Song of the Day: September 02, 2015 - "Oh Donna" Library Voices
I knew that Library Voices had taken a bit of a break, as a band. I also knew that more recently, they had been working on some new stuff. I did not, however, know that it would be ready so soon. And I especially didn't know some of what happened to the band while they were recording it.
It seems a little while after they started work on the album, singer/guitarist Carl Johnson was jumped, beaten, and left unconscious in the street in an act of random violence. He ended up with a severe concussion, and the inability to smell bad odours. For a few months they were not sure if he would even be able to continue writing and performing music.
In the end, Johnson contributed 7 songs to the album (though apparently he still can't detect foul scents) and the remaining four tracks were fronted by Brennan Ross. Including the first single from the brand new album Loveish, "Oh Donna"