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Secret EP
Secret EP
EP by Sebadoh
Released	July 23, 2012
Recorded	March 29, 2012–July 13, 2012 at Indietopia in Glendale, California
Genre	Indie rock
Length	16:44
Producer	Jason Loewenstein
Sebadoh chronology

Secret EP is an EP by the American indie rock band Sebadoh, released on July 23, 2012. The EP was not released on a label and was made available for digital download on the online music store Bandcamp. The EP was recorded from March to July 2012 at Indietopia in Glendale, California. Secret EP is Sebadoh's first new material in fourteen years since the band's previous album The Sebadoh (1999).

Recording

Sebadoh began recording Secret EP on March 29, 2012 at frontman Lou Barlow's rehearsal space. Updates from the recording sessions were posted by band member Jason Loewenstein on his official Blogger.^[1] The basic tracks for eleven potential songs were completed by April 10.^[2] In May, the band began the second and final recording sessions and by June the band began mixing the EP and recording overdubs.^[3] On July 18, the band announced on its official Facebook page that mixing had been completed and the tracks were going to be mastered the following day.^[4] The recording sessions were produced and engineered by Lowenstein.

Release

Secret EP was released on July 23, 2012.^[5]^[6] The EP was released as a digital download on the online music store Bandcamp in MP3 and FLAC formats. The band posted release notes with the download calling the EP "new songs for 2012, a taste of our upcoming 2013 album" but confirmed none of the songs would be featured on the album. The band also stated that proceeds from the EP's sales will "help us continue working on the LP and remain as independent as possible," adding that CD copies of the EP will be available for sale during the band's tour in support of Secret EP.^[7]

Tour

Sebadoh toured to support the release of Secret EP. The North American tour began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 7, 2012 and concluded in New York, New York on August 22.

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America^[6]^[8]
August 7, 2012	Philadelphia	United States	Union Transfer
August 8, 2012	Boston		The Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub
August 9, 2012	Northampton		Pearl Street
August 10, 2012	Washington		Black Cat
August 11, 2012	Carrboro		Cat's Cradle
August 12, 2012	Atlanta		The Earl
August 14, 2012	Nashville		The Mercy Lounge
August 15, 2012	St. Louis		Off Broadway
August 16, 2012	Chicago		Schubas Tavern
August 17, 2012	Cleveland		Grog Shop
August 18, 2012	Hamilton	Canada	The Cashbah
August 20, 2012	Toronto		Horseshoe Tavern
August 21, 2012	Montreal		La Sala Rossa
August 22, 2012	New York	United States	Bowery Ballroom

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Keep the Boy Alive"	Barlow	04:07
2.	"My Drugs"	Loewenstein	04:05
3.	"Arbitrary High"	Barlow	03:07
4.	"I Don't Mind"	Loewenstein	03:52
5.	"All Kinds"	Barlow	01:33
Total length:			16:44