welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re talking to rock band The Walkmen about
talking to rock band The Walkmen about
talking to rock band The Walkmen about the musical evolution and their most
the musical evolution and their most
the musical evolution and their most recent album heaven
how would you say your music has changed
how would you say your music has changed since your debut album I think our debut
since your debut album I think our debut
since your debut album I think our debut album was very confused because we
album was very confused because we
album was very confused because we didn’t know where we wanted to be and
didn’t know where we wanted to be and
didn’t know where we wanted to be and all we knew is that we didn’t want to
all we knew is that we didn’t want to
all we knew is that we didn’t want to sound like our old bands but i think it
sound like our old bands but i think it
sound like our old bands but i think it was actually sort of charming sometimes
was actually sort of charming sometimes
was actually sort of charming sometimes and now i think we have our own
and now i think we have our own
and now i think we have our own personality and sometimes we have to
personality and sometimes we have to
personality and sometimes we have to fight ourselves on this
this way Oh
this way Oh so I’d like to talk a bit about heaven
so I’d like to talk a bit about heaven
so I’d like to talk a bit about heaven which is the most recent album can you
which is the most recent album can you
which is the most recent album can you tell me about the the lyrical and
tell me about the the lyrical and
tell me about the the lyrical and musical themes I had a baby over the
musical themes I had a baby over the
musical themes I had a baby over the course of writing the record a little
course of writing the record a little
course of writing the record a little girl and one of the songs was written
girl and one of the songs was written
girl and one of the songs was written about her sort of indirectly weirdly
about her sort of indirectly weirdly
about her sort of indirectly weirdly having a kid I thought it was going to
having a kid I thought it was going to
having a kid I thought it was going to slow me down a lot and songwriting but
slow me down a lot and songwriting but
slow me down a lot and songwriting but some weird reason it made me feel a lot
some weird reason it made me feel a lot
some weird reason it made me feel a lot more productive
I’m sure that everybody says this but it
I’m sure that everybody says this but it puts things into focus where you realize
puts things into focus where you realize
puts things into focus where you realize you sort of feel a little bit
you sort of feel a little bit
you sort of feel a little bit legitimized also at the exact same time
legitimized also at the exact same time
legitimized also at the exact same time we had realized that we were a band for
we had realized that we were a band for
we had realized that we were a band for 10 years at that same moment and you
10 years at that same moment and you
10 years at that same moment and you went from feeling like you’re just
went from feeling like you’re just
went from feeling like you’re just always fighting to get somewhere to
always fighting to get somewhere to
always fighting to get somewhere to feeling like you suddenly had your own
feeling like you suddenly had your own
feeling like you suddenly had your own footprint and you’re really building on
footprint and you’re really building on
footprint and you’re really building on something
well you guys have been a band for 10
well you guys have been a band for 10 years so sore knew how do you keep music
years so sore knew how do you keep music
years so sore knew how do you keep music fresh for you why do you keep making
fresh for you why do you keep making
fresh for you why do you keep making music even like with my started this
music even like with my started this
music even like with my started this record it was sort of that feeling was
record it was sort of that feeling was
record it was sort of that feeling was there again we’re like well I don’t know
there again we’re like well I don’t know
there again we’re like well I don’t know if we can do this again we had this idea
if we can do this again we had this idea
if we can do this again we had this idea of writing like one song to record as a
of writing like one song to record as a
of writing like one song to record as a single and then all of a sudden there
single and then all of a sudden there
single and then all of a sudden there was 20 emails of different songs around
was 20 emails of different songs around
was 20 emails of different songs around and so it just became a record it was
and so it just became a record it was
and so it just became a record it was very natural
how would you describe your own lab show
how would you describe your own lab show yeah we’ve got a lot better over the
yeah we’ve got a lot better over the
yeah we’ve got a lot better over the years i think we when we first started
years i think we when we first started
years i think we when we first started out it was a very like volume and sort
out it was a very like volume and sort
out it was a very like volume and sort of shouting and being standoffish thing
of shouting and being standoffish thing
of shouting and being standoffish thing and now it’s sort of the opposite of
and now it’s sort of the opposite of
and now it’s sort of the opposite of that i was shouting at each other
that i was shouting at each other
that i was shouting at each other shouting each other afterwards
I think we’ve really figured out way
I think we’ve really figured out way place quiet song so we love to play and
place quiet song so we love to play and
place quiet song so we love to play and it sounds more like the type of music we
it sounds more like the type of music we
it sounds more like the type of music we would like to hear ourselves do you
would like to hear ourselves do you
would like to hear ourselves do you prefer playing live would you prefer
prefer playing live would you prefer
prefer playing live would you prefer recording music in the studio I like
recording music in the studio I like
recording music in the studio I like both I mean you do a lot more playing
both I mean you do a lot more playing
both I mean you do a lot more playing live so you tend to pine for recording
live so you tend to pine for recording
live so you tend to pine for recording in the studio because it’s exciting
in the studio because it’s exciting
in the studio because it’s exciting because you know something new what
because you know something new what
because you know something new what happening when that’s happening but
happening when that’s happening but
happening when that’s happening but sometimes playing live is really great
sometimes playing live is really great
sometimes playing live is really great you know it’s just it depends on this
you know it’s just it depends on this
you know it’s just it depends on this situation thank you so much guys thank
situation thank you so much guys thank
situation thank you so much guys thank you
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