Milwaukee's Eric & Magill, who released an EP called "Two Travelers" in February, will follow it up with a second full-length record this summer.
Ryan Weber and Eric Osterman release "Night Singers" on July 23. You can hear the song, "Baggage and Clothes" now here.
"This song was written as a reflection on the sometimes-crazy nights or events I’ve had while living and working in a more remote region of Kenya," says Weber.
"Things can go from fun to I think I might die in a matter of minutes. So in this it is a reflection that really anything we’ve accomplished, how we perceive ourselves, what we might believe in, what we say, where we’ve been, what we own ... how none of this really matters when you’re just hoping for survival. And really how none of these things matter in life."
The duo's first full-length record, "All Those I Know," came out in 2011.
Due to the geographic distance between the two, making the new record wasn't easy, says Weber.
"Mixing 'Night Singers' was quite a challenge. Finding a studio was like nearly impossible. Thus, it was mixed in some three locations, a pickup truck on the Ugandan/Kenya border, on headphones in my bedroom, and a 'studio' down the back alleys of Kitale, Kenya.
"The 'studio' basically had some home stereo speakers in a cement hallway. During mixing much of my time was spent explaining what I was doing to a crew of Rastafarian rappers that were also refugees from S. Sudan. Not exactly the most ideal conditions to mix, but absolutely the strangest. "
The tracklisting for "Night Singers" is:
- What I Say
- Baggage and Clothes
- Calendars
- Épingles et Aiguilles
- Psycho
- We're the Ghosts
- All Your Dreams
- Peaks and Valleys
- Love Found
- Night Singers
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
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