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talking to American rock band the
talking to American rock band the Airborne Toxic Event about their music
Airborne Toxic Event about their music
Airborne Toxic Event about their music their inspirations and their friends
I’d like to know how you guys think your
I’d like to know how you guys think your music has changed since your debut
music has changed since your debut
music has changed since your debut record I think when we started off we we
record I think when we started off we we
record I think when we started off we we sort of saw ourselves as a like a art
sort of saw ourselves as a like a art
sort of saw ourselves as a like a art project as sort of pretending to be a
project as sort of pretending to be a
project as sort of pretending to be a rock band that was sort of pretending to
rock band that was sort of pretending to
rock band that was sort of pretending to be in our project it was sort of
be in our project it was sort of
be in our project it was sort of pertaining your rock I mean we had like
pertaining your rock I mean we had like
pertaining your rock I mean we had like a car hood that we played on stage we
a car hood that we played on stage we
a car hood that we played on stage we all like talked a lot about like what
all like talked a lot about like what
all like talked a lot about like what the sort of dress code of the band was
the sort of dress code of the band was
the sort of dress code of the band was we had TVs onstage for a lot of it that
we had TVs onstage for a lot of it that
we had TVs onstage for a lot of it that would show static and sometimes would
would show static and sometimes would
would show static and sometimes would show live feeds of the audience reacting
show live feeds of the audience reacting
show live feeds of the audience reacting to the show while it’s going on but then
to the show while it’s going on but then
to the show while it’s going on but then it’s on the stage and everything was
it’s on the stage and everything was
it’s on the stage and everything was about sort of crossing a lines between
about sort of crossing a lines between
about sort of crossing a lines between like what was real and what was this
like what was real and what was this
like what was real and what was this sort of simulacrum of what was happening
I think now it’s we see ourselves as
I think now it’s we see ourselves as just trying to make music as best and
just trying to make music as best and
just trying to make music as best and honestly and meaningfully as we can and
honestly and meaningfully as we can and
honestly and meaningfully as we can and I don’t think we think about so much the
I don’t think we think about so much the
I don’t think we think about so much the details of what the art project is
speaking of the next record which I
speaking of the next record which I believe it’s currently untitled at the
believe it’s currently untitled at the
believe it’s currently untitled at the moment can you tell me about what
moment can you tell me about what
moment can you tell me about what musical direction you guys are heading
musical direction you guys are heading
musical direction you guys are heading into I think it’s just piggybacking on
into I think it’s just piggybacking on
into I think it’s just piggybacking on one of the closets that I think it did
one of the closets that I think it did
one of the closets that I think it did feel a lot more we’re just trying to not
feel a lot more we’re just trying to not
feel a lot more we’re just trying to not try to think about too much of what kind
try to think about too much of what kind
try to think about too much of what kind of sound weird you know they’re just
of sound weird you know they’re just
of sound weird you know they’re just getting to room and then playing
getting to room and then playing
getting to room and then playing honestly we got back to the way we made
honestly we got back to the way we made
honestly we got back to the way we made our first record which is Kyle won and
our first record which is Kyle won and
our first record which is Kyle won and lost itself in a room and wrote about
lost itself in a room and wrote about
lost itself in a room and wrote about songs and then we sort of like workshop
songs and then we sort of like workshop
songs and then we sort of like workshop them as a band and and play them
them as a band and and play them
them as a band and and play them together live a lot and they went to the
together live a lot and they went to the
together live a lot and they went to the studio and recorded them you know as
studio and recorded them you know as
studio and recorded them you know as live as you can in modern recording it’s
live as you can in modern recording it’s
live as you can in modern recording it’s like going back to just the most basic
like going back to just the most basic
like going back to just the most basic thing about songwriting is this song
thing about songwriting is this song
thing about songwriting is this song awesome does it have awesome lyrics are
awesome does it have awesome lyrics are
awesome does it have awesome lyrics are the melodies awesome does this make me
the melodies awesome does this make me
the melodies awesome does this make me feel something is a tell a story I want
feel something is a tell a story I want
feel something is a tell a story I want to tell you I’m a Cal’s part and then
to tell you I’m a Cal’s part and then
to tell you I’m a Cal’s part and then the rest of our parts like how can we
the rest of our parts like how can we
the rest of our parts like how can we help bring that vision to life and and
help bring that vision to life and and
help bring that vision to life and and sort it out and make it swing yes
everything is 100% liven cheekier king
everything is 100% liven cheekier king who produced the record is producing
who produced the record is producing
who produced the record is producing because it’s not done it’s really clear
because it’s not done it’s really clear
because it’s not done it’s really clear about it being live like we’d come in
about it being live like we’d come in
about it being live like we’d come in and like okay cool so here’s the guitar
and like okay cool so here’s the guitar
and like okay cool so here’s the guitar you’re gonna get a rock track so that
you’re gonna get a rock track so that
you’re gonna get a rock track so that you can react it later it makes it he’s
you can react it later it makes it he’s
you can react it later it makes it he’s like no you’re gonna play your guitar
like no you’re gonna play your guitar
like no you’re gonna play your guitar we’re gonna turn on the mics and that’s
we’re gonna turn on the mics and that’s
we’re gonna turn on the mics and that’s gonna beat your sound he’s like we could
gonna beat your sound he’s like we could
gonna beat your sound he’s like we could spend the whole day trying to get the
spend the whole day trying to get the
spend the whole day trying to get the sound but that’s the sound and just
sound but that’s the sound and just
sound but that’s the sound and just decide what you like can you tell me a
decide what you like can you tell me a
decide what you like can you tell me a bit about who or what has inspired you
bit about who or what has inspired you
bit about who or what has inspired you either throughout the years or for this
either throughout the years or for this
either throughout the years or for this record I tend to write about similar
record I tend to write about similar
record I tend to write about similar themes I write about loss I write about
themes I write about loss I write about
themes I write about loss I write about death I write about you know
death I write about you know
death I write about you know embarrassing things I write about things
embarrassing things I write about things
embarrassing things I write about things that are somewhat a confessional there’s
that are somewhat a confessional there’s
that are somewhat a confessional there’s a sense of kind of a conspiracy with
a sense of kind of a conspiracy with
a sense of kind of a conspiracy with your listener that I’m really fond of
your listener that I’m really fond of
your listener that I’m really fond of but there’s a couple straight-up just
but there’s a couple straight-up just
but there’s a couple straight-up just love songs on this record and like like
love songs on this record and like like
love songs on this record and like like absolutely no screwing around I mean
absolutely no screwing around I mean
absolutely no screwing around I mean they’re a little dark because they’re
they’re a little dark because they’re
they’re a little dark because they’re sort of placed in the context of
sort of placed in the context of
sort of placed in the context of everyone you know dying but listen but
everyone you know dying but listen but
everyone you know dying but listen but but then that is sort of the nature of
but then that is sort of the nature of
but then that is sort of the nature of love right
in terms of the music it’s just a really
in terms of the music it’s just a really grand record I mean there’s just stuff
grand record I mean there’s just stuff
grand record I mean there’s just stuff that like when I even when I hear it I’m
that like when I even when I hear it I’m
that like when I even when I hear it I’m like wow we all got together and there’s
like wow we all got together and there’s
like wow we all got together and there’s this sense of wanting to place in these
this sense of wanting to place in these
this sense of wanting to place in these songs with an orchestra like on the moon
songs with an orchestra like on the moon
songs with an orchestra like on the moon like there’s huge stuff that happens and
like there’s huge stuff that happens and
like there’s huge stuff that happens and there’s a lot more instrumentation
there’s a lot more instrumentation
there’s a lot more instrumentation there’s horns and there’s mandolin and
there’s horns and there’s mandolin and
there’s horns and there’s mandolin and there’s flutes and there’s all kinds of
there’s flutes and there’s all kinds of
there’s flutes and there’s all kinds of different types of keyboards and I think
different types of keyboards and I think
different types of keyboards and I think we’re just trying to not think about
we’re just trying to not think about
we’re just trying to not think about what genre we were or what what you know
what genre we were or what what you know
what genre we were or what what you know whether we’re an indie rock band or a
whether we’re an indie rock band or a
whether we’re an indie rock band or a rock and roll band or essentially a folk
rock and roll band or essentially a folk
rock and roll band or essentially a folk band that makes rock and roll or
band that makes rock and roll or
band that makes rock and roll or whatever the heck it is and just think
whatever the heck it is and just think
whatever the heck it is and just think about like this sounds good and we want
about like this sounds good and we want
about like this sounds good and we want it to sound big at this moment and this
it to sound big at this moment and this
it to sound big at this moment and this one we want to sound out in a
one we want to sound out in a
one we want to sound out in a celebratory at this one we want to some
celebratory at this one we want to some
celebratory at this one we want to some kind of pensive and dark
can you talk to me a bit about your
can you talk to me a bit about your relationship with your friends they’re
relationship with your friends they’re
relationship with your friends they’re also one of the things that we never
also one of the things that we never
also one of the things that we never really that took us by surprise is when
really that took us by surprise is when
really that took us by surprise is when fans just started showing up with lyrics
fans just started showing up with lyrics
fans just started showing up with lyrics tattooed or images from our album album
tattooed or images from our album album
tattooed or images from our album album art tattooed on their arms and other
art tattooed on their arms and other
art tattooed on their arms and other chests and everything and there’s this
chests and everything and there’s this
chests and everything and there’s this deep sort of almost profound connection
deep sort of almost profound connection
deep sort of almost profound connection with them that because they’re all these
with them that because they’re all these
with them that because they’re all these really tragic lyrics a lot of the time
really tragic lyrics a lot of the time
really tragic lyrics a lot of the time and I think that they as sad as some of
and I think that they as sad as some of
and I think that they as sad as some of the songs can be I think they sort of
the songs can be I think they sort of
the songs can be I think they sort of embrace that feeling of sadness and they
embrace that feeling of sadness and they
embrace that feeling of sadness and they can all kind of come together and people
can all kind of come together and people
can all kind of come together and people kind of have met each other we’ve heard
kind of have met each other we’ve heard
kind of have met each other we’ve heard relationships you know people meet at
relationships you know people meet at
relationships you know people meet at shows and stuff
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