Our new album Two Faced is out today. You can listen to it on Purevolume and pick it up on iTunes or a CD from our webstore. For our third VIP blog, we tell the story of Two Faced...

Two Faced was a completely different monster for this band. Failing to get a record deal from the first two EPs, I got the vibe that many people expected us to abandon Nocturnal Me. While that thought sat in the back of my head, I knew I just needed to take time writing the next EP in order for the project to stay pure. I didn't want Nocturnal Me to turn into the band that I left… I wanted, and always want, Nocturnal Me to represent my growth as a musician… I want it to be a project where I can flex my muscles and be who I want to be without fear of acceptance or criticism. With that in mind, it took us a year, and an opportunity from Apparition Records, for us to get our shit together. This spring I knew moves had to be made in order to honor the fans that stuck with us through all the bullshit of the past two years, and so, Two Faced was tracked, produced and mixed in a matter of 1 month. Instead of sticking to the safe haven of the indie-pop-rock world that we had already penetrated, I really wanted to stretch and make music that people would not expect from the individuals in this band. Two Faced has already exceeded my expectations. When I heard the first mix I knew that I had made the right decision sticking with the project and giving it the time it needed to breathe. While I do hope that people like Two Faced, it's not contingent on my satisfaction with the EP. The fact that this leap was taken, without hesitation, is the best thing I could for myself as an artist and as an human being.

Through the release of this record, personal and professional relationships have come full circle. It's almost like these songs serve as a bookmark in my life where one chapter ends and another begins. I regret that our audience can only hear the final product, which has been cultivated, filtered and organized from raw experiences and emotions. Everything in my life has changed… Karma has been served… and if there is one thing I've learned, it's to appreciate the good times because the sweet is not as sweet without the oncoming sour. The first Nocturnal Me EP signified a change, the second EP, a statement, and the third… a conclusion. From here on out Nocturnal Me will be a different monster than it has been in the past, but if you listen hard enough, I think you'll be able to tell that this story has only just begun.

To be continued...