Straw that broke the camel's back

Hi Guys,

It's been a long time since the last update, and there are some things that I'd like to say. It might get a bit personal and a bit long. When we first started working on new music we could never have expected how difficult and hard the progress on this album would be.

When it comes to getting good material out, I've always been saying to myself that how hard and frustrating it's ever been getting your music to sound just the way you want it, it is worth it. Sometimes the work is grueling, and yes this time it was the hardest experience yet, but we we were doing something very special. I'm still convinced that the songs we've written together for the last years is the best we've ever done.

About a month ago, everything crashed down on our heads, it was simply to much to handle, both creatively and personally, It had gotten to a point where we simply couldn't cope with the pressures of being in the studio. Without going into the depth of the problems, I could easily have written a book or 2 about all the numerous troubles we've run into during the making of this album. It's very complex so i don't dare going into to much details.

So where do we stand now?

I took some time off, starting to get a grip on where it all had gone wrong, and quickly after the first wave of disappointment of failure, I discovered that we had been lost in the technological mess and the urge and desire of making the fantastic masterpiece. There weren't an ounce left of the simplicity and fun way of making music in the way we had worked in the last years. All the stuff that we once knew had been lost out for many reasons. What wasn't gone, however, was our songwriting and love for the music itself.

So after I had picked myself up, I just wrote it all down. And now after some weeks, i'm very clear of each and all of the wrong turns, and I am so extremely relieved to see that the work is not lost. In fact it's overwhelming to listen back to all the material we've recorded and written. We have all of these amazing songs that just demands to be recorded and released. And i'm over the moon with ideas just how to do it. And the best part is... Now I can see that it's really not that hard to do. I just had to remember and connect myself with the way I used to work in the past, and also we just had to draw a line and say "too bad it didn't happen - but let's do another try."

We're about to have a much needed and long awaited vacation (our postponed honeymoon, as a matter of fact). And with that I'd like to say thanks to you who has been encouraging us during this time, and I'm very much looking forward getting the songs out and getting moonbabies out touring again. Best for 2012! Love / Ola