Home E.P. - New Album Announcement

Hey everybody,

I'm very happy to announce the arrival of our second album, Home. We've been working really hard on it for quite some time now and it's great to finally set it free. Some of the songs are only a month old while I've toying around with others for about a year now. It contains six songs and is an E.P.

I submitted it into iTunes, Emusic, etc tonight (Nov. 13) and it should be available to buy within the coming weeks. Some stores will get it faster than others and I'll be sure keep everyone updated. At the latest it should be available by mid-December I'd say.

The overall vibe of the record is quite relaxed compared to some of our other songs. The subject matter on the album deals a lot with death and rebirth, combined with a healthy dose of my love for all things science related.

Musically, we used more atmospheric keyboard sounds and I tried to go for slightly more tweaked out guitar sounds.

I may edit this post at a later date to give additional info on the record if I think of anything. If you have any burning questions about it, you can send email to: thenationalpool@gmail.com.

Enjoy the 3 tunes I put up on the Myspace page and I'll keep you posted as to when it's available for sale.

-Brad

www.TheNationalPool.com

The National Pool on Halo 3!

hell yes we are!....WE are...not our music...unfortunately...

Add us!! gamer tag: SoiledP

when our day jobs are through crushing our souls for the day
we like to unwind and kick some ass online, teabag a few chins...
who knows!?!?

Anyways, we're ramping up for the release of our NEW EP!!
so check back periodically

i love you

Brad's note: This was originally a Myspace bulletin post by Kyle. I'm also posting it here in case any one missed it.

5.6.2007 - A New Podcast, A New Planet

Brad here. It's blog time.

Podcast: I started up a new podcast called Modern Music Business. If you've always wanted to hear me talk about the recording industry for ten minutes every week, then your dreams just came true. Stop by the site and subscribe in iTunes.

Also, check out the ever-growing list of podcasts that have been playing our music. I'd like to say thanks again to everyone thats been supporting what we're doing.

General News: I'm pretty excited about the new Earth-like planet that was discovered. I suppose I won't ever get to go there though...it's a damn shame. I guess I'll just have to keep watching Sci-Fi for now.

I'm planning on taking the JLPT later this year. If you have any tips, feel free to get in touch. Also, if you speak Japanese and have Skype say hi too. Our tag is: thenationalpool.

Also looking forward to the new Ataxia record and Laura Veirs coming to Nashville.

What I'm Into Lately: Letters From Iwo Jima, Father Ted Season 3, Bebel Gilberto, and Gregory Issacs.

Mata ne.

Brad

4.27.07 - Napster, TWIS, and Interview

Brad here.

Napster: The big news I mentioned earlier this month happened yesterday. I was too busy to post a blog up until now, but we did manage to post up a bulletin. I believe that the free download will up on another page of Napster for about six days so you can still check it out. Here is a screen shot.

Interview: The interview I did with Dave Rabbit last week turned out pretty good. The podcast is available in the iTunes directory, but you should be able to download it directly by saving this file. It turned out pretty good so give it a listen.

This Week In Science: "Arecibo" will be featured on the 2007 compilation of T.W.I.S. I don't think that there is anything up on their site now, but check back later for more details.

General Things I'm Liking Lately: Father Ted Season 2, Sam's Sushi, the new Laura Veirs record, Wasting Time At Work, Blood Diamond, Elephant Larry.

Thats all I can think of for now. Mata ne...

Brad

4.10.07 - Banner, Interview, and Movies

Brad here. Got some things.

Freeskier Magazine: Thanks to the great folks at Freeskier Magazine for using our song "AO1" for their video coverage of the 2007 Jon Olsson Invitational. You can check out the video here on their site, as well as on their podcast.

Lyrics and a Banner: I posted up the original lyric sheet to "Everywhere You Look" in our photos section. I also made a new banner...but I can't figure out how to put the code in the blog, without the picture appearing again.



New Star Trek: I'm pretty hyped up after hearing about the possibility of a new Star Trek coming soon, especially after LOST is just takin' dumps lately.

Interview: We might be interviewed by a Vietnam vet for his podcast, in which case I will be sure to let everyone know how to get the show when it's released. Should be fun.

Movies I've Seen Lately: The Island, Inconvient Truth, V For Vendetta, Lucky Number Slevin, 300, Star Trek: Generations, Casino Royale, Children Of Men, and The Departed. I've also been really digging Father Ted Season 1 too. Yep, I've been watching a ton of movies.

We've got some cool news coming at the end of this month. In the meantime, get them iTunes kid! Thank you as always for the comments and to the podcasters for jammin' out our tunes.

Best,

Brad

The Podcast List

Here is the definitive list of Podcasts that have played songs by The National Pool on their shows. We would like to extend our greatest thanks for the airplay. We can't do it without you guys!

This list will updated as new shows play our songs.

Jersey Todd Show - Ep. 63
GD's Bite Size Bonus - Ep. 236
The Stam Podcast - Ep. 38
The Broad Cast - Ep. 13
Music From The Other Side - Ep. 2
Learn Japanese - Ep. 40
Joyrise - Ep. 156 and 186
Radio QRM - Ep. Disjointed
News From The Other Side - Talk Ep. 20
144oz - Ep. 198
Suburban Transpondency - Ep. 44
My Cup Of Tea (In Japanese) - 1/17/07
Most People Are DJs - Ep. 80
The M Show - Ep. 133
Hawaii Surf Session Report - Ep. 122
Music Business Radio - Ep. 21
This Week In Science - 1/16/07
Evil Genius Chronicles - 1/16/07
Hot Buttered Pop Culture - Ep. 220
Robot 40 - Ep. 16
Is This Thing On? - Ep. 33
A Weekly Fix - Ep. 21
Gatorcast - Ep. 33
Way Past Bedtime with Gustav Bertha - Ep. 28
Startled Bunny: Global Edition - Ep. 6
Not Another Local Band - Ep. 21
Next Big Hit - 2/9/07 - Ep. 201
Contrast Podcast - Ep. 46
Bald Guy Show - Ep. 156
Japanese Pod101.com - News #41 2/17/07
America Unsigned - Ep. 5
Radio QRM - Which Way To Peterborough?
Dropshock Radio - Ep. 32
Candid Radio - Ep. 202
Regional Music Show - Ep. 1
Sourcetrunk - Ep. 19
Freeskier Magazine Podcast - 2007 Jon Olsson Invitational
Crankcast - Ep. 79
The Big Ugly Podcast - 2k7 04/12
Radio Orphans Podcast - Ep. 94
Big Phil's Love Parade - Ep. 77 and Ep. 80
Confessions Of A DJ - Bonus Traxx Ep. 3
Suitcase Full Of Dimes - Ep. 37
Japan Talk - Ep. 65
That Blue Jeans Guy - Ep. 63 and 96
Dark Compass - Ep. 261
Top Of The Podsafes - Ep. 83
Journey Inside My Mind - Ep. 83
Borderline - Ep. 77
Dave Rabbit's 1st Termer Exp. - 4/20/07
Indie Music Sampler - Ep. 42
Brunchohol - Ep. 31
Notes Underground - Ep. 58
Lip Gloss and Laptops - Ep. 56
The FredCast Cycling Podcast - Ep. 67
64mm Vlog - Ep. 54
Get Jacked! - Ep. 270
The Second Floor Lounge - Ep. 14
Get Busy Radio - 4/20/07
Endless Shouting Matches With Yourself - Ep. 9
Alt.Cast - Ep. 111
Chub Creek - Ep. 91
Wasting Time Podcast - Ep. 15
Ambient Falls - Ep. 5
Joe's Podhole - Ep. 95
The Sunday Showdown - Ep. 24
Lip Gloss and Laptops - Ep. 56
Startled Bunny Podcast - Aug 25, 2007
JogTunes Indie Podcast - Ep. 14
On Hold Podcast - Ep. 65

-The National Pool