Artist:City Walls Autumn Falls

"We’ve always been ones to challenge ourselves. For us, imperfection is perfect." On Factory, City Walls Autumn Falls wanted to record the album themselves, having been especially inspired by Bob Dylan's live recording process. Some doubters advised against it, calling them crazy for having no prior recording experience of this kind. But for the band, it felt right. Their vision for the album was to extract and amplify the raw energy of each song, to capture that feeling of seeing a great song live with a drink in hand and a good friend by your side. So in December the three members (Dave, Anthony and engineer Reed Kendall) hauled their gear to a lone (possibly haunted) barn in Woodstock, NY. There, they played until right take came out. The whole process was extremely organic and definitely comes across in the final songs. "We can only hope the love and energy we put into this is felt by all who cross paths with it. If you get that 'four fingers of whiskey and a great record on ...