Hearts Bleed Radio: So I saw you guys at Cakeshop in January, when you played with The Planes. I would consider you guys to be a "high energy" band (as would Jeremy from Tenrec). What's you mentality like before a show? Nerves?
Mark: I get some nerves, but if I don't, I feel I don't play as well. Plus we all have a few beers too.
HBR: That always helps. Have you ever had two many?
Mark: Sometimes, but we try to behave as much as possible before playing. We're only human, though.
HBR: It's hard to be in a bar, and like, be waiting to play, and not drink quickly. I was listening to "Road to Hoe" and I hear a lot of Dinosaur Jr. in that track. Are they an influence?
Mark: Yes, definitely.
HBR: Who are some others?
Mark: Husker Du, GBV, Swell Maps... We tend to like fast stuff with some melody.
Mark: Sometimes, but we try to behave as much as possible before playing. We're only human, though.
HBR: It's hard to be in a bar, and like, be waiting to play, and not drink quickly. I was listening to "Road to Hoe" and I hear a lot of Dinosaur Jr. in that track. Are they an influence?
Mark: Yes, definitely.
HBR: Who are some others?
Mark: Husker Du, GBV, Swell Maps... We tend to like fast stuff with some melody.
HBR: Indie has really drifted away from some of it's "punky-er" roots over the past decade. Does that affect what you do? Even if you're just explaining to someone what you sound like, you can't just really say, "indie" these days.
Mark: We just say rock n' roll.
HBR: Haha, love it. I do to. Say that and hope they don't ask a follow up.Something I like about you guys is the tightness of the rhythm, and the importance it plays in the songs. Do you you guys write that as a group?
Mark: All three of us contribute to the songwriting. Initially they'd start off fully-formed, with one of us bringing a song to practice, but as time has gone by I think the process has gotten more communal, especially with arrangements and stuff like that.
HBR: You just posted a track "Made The Circuit" on SoundCloud. Should we be expecting more tracks any time soon?
Mark: Yep. We've got a few from the same session that just need vocals.
HBR: How did you record them?
Mark: Very poorly, with our pal Billy's eight-track that Joe stole out of his bedroom when the two of them were living together.
HBR: Haha, sounds pretty tight though, do you do the band together live, and then overdub the vocals?
Mark: You got it. None of us are very good singers, so it makes sense to overdub instead of spoiling a perfectly good instrumental take with our caterwauling.
Mark: We just say rock n' roll.
HBR: Haha, love it. I do to. Say that and hope they don't ask a follow up.Something I like about you guys is the tightness of the rhythm, and the importance it plays in the songs. Do you you guys write that as a group?
Mark: All three of us contribute to the songwriting. Initially they'd start off fully-formed, with one of us bringing a song to practice, but as time has gone by I think the process has gotten more communal, especially with arrangements and stuff like that.
HBR: You just posted a track "Made The Circuit" on SoundCloud. Should we be expecting more tracks any time soon?
Mark: Yep. We've got a few from the same session that just need vocals.
HBR: How did you record them?
Mark: Very poorly, with our pal Billy's eight-track that Joe stole out of his bedroom when the two of them were living together.
HBR: Haha, sounds pretty tight though, do you do the band together live, and then overdub the vocals?
Mark: You got it. None of us are very good singers, so it makes sense to overdub instead of spoiling a perfectly good instrumental take with our caterwauling.
