Re: New Album Coming Soon?
I can't find the quotes right now, but there were statements about having finished recording stuff made by more than one member of the band...
Obviously they've gone back and done more bits here and there, adding orchestral stuff and backing vocals, but the core recordings were said to be completed more than once. Further obviousness, completing the recording process is NOT the same thing as having finished an album. Mixing, overdubs, further tweaks, mastering, promotional planning, and more through pressing/distribution and final release and our ability to buy/stream the songs.
It's similar to the scientific publishing process where many articles are 18 months old by the time they get printed. That said, scientific research is often made available online many months before it gets officially "published" so the research can get to those that need it and hopefully move it forward. Music, however, is just entertainment, so there's no potentially world changing benefit to early release...barring the joy and goodwill it might engender among fans.
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