I hope Stevie is writing some great songs for this LP and most likely is working on her contributions but can understand why she's not in the studio with them right now. She's often been shut out of the process and just kept on the sidelines waiting for her turn to add her vocal tracks when she has recorded with FM--which has led to much of her frustration with the group. After her great experience with IYD, she knows recording can be different and may not want to give up her creative control over her songs.
It also may not be the best thing for the group's cohesiveness to be spending time together in that way because it may bring back bad memories of their experiences during earlier recordings (e.g., "Rumours" and "Tusk") and many disagreements that occurred. Right now Stevie and LIndsey are getting along really well for the first time since they were in BN. Stevie may want to keep that going and decrease any chance of conflict before their tour so that everything stays on an even keel so that they have a great time with Christine back in the band. (Let's not forget that this band has the interpersonal chemistry and history that can become volatile, especially when recording).
I really hope they take advantage of this popularity wave and drop a CD quickly, too, with wonderful songs from all of them, before the tour.
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