We've decided to place the decision of picking the next Variety Picnic single in your hands. This will be the first single off of our next album. Here's the catch! You won't get to hear the songs and you have to pick it based on which title you like the most. The single will be released in August. Happy 4th of July and happy voting!

Which song should be the first single?

Buttered Popcorn Candles And Wine (One Moment At A Time) City Of Lights (Suspended Emotion) Lava Lamp (Astro Lamp) Stranger Danger

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The recording sessions for our sophomore LP have been underway for a while now. Last month, Kevin Morse posted some photos from the recording sesions via Instagram. We've uploaded those photos to our Facebook page for the world to see. Click here to view the pictures!

Here is Variety Picnic Superfan Asad Naqvi's incredible story of how he used iOS Devices and several apps just to hear our new song "In The Middle Of The Night" while he was traveling on the Long Island Rail Road.

I was having an itch to listen to Varity Picnic's hot new single "In The Middle Of The Night". Sadly I had not had a chance to sync it to my iPhone. What was I to do? With an hour train ride ahead of me I decided to utilize my various devices and electronics to satisfy my need. I quickly fired up my Log Me In app on my iPhone and took control of my MacBook at home to download the song for Free! from the Variety Picnic site. I then copied it to my DropBox folder. Once my DropBox was synced I launched the app on my iPhone. Streaming was not a great option as the train was moving and so was my connection from cell tower to cell tower. I then used the app to email my self a link to the the file. I needed a way to download a file to one of my devices. I then used MiWi tethering app to tether my iPad to my iPhone's Internet connection. I then copied the link from my email and launched GoodReader that had the capability to download files via a URL. I pasted the link and began the download of the sweet new song. I felt the need to tweet about my actions. I took a picture of my iPad downloading the file and the felt like making some adjustments to the photo before uploading to twitter. I emailed it my iPad and opened it up in the Free Zagg PhotoPad app. I cropped it and color corrected it then saved it. I then opened the Twitter app to tweet what had done. By this time the song had finished downloading and I could enjoy the song right in the GoodReader app. I could now relax to my new fav tune. Have a great story like Asad's? Post it in the comments below.

For the past few weeks, we've been releasing new songs that will be released on our upcoming EP, Sweet Nothings. Today we're releasing an early demo of the song Your Chest. It was recorded shortly after the original version of Ode To Morse was recorded.

Since we are releasing Sweet Nothings for free on September 28th, we've marked down the price of our debut album, Sweet Jams. You can purchase the digital copy for $5 or get a physical CD with the digital copy for $7. For a limited time only, we're giving away the song Did It All (Just To Get) for those of you who don't already own it and might be interested in purchasing Sweet Jams.

• Click here to listen to Your Chest (Demo)
• Click here to listen/download Did It All (Just To Get) for free

This week we are celebrating Mr. Kevin Morse!  The man behind the subject of the song "Ode To Morse" deserves appreciation not only this week but every week. Kevin's birthday is on September 12th so now seemed like the perfect time for Kevin Morse Appreciation Week! Take a listen to Kevin Morse showing his  appreciation for his favorite thing in the whole world: cleaning. This song will appear on our upcoming EP "Sweet Nothings". Click Here to listen to "Keep It Clean"

It was announced yesterday via our official Facebook page that we will be releasing a free EP right here on our website next month called "Sweet Nothings". This will be a short compilation of songs/remixes that weren't featured on our debut album "Sweet Jams". As soon as we receive more information about this upcoming release, we will post it right here!

Hey everyone! Thanks to all the people who came out and voted for our video last night at Fontana's Rock & Roll Bar in NYC for Big Vision Empty Wallet's Viral Video Competition! Unfortuntely, we didn't win. So I guess that means Kevin Morse has a few asses to kick! Thanks again to everyone who supported us during this competition! It means a lot to us.

It's been a busy week for Kevin Morse. The man behind the song and music video "Ode To Morse" traveled from Orlando, FL to New York City (a place he hasn't been to since the Statue of Liberty was dedicated back in 1886). He also got to meet the love of his life, and future wife, Olivia Munn. Also this month, Kevin Morse discovered that our music video he directed and appeared in, Babymaker, has been voted into the Top 10 of Big Vision Empty Wallet's Viral Video Competition. While Kevin visited New York, we caught up with him and heres what he had to say.

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We'd like to say thank you to everyone who voted once, twice and hundreds of times for our video in Big Vision Empty Wallet's Viral Video Competition! Without you, we'd be in the bottom twenty. And nobody wants to be there! Now we move on to the FINALS! Here are the juicy details (via BVEW's Website):

WHEN: Thursday, July 15th, 8pm WHERE: Fontana's Rock & Roll Bar, [The Chandelier Room] 105 Eldridge Street, NYC WHAT: Big Vision Empty Wallet (BigVisionEmptyWallet.com), the only one-stop online destination for the independent film and arts community in New York City, along with sister company Industry Power Play, will screen the Top 10 Viral Comedy Video Finalists on Thursday, July 15th in the Chandelier Room at Fontana's Rock & Roll Bar in New York City. The winner will be decided by audience vote with the help of several guest judges. The winning filmmaker will receive an array of prizes, including a feature story on Big Vision Empty Wallet as well as other entertainment sites. The winner also has the opportunity to present his or her film at the Moving Pictures Collective of NYC’s next meeting as part of its MoPictive Shorts Series at the prestigious Helen Mills Screening Room. Join us for drinks, screenings and fun!  Drink specials all night. Tickets: $15 online or at the door.  Purchasing in advance recommended.  To purchase tickets, click on the link below and you'll be re-directed. Click here to purchase tickets. Hope to see you there, Picnickers!

There's only one more day to vote for our music video Babymaker in Big Vision Empty Wallet's Viral Video Competition! You can vote for it as many times as you want until July 1st. After that they’ll announce the top 10 videos chosen by the viewers. On July 15th they’ll screen the top 10 videos at Fontana’s Rock & Roll Bar in NYC where the live audience and guest judges will select the winning video. Help us out and make some history! Spread the jam! Click here to vote Click here to watch “Babymaker”