMJ and played a bunch of shows and parties

- Did a KEXP in-studio performance

- Conor had a birthday

- Played a crazy Halloween show the night before our album release

November:

- Dark Past was released

- Played an in-store show at Easy Street Records

- Luke spent a week in solitary confinement at a cabin writing songs

December:

- Recorded and released a cover of Last Christmas

- Played a show

- Went to Canada to DJ with our friends in Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party

- Typed a year-end retrospective of 2011

Hope you have a great 2012!!!!

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Check out some recent holiday-themed KEXP love, if you haven’t already:

Northwest Artists Pick Their Best of 2011

Song of the Day: Brite Futures - Last Christmas

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