this critically acclaimed British indie rock band mixes many different styles
rock band mixes many different styles
rock band mixes many different styles and genres into their sound hi my name
and genres into their sound hi my name
and genres into their sound hi my name is Stephanie and welcome to
is Stephanie and welcome to
is Stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with block party how would you say block
with block party how would you say block
with block party how would you say block parties music or sound has evolved since
parties music or sound has evolved since
parties music or sound has evolved since your debut silent alarm I think we’ve
your debut silent alarm I think we’ve
your debut silent alarm I think we’ve matured more as people I think we learn
matured more as people I think we learn
matured more as people I think we learn where our strengths lie rather than
where our strengths lie rather than
where our strengths lie rather than ruffington and battling against each
ruffington and battling against each
ruffington and battling against each other trying to make music I think we
other trying to make music I think we
other trying to make music I think we finally reached the point where we’re
finally reached the point where we’re
finally reached the point where we’re all actually working together in harmony
all actually working together in harmony
all actually working together in harmony without you know any egos or any issues
without you know any egos or any issues
without you know any egos or any issues so we’re in a good place musically
can you talk to me a bit more about the
can you talk to me a bit more about the songwriting recording process we kind of
songwriting recording process we kind of
songwriting recording process we kind of went back to basic it’s just just the
went back to basic it’s just just the
went back to basic it’s just just the four of us in a room just kind of
four of us in a room just kind of
four of us in a room just kind of jamming on our own ideas that each of us
jamming on our own ideas that each of us
jamming on our own ideas that each of us support along and we just spent a few
support along and we just spent a few
support along and we just spent a few months doing that when we male producer
months doing that when we male producer
months doing that when we male producer and then we spent even more time in the
and then we spent even more time in the
and then we spent even more time in the rehearsal room just was playing and
rehearsal room just was playing and
rehearsal room just was playing and playing playing the song still till we
playing playing the song still till we
playing playing the song still till we knew them quiet
knew them quiet
knew them quiet bang yeah and then when we went into the
bang yeah and then when we went into the
bang yeah and then when we went into the studio and did everything in one take
studio and did everything in one take
studio and did everything in one take and had it recorded in three days
can you talk to me a bit about the
can you talk to me a bit about the lyrical or even the musical themes on
lyrical or even the musical themes on
lyrical or even the musical themes on fourths
fourths
fourths I feel like for Kelly likey you know it
I feel like for Kelly likey you know it
I feel like for Kelly likey you know it was a conscious effort to move away from
was a conscious effort to move away from
was a conscious effort to move away from having like a an overarching theme to
having like a an overarching theme to
having like a an overarching theme to this record I think he was adopting with
this record I think he was adopting with
this record I think he was adopting with a loose approach to lyric writing this
a loose approach to lyric writing this
a loose approach to lyric writing this time around he might even say a bit more
time around he might even say a bit more
time around he might even say a bit more freeform perhaps maybe you could draw
freeform perhaps maybe you could draw
freeform perhaps maybe you could draw comparisons to some big writing on
comparisons to some big writing on
comparisons to some big writing on silent alarm which is a bit more
silent alarm which is a bit more
silent alarm which is a bit more abstract and you know less spelled out I
abstract and you know less spelled out I
abstract and you know less spelled out I suppose
so the first single is called octopus
so the first single is called octopus can you talk me a bit about that it’s
can you talk me a bit about that it’s
can you talk me a bit about that it’s actually one of the last songs we wrote
actually one of the last songs we wrote
actually one of the last songs we wrote for the record it kind of came maybe in
for the record it kind of came maybe in
for the record it kind of came maybe in the last kind of week of rehearsals
the last kind of week of rehearsals
the last kind of week of rehearsals Russell had a new guitar pedal that he
Russell had a new guitar pedal that he
Russell had a new guitar pedal that he wants to kind of showcase and it really
wants to kind of showcase and it really
wants to kind of showcase and it really kind of came about through I guess his
kind of came about through I guess his
kind of came about through I guess his kind of interplay with with Gordon you
kind of interplay with with Gordon you
kind of interplay with with Gordon you know our bass player Kelly says it’s a
know our bass player Kelly says it’s a
know our bass player Kelly says it’s a song about facing your worst fears
song about facing your worst fears
song about facing your worst fears there’s a really really great guitar
there’s a really really great guitar
there’s a really really great guitar solo in the middle which is a real real
solo in the middle which is a real real
solo in the middle which is a real real moment you’re welcome
I believe that you guys have been
I believe that you guys have been documenting a bit of the the process of
documenting a bit of the the process of
documenting a bit of the the process of making the album for example with those
making the album for example with those
making the album for example with those photos and videos on your website can
photos and videos on your website can
photos and videos on your website can you talk to me a bit about your use of
you talk to me a bit about your use of
you talk to me a bit about your use of social media social media is something
social media social media is something
social media social media is something that we’re just trying to get more
that we’re just trying to get more
that we’re just trying to get more involved with now because it’s really
involved with now because it’s really
involved with now because it’s really growing during during the time that
growing during during the time that
growing during during the time that we’ve been away I think we’re all kind
we’ve been away I think we’re all kind
we’ve been away I think we’re all kind of trying to capture moments as much as
of trying to capture moments as much as
of trying to capture moments as much as we can and that saw an in-house
we can and that saw an in-house
we can and that saw an in-house videographer or director his needs there
videographer or director his needs there
videographer or director his needs there inadvertently falling into that
inadvertently falling into that
inadvertently falling into that something he’s got a natural talents
something he’s got a natural talents
something he’s got a natural talents friend tell us about it what can I say
friend tell us about it what can I say
friend tell us about it what can I say you know I get bored sometimes I you
you know I get bored sometimes I you
you know I get bored sometimes I you know I know you know that goof around on
know I know you know that goof around on
know I know you know that goof around on my computer and then something you know
my computer and then something you know
my computer and then something you know something happens
when we did begin you know talking about
when we did begin you know talking about writing this record we were one thing we
writing this record we were one thing we
writing this record we were one thing we also spoke about was actually it would
also spoke about was actually it would
also spoke about was actually it would be nice to document the process no such
be nice to document the process no such
be nice to document the process no such it’s a technology we have now you can
it’s a technology we have now you can
it’s a technology we have now you can film a lot of stuff on the phone and it
film a lot of stuff on the phone and it
film a lot of stuff on the phone and it looks great and you can put it together
looks great and you can put it together
looks great and you can put it together on your computer and you don’t
on your computer and you don’t
on your computer and you don’t necessarily need to have like a degree
necessarily need to have like a degree
necessarily need to have like a degree from film school in order to kind of
from film school in order to kind of
from film school in order to kind of make something that has a kind of a
make something that has a kind of a
make something that has a kind of a vague narrative we’ve got like a pile of
vague narrative we’ve got like a pile of
vague narrative we’ve got like a pile of footage and photographs that were
footage and photographs that were
footage and photographs that were waiting to kind of edit together in some
waiting to kind of edit together in some
waiting to kind of edit together in some kind of way all that footage I read that
kind of way all that footage I read that
kind of way all that footage I read that you guys might be working on a
you guys might be working on a
you guys might be working on a documentary is that true I guess we
documentary is that true I guess we
documentary is that true I guess we inadvertently working on there we’re
inadvertently working on there we’re
inadvertently working on there we’re just trying to account for as much
just trying to account for as much
just trying to account for as much footage as we can you know I don’t if
footage as we can you know I don’t if
footage as we can you know I don’t if there’s concrete plans yet but I’m sure
there’s concrete plans yet but I’m sure
there’s concrete plans yet but I’m sure that we’ll be able to put together an
that we’ll be able to put together an
that we’ll be able to put together an amazing three-hour documentary sometime
amazing three-hour documentary sometime
amazing three-hour documentary sometime between now on the show yeah yeah
between now on the show yeah yeah
between now on the show yeah yeah Scorsese’s The Last Waltz where we’ll
Scorsese’s The Last Waltz where we’ll
Scorsese’s The Last Waltz where we’ll have nothing on what what I come up with
have nothing on what what I come up with
have nothing on what what I come up with that’s for sure
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