Despite a toothache that plagued me over the weekend, I managed to get some work done on the new album, including totally finishing two songs. Here's how it went:

Friday, October 16

• Mixed and mastered "Love Thang (Instrumental version)"

Saturday, October 17

• Double-tracked rhythm guitar for "Let's Groove"
• Recorded three additional guitar tracks for "Let's Groove"

Sunday, October 18

• Completed postproduction work on "Emily" (2:16)
• Recorded keyboards for "Love in Action," a Utopia tune (here's Robert Porche recording drums for this back in May)
• Completed postproduction work on "Love Thang (Instrumental version)" (2:21)

For those of you keeping score at home, that's four minutes and 37 seconds of music for the new album so far, with more music nearing completion soon. I'll keep you posted.