Local musicians will be recording albums throughout the summer which will release late summer and early fall.

Trouble Lights

Album Title: To be determined

Anticipated Release: Aug. 25

Trouble Lights’ album will feature all dance music, according to vocalist Adrien Daller. “It features elements from my past and Phil’s (Rabalais) past,” Daller said. Rabalais adds a DIY underground electro feel to the music while Daller brings experience in musical theater to the vocals. “It’s going to be fun and bring something different to Iowa,” Daller said of the album. “It’s exciting to bring pop music to the scene.”

Hollow Point

Album Title: To be determined

Anticipated Release: Late Summer/Early Fall 2012

“We are all writing about things we enjoy and different influences of our everyday lives,” said Erek Wright, lead guitarist of Hollowpoint. The album features a wide range rock influences according to Wright and will possess a dominant modern hard rock sound. Wright said listeners can expect songs about good times spent with friends and about experiences everyone encounters. Hollowpoint aims to give listeners what they want to hear and keep the party going with songs they wrote for the album, according to Wright.

H. Dustin Harmeson

Album Title: Papoose

Anticipated Release: October

Papoose will be Harmeson’s first solo album. “It’s exciting because for the first time I have the final seal of approval on everything on the album,” Harmeson said. A mix of a rock band, jazz band, string quartet and people screaming can be heard throughout the 15 tracks on Papoose according to Harmeson. “There’s a lot of stuff on the album and some acoustic elements as well,” Harmeson said of the various aspects.

Mumford’s

Album Title: “Immediate Family”

Anticipated Release: First week in October

“I think these are the best songs we’ve recorded so far,” Mumford’s front man Nate Logsdon said. Logsdon said “Immediate Family” will be nine tracks of ballads with Mumford’s rock sound. A full choir, horn section and string section can be heard on the album in addition to Mumford’s. There will be a surprise element that Mumford’s will unveil upon the release according to Logsdon.

Lesbian Poetry

Album Title: To be determined

Anticipated Release: Fall

“I’m really excited to get new music out there and work with other musicians,” Elliot Burke of Lesbian Poetry said. He stated he has not worked much with other musicians in the past. The sound on the album will feature more of a rock feel similar to Derek Lambert and the Prairie Fires, according Burke.