{"product_id":"actor-the-best-of-pre-order","title":"Actor - The Best Of (Pre-Order)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn stores September 25, 2026. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eActor return with The Best Of, an album that trades the pastoral Americana of their previous releases for a set of crunchy, feedback-laden epics indebted to genre demarcations as varied as 1990s alternative rock, power pop, and contemporary alt-country. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- \/wp:paragraph --\u003e \u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarworm riffs delivered by careening guitars and impassioned, full-throated vocals hooks augment deceptively thorny arrangements and heartfelt lyricism; the album sounds like the band in a room but glued together and rendered in glassy clarity by an expertly high-fidelity production.  The album arrives September 25th, 2026, via Having Fun \/ We Are Busy Bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- \/wp:paragraph --\u003e \u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Best Of was recorded with producer Matt Snell and engineer Sean Pearson at Boxcar Sound. The band set up in the studio’s loft space as if playing a gig, its tall ceilings and open concept allowing them to replicate their cavernous live sound with ease. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- \/wp:paragraph --\u003e \u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore hitting the studio, the band spent an extensive period honing their material through rehearsals and demos, arriving at the studio a well-oiled machine. As a result, they tracked with minimal overdubs, preferring to be as faithful to the performances as possible. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- \/wp:paragraph --\u003e \u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mix reinforces this approach, augmenting their takes into something larger-than-life yet still grounded in a gritty, off-the-floor feel. Vocals and harmonies are foregrounded and dry, while drums and bass provide rock-solid grounding. Guitars are the focus, though, alternating between a swampy, fuzzed-out rhythmic chug and dreamy, delay-pedal picking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- \/wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Having Fun Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701085999189,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/3063\/files\/HFR-023-cover-1400px_1.jpg?v=1783447075","url":"https:\/\/store.wearebusybodies.com\/products\/actor-the-best-of-pre-order","provider":"We Are Busy Bodies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}