After one last practice tonight, The Tree Ring are heading up to Idyllwild.  Kelly Bennett, Douglas Welcome, Darla Hawn and Joel P West have been fine tuning a batch of 9 songs which will comprise their debut LP.  The Tree Ring will record in a set of two cabins over the next week plus, and then Joel will head over to Iceland to mix and master with the renowned 'Biggi' of Sigur Ros and Album Leaf fame.

After offering his last record (Dust Jacket) for free via art trade, Joel is calling on fans and friends to help fund this project by pre-ordering the record.  The Tree Ring is looking to raise about half of the total estimated costs, and they're putting together some pretty awesome prize packages for supporters.  Here's a message from Joel and the band:

$20 dollars gets you a limited edition screen print, the digital download and your choice of vinyl or a Tree Ring t-shirt.  $40 gets you both.  You can pledge your support on the Kickstarter page here, and while your waiting for the record to arrive, keep up with The Tree Ring here and preview a new track below: