Good news from Camp Earlimart: The fifth full-length from the LA-area indie rockers is recorded and mixed and just waiting on some mastering before an ’07 release. No labels this time — it’s a DIY affair, with nothing but personal funds fueling the project. That may mean financial restriction, but it also means Aaron Espinoza can do it like he wants, no questions asked. Here’s a peek at how it’s coming, a Grandaddy-esque bit of slightly spacey indie-pop with awesome guitar tones.

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The man behind those six-string sounds, guitarist Joel Graves, gave us a glimpse at the inner-workings of the Earlimart mind, with answers to Bernard Pivot’s questionnaire. He’s gonna hate that we just wrote that.

JOEL GRAVES, EARLIMART
1. What is your favorite word?
PER DIEM

2. What is your least favorite word?
QUESTIONNAIRE

3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
STROBE LIGHTS AND SMOKE MACHINES, PIMPED OUT ’80S TOUR BUSES, TOO-TIGHT JEANS WITH WHITE BELTS, EMO-REXIA, HAIR PRODUCTS, AND, OF COURSE, GROUPIES

4. What turns you off?
STROBE LIGHTS AND SMOKE MACHINES, PIMPED OUT ’80S TOUR BUSES, TOO-TIGHT JEANS WITH WHITE BELTS, EMO-REXIA, HAIR PRODUCTS, AND, OF COURSE, GROUPIES …

5. What is your favorite curse word?
DAD-GUMMIT!!!

6. What sound or noise do you love?
WHEN DAVID M. LATTER TELLS US, “BRING IT HOME KIDS!” WHILE BANGING ON A JANKY DRUM MACHINE.

7. What sound or noise do you hate?
THE “CLACK!” OF AARON TRYING TO BREAK A BOTTLE ON A TABLE.

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER. IT’D BE LIKE BEING IN A BAND, ONLY IN WATER.

9. What profession would you not like to do?
PROJECT RUNWAY REJECT.

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
“HERE ARE YOUR DRINK TICKETS. JOHN, GEORGE, AND ELLIOTT ARE WARMED UP IN THE DRESSING ROOM AROUND THE CORNER. YOU’RE ON IN 30 MINUTES.”