New Amsterdams to release children's album; demos posted

An article has been posted regarding the forthcoming children's album from the New Amsterdams. The article states that lead singer/guitarist Matt Pryor hopes to have the album out by this coming December "so [he] can give it out as Christmas presents." Pryor is also collaborating with artist Travis Millard to release the CD in tandem with a book of short stories. Millard had previously created album covers for Pryor's recently disbanded Get Up Kids. The article also mentions that Pryor may be titling the project differently;

Pryor is still debating whether to come up with a whole other name for his children's side project or to release it under The New Amsterdams moniker.

"I've been resisting this because I've done the whole multiple band thing for a couple years now and I don't really like it," he says. "Whereas I think someone who liked The New Amsterdams wouldn't have a problem with the kids stuff, I wonder if someone who was just looking for the kids stuff might not understand the other. Like some grandma going, 'Oh, songs about drinking and death.''""

Several demo MP3s from the record have been posted in the same article as well. You can download the demo versions of "We Can All Get Along With Dinosaurs" here, "When I Get To Eleven" here, and "Pizza And Chocolate Milk" here.

There's no official word on whether or not the band plans on also releasing a "proper" full-length this year as originally planned, but we'll keep you updated.