Recorded in the band's hometown with veteran producer/mixer Mark Needham (The Killers, Fleetwood Mac, Paul Simon) and James Bairian (Giant Drag, Dirty Little Secret), SECRET ROOMS and the ensuing EP (which only share title track "On and On") are the end result of years of honing their singular vision. Over the course of the LP's 10 tracks, the band covers diverse territory from radio ready romp "Say Say Say," complete with a peanut butter-sticky chorus, to "Gold," a slow psychedelic dirge that begins with an intriguing, ghostly keyboard line. "Wisdom," on the other hand, is all jangly guitars and lovelorn sentiment. The album will also include "Fist Fight," a track that received attention on London's XFM radio station, subsequently leading to the band's first shows overseas.

Disciples of the mood-laden U.K. guitar bands such as Echo and the Bunnymen, The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Oasis, Gran Ronde has gathered an impressive local following due to incessant gigging, including headlining shows at the Troubadour and Spaceland and performances alongside The Walkmen, Silversun Pickups, We Are Scientists, Cold War Kids, Stellastarr* and Mystery Jets. Most recently Gran Ronde were main support on Razorlight's national fall tour. A short run of shows, coalescing in Austin at the South by Southwest Music Festival, will coincide with the EP release.

GRAN RONDE ON TOUR