OK...so for some reason, the Title field is not working. The title of this blog might have been "Ch,Ch,Ch,Ch,Changes"...Might have been...guess we'll never know.

So, we apologize in advance for the lack of news from Lake Icarus...but, honestly we've all been kinda taking a bit of a break. Besides a few great acoustic shows, most of our work lately has been on the upcoming CD release. If you don't know by now, the title of the album is: "What's Left Come Morning". We officially have the cover art...and have a rough design for the rest of the jacket. If you wanna hear a few preview tracks, they're up on the myspace: (www.myspace.com/icarusaquanaut). Currently, the anticipated release date is August 4. Those things are subject to change, so don't hold us to it just yet.

So, now to the hard part:
Before this band had a name, members, or was actually in fact a band...it was more of a "project"...an idea...maybe a dream? Starting about 4 years ago, John Moss and myself would convene in my living room for occasional late-nite writing/recording sessions. These sessions eventually became demos that would eventually morph into a band that would eventually record a real album in a proper studio with one of our musical heros. All of these things happened so fast that it's still hard to believe we played our first show only 7 months ago. A band is a fast-moving, fast-growing thing...and you're never sure what sort of life it will take on, or which way it will travel. This band has certainly gone somewhere that none of us would have ever expected. From Moss and I standing outside the Masquerade in Atlanta after an Eisley show naming the musicians we wanted to work with, to sitting in a Mexican restaurant in Alabaster, Alabama scribbling "Icarus Aquanaut" on a napkin, to playing our first run of shows in December, to going to Ohio in March to make an album, to the present where we sit making decisions concerning artwork for the album, it's been a very fast ride...kinda like "The Scrambler" at the fair...that thing that spins you around in a small car while the whole apparatus is also spinning. The 5 of us have all been hanging on with all we've got...maybe getting dizzy and throwing up a few times on the way, but for the most part it's been a lot of fun and we certainly have NO idea when or where it's gonna stop. The problem with that sort of ride though is that it's not for everyone. Some people prefer the safety of the solid ground underneath them...or maybe they have an aversion to spinning out of control. When one of these people goes ahead, jumps on and gives it their best shot anyway, you have to respect and applaud their efforts. Even if the end result is them getting off early because the spinning is not for them.
That being said, it's with a heavy heart that we bring you this news. John Moss, founding member of Icarus Aquanaut will be getting off the Scrambler. After careful consideration, prayers, and thought, he has decided the solid ground is what he needs in life right now. He will be returning to the University of Montevallo to finish up his English degree that he put on hold to jump on this ride with us. We respect his decision and support him fully in his academic endeavors, though he will be sorely missed.
So, where does that leave us? Currently, as a four-piece. We are still discussing the possibilities...talking to a few people, talking to ourselves, thinking, praying, etc... Sure, it's difficult when a founding member/driving force departs...Sure, Icarus Aquanaut will not be the same band ever again. Was Pink Floyd the same band after Syd Barrett left? How about after Roger Waters left? Of course not...but, the band continued to do amazing, new things regardless...and that's what we plan to do. Whether or not we add another 5th member is yet to be determined. Sure, some names have been kicked around. We're not rushing to any decision at this point. The current plan is that John will play the CD release show with us. Past that, we're just not sure yet. We will keep you updated on any more changes. I encourage everyone to support John and the great things he's gonna do in college and thereafter. It is likely that he will continue to write songs for us...after all, he's one of our favorite songwriters.

Here's what the coming weeks hold:

August 4 - Possible CD Release date. Details TBA.
August 11 - Icarus Aquanaut at Andrew College in Cuthbert, GA
August 18 - Port City Music and Icarus Aquanaut at The Submarine in Thomasville, GA

Peace.

-chall