(Photo via @spaghettisandwich)

Shone: the announcement

A group of about 30 or so people went to The Piazza at Schmidts at 6:30 as instructed by Levi’s last letter. A video played on the outdoor screen there, featuring the clown from an earlier video. First, he gave us the album release date: February 5. He then instructed those in attendance to enter a nearby restaurant to find a birdhouse. That birdhouse was found quickly; it contained 10 jump drives, each with the song “Baby Shakes” on it, as well as a jpg file that says “nine parts will uncover the cover,” a reference to the 9 packages that are being sent out. (So far, 3 of the 9 have been received.)

There was also a letter from Levi in the birdhouse, with great news: there would be a listening party at nearby Creep Records. Those in attendance (and nearly 100 more watching via livestream) were able to hear the record in its entirety.

This video shows the video announcement and the birdhouse being found.