The creative success of the party has prompted Morel and Mould to complete a Blowoff artist album, which they plan to release in 2005, Morel said.
"We're still not sure exactly who or what the deal's going to be," Morel confessed. "We're working that out. It's 12 songs. It's really diverse… it's great. It's got a pop sensibility, and if you know Bob's stuff, it's kind of a mix between what we do. Some of it's funky and dancey, some of it's a little bit more rocky, a little electronic. It's a really cool record."
Morel the band is also planning a tour in early 2005 to support "Lucky Strike," he said.
At the end of the day, good music is good music, no matter the aesthetic applied to it. That appears to be Morel's guiding principle on record and in the club, but it stretches across the musical spectrum, he said.
"Some people are always like, 'oh, it's totally uncool to like pop music,' and I'm like, what's uncool about it?" he explained. "Some of them are some of the best records ever made. The Beatles were a pop band. David Bowie was a pop band. Zeppelin was basically a pop band. I mean, they were a rock band, but in the scheme of music at that time, it was popular music. And in the '80s, you know, it was New Order and Madonna and Prince. I couldn't segment that part of music and say 'this is pop' and 'this is otherwise.' It all became one big thing."
And, if the Michael Paolettas of the world have their way, Morel could become the next big thing.
