I think it’s high time we gave you another demo to listen to (click to play, right-click and “Save Target As…” to download):

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Other_People_(Demo)_30-1-09.mp3

This is the most recent update of Other People, the closing track on our upcoming album. Production-wise, we haven’t even started yet, while the vocals are by no means finished either. For the sake of comparison, here’s what it sounded like last time we uploaded it:

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Other_People_31-5-08.mp3

The most obvious addition is the “classical” introduction. Dan wanted a piano piece “in the style of Moonlight Sonata” to open the song, and this is what we came up with. As it was recorded separately, the intro and main body have been rather unceremoniously edited together in this demo, but rest assured that it will be rather more seamless in the final version.

Incidentally, this intro is new to everyone except members of our Street Team, who received it last December as a little bonus. So if you want to get ahead of the crowd and don’t mind helping us to promote the new album online, simply sign up here:

Meanwhile, here are some of our previous demos which you may have missed, all at various degrees of completion (but none of them close):

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Year_Zero_(Demo)_29-10-08.mp3

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Dead_on_My_Feet_(Again)_(Demo)_14-10-08.mp3

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Soldier_On_Demo_15-9-08.mp3

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/One_for_the_Road_(Demo)_18-11-08.mp3

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Pseudonym_(Demo)_10-11-08.mp3

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Turn_Me_Up_(Demo)_8-12-08.mp3

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Nothing_Can_Stop_You_Being_Mine_15-6-08.mp3