We Are Sorry

Hello internet. so sorry for the lack of updates. i know you are all waiting on the edges of your finely built servers. here is a one minute version of the last few months to bring yo up to speed.

We have recorded some songs with drew from switchfoot for an album and we are planning on finishing them up in july.

We did a tour in the spring with a great band called the lives of famous men.





We got some new merch.


and have been playing alot of shows here and there.




and we have a short tour out to cornerstone that we left on today.

"recording day 1"

we've just arrived in san diego county for a couple of days recording new material... two songs in two days is the idea and we're going to release them over the coming months (check this space for more details). it's super exciting to be recording again (i think seth has come into a new season of songs...), especially, as we're in a proper legit studio, surrounded by a collection of classics amps and epic guitars. check out big fish studios, if you want a closer look.

today we've mostly been arranging the songs to make sure we make the most of our time here. we've been getting some sweet advice and input from our star producer... drew from switchfoot.

Check out these sweet shots of our first day recording drums and bass.

"tour two"

hi, this is simon, the newest member of lakes.
i recently joined the band as half of the rhythm section with the fabulous jacob lake - it's my job to hold down the bottom end (play bass) - and so far it's loads of fun. i'll probably use that word a lot in these posts. fun, fun, fun.


yeah, lakes is a lot of fun. the music feels really good to play and hopefully people leave our shows with a smile on their faces and a spring in their step... and, like seth said in his post, it doesn't really matter whether there are 3 people (stockton) or 300 people (way to go, laguna hills) at a show, because tour is about being out there and playing and meeting new people. of course, i'd be lying if i said it feels exactly the same. playing to a full room where everyone is ready to have a good time is awesome... but we have fun either way, it just feels good to be on stage together playing. so, we'll be coming around again soon.

"tour"

hello
my name is seth and i'm going to talk about our "tour" we just did. it was very pathetic in 3 main ways. first it was only a week, which is as we all know very short for tour and even questionable as to if it should even be called a tour because of its lacking in length. the second way is that we only played 2 paying shows. you might ask how we managed to survive? well i'll get to that. the third is that we played a few very small shows, in fact broke a new record for the smallest show i've ever played on this tour. 3 people.
but heres the thing, this tour was in actuality right up there with the best of them in the end. we didnt have alot of money so we came together alot and that was bonding, we played on the street for money and that was fun and different and humbling. most importantly this was a landmark for Lakes as the start of a lot good things to come, really almost like a new beginning, and for me it was the first time in a long time that i felt as though i was in a band again. really close friends getting closer and better and having fun and meeting new people. thats really all i could hope for in a tour. so soon we will be in your town maybe playing on your street...all because of this tour. here are some pictures from our tour.

first post.

new website, new online store, new demos, new shows, new videos.
Just Getting Started!

Here is a new website with more content and more interaction with you. we wanted a place that is built more like a community, where we can talk about stuff on a day to day basis, and a place where you can tell us what you think about things. We will be posting all the time, with news and thoughts and videos, new songs, pictures, stories, etc.we just got done with a tour and have more shows coming up in January. Here's a picture from a show that our friend Jered Scott took


Here is a video from a recent show with our friends mxpx.




Let us know what you think of the site.