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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with “The Common Practice”

The Common Practice have a brand new album titled: “Theater Kids” … from pop/funk dance beats, to tender ballads, to classic rock, to alt-country, all while maintaining a signature sound glued together by the orchestral strings and four part harmonies! I mean What? How dreamy!! It’s amazing EP and I can’t wait to hear what you think.

Orchestral strings and delicate vocal harmonies meet the sounds of exuberant rock and roll in the uniquely diverse collective that is The Common Practice.

“Theater Kids” was recorded at the Library studio in Northeast Minneapolis under the direction of Matt Patrick in February 2023. The songs represent the band’s genre diverse influences, from pop/funk dance beats, to tender ballads, to classic rock, to alt-country, all while maintaining a signature sound glued together by the orchestral strings and four part harmonies. The Common Practice pride themselves on being efficient. All songs are written out in music notation and the total tracking process took less than fifteen hours.

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