New Single Out Now!

After a year and a half in the studio, new music is finally here!  We've just released a two song maxi-single featuring two songs from the soon to be released sophomore Kiera Plan album.

We're so excited for you to hear these songs!  Here is "Right Now"

And here is "Annie" Both songs are available on iTunes, Amazon, and just about anywhere else you'd think to download music.

I'd like to thank all of the amazing people who you hear performing on these songs, we are so grateful to everyone involved for their time and talent.  Here is the full roster for each song:

Right Now
Shawn O'Brien - vocals, guitar
Tim Zaprala - bass
J.J. Davis - keys
Daniel Pawlovich* - drums
Alison Cloud* - backing vocals
Shawn Gamble* - backing vocals

* Fans will recognize Dan as former drummer for Valencia, and current frontman for his new band Mosey.  Alison and Shawn appear courtesy of their band Kick Back Tomorrow.

Annie
Shawn O'Brien - vocals, piano, bass
Vince Ratti* - guitar
Daniel Pawlovich - drums
Andrew Meoray* - cello
Rachel Minton* - backing vocals

*Fans will recognize Vince and Rachel from their amazing group Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer.  Vince has produced, engineered, and performed on both Dedication and the upcoming Kiera Plan album. Fans will find Andrew hard at work in both the Q Family Band and with up and coming hip-hop group Astronauts Really Fly.

The cover art for the single contains a fragment of the new album's cover, drawn by Matt Tyree, and colored by Val Staples.

The release date on the full album is still to be determined, but these won't be the only songs coming your way before the album drops.

So much more is on the way. For now, thank you so much for your interest and for your support!

Shawn
 

Putting the Pieces Together

We've been in the studio for several recording sessions per month, putting the pieces together for Kiera Plan: Album two.  Here's a rundown of what's been happening:

My Kiera Plan bandmates J.J. Davis, Tim Zaprala, and Kevin Brown have each been in tracking material. J.J. had some layers of synthesizer to put down, Tim came in for some backing vocals, and Kevin added some guitar riffage.

TKP drummer Kevin Brown, laying down some guitar.

Guest vocalists have also been dropping in.  Ann O'Brien and Dana Heinz, who fans will remember from their guest vocal appearance on Dedication's "Cross My Heart" were back in for another round of vocals.  Our friends Alison Cloud and Shawn Gamble from Kick Back Tomorrow came through, each making a stellar debut TKP vocal appearance.

Shawn Gamble and Alison Cloud

Mulch-instrumentalist Andrew Migliore from Idle Idols was also in the studio with us, adding some amazing string arrangements.  This is a first for The Kiera Plan, and we're really excited to have had Andrew in the mix.

Andrew Migliore, dropping some serious cello

As for me, I've been doing a variety of tracking on guitar, synth, and brass.  I was really excited to put down our fullest brass arrangement ever, reprising my role as trumpeteer and - for the first time since fourth grade - putting in some work on trombone as well.

A familiar face behind the trombone, yours truly, Shawn O'Brien

Meanwhile, comic book artists Matt Tyree and Val Staples have completed the cover art for album two, and we are so psyched for you to see what they've put together!

I'm headed into the studio with super-producer Vince Ratti for what could potentially be the last day of recording.  At this rate, we could have a single for you to hear as early as February, and the full album will definitely be coming your way in 2013.

For now, thank you so much for your interest, and for your support!

Shawn