We get letters

A correspondent inquired why the new album is being released under the name the Loud Family with Anton Barbeau. Well, the name is something of a compromise. The Loud Family, of course, had an ever-shifting lineup over the 10 years of its existence, but I think most fans kind of came to accept the Scott-Kenny-Alison-Gil configuration as the Loud Family. While Kenny, Alison and Gil all appear on What If It Works?, it's really more of a duo album. It took a long time to decide on the billing. If it hadn't been for the pesky fact that there's already a guy out there performing under the name Scott Miller (and cheekily using the web address thescottmiller.com), WIIW? would probably have been by Scott Miller and Anton Barbeau. However, I vetoed that to avoid confusion in the marketplace.

In the end, though, I think it's clear that Scott and Anton brought out the best in each other. (Anton certainly deserves a ton of credit for helping put Scott back in the saddle again, so to speak.) The Loud Family name does bring with it certain expectations, and the important thing is that WIIW? manages to live up to that high standard.