Waterlogged! No, really.

We at Joko Records are proud to announce that production has ended on Daddy's Gonna Kill Ralphie's latest adventure, "Love Sincerely," Writes the Writer. But that's not where the fun ends, we still have lots of work to do before the official unveiling in Geneva. There's the album cover, t-shirts, stickers, posters, forehead tatoos, action figures, souvenir antibacterial soap, the street team (aka Jehovah's Witnesses), lawnmowers, killer cacti (and man-eating jackrabbit), and Kyle's toothbrush (don't tell Kyle).

I just heard from Daddy's frontman Toby Fallgraff, and he has forbidden me to give away any details on the upcoming album in this week's blog. But if nothing else, I am loyal to the fans (and to the hit count on this blog), so I will tell you what I can while saving the good stuff for another report. Let's see, I can't tell you about the new sticker design or the t-shirts. I can't say anything about the completed cover art or the dreaded "Rob is dead" conspiracy. I'll have to avoid writing about the one CD in every box of 100 that is completely recorded with a mandolin. I shouldn't say anything about the Bea Arthur cameo or the barking dog choir. And I'll just keep my pretty little mouth shut about the 19 minutes of silence between the third and fourth song. But I will break this bit of news to you: the album contains a song written for everyone's second favorite video game character. Oh wait, that was the last album, Letter Carrier (If These Buttons Control You). BUY IT NOW.

This week Joko Records released our third album of 2006! Although Waterlogged has been in the scene for the last 13 years, and they have already released 7 albums with their previous record company, Jigga What Records, we decided to sign them up so we could cash out on the tail end of their success. The monsterpiece that they have come up with will prove to be a squeaky clean album with plenty of swear words and sexual content. Waterlogged is the brainchild of ringleader and snare drum operator, Tank Leiberman, who had never thought of the possibilities of a bathroom-themed opus. The Schrödinger twins, Mary-Kate and Socrates, sing backup over lead singer/bassist/guitarist/keyboardist/mooger/ukuleler/saw-player Fava Chianti. The end result sounds remarkably like Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, but hey, it worked for them. Be sure to check out Waterlogged's latest attempt at an album completely recorded in a public toilet, Fresh Towels.

~Joko!