Its difficult to do rehearsals on the road, so when we are done with this tour we are going to get a space and really trying to get around half or the record done within that the time frame that we have. I might say something like "hey, I came up with this synth line, what do you think?" Or Jake may say "I have a drum idea," and he will try to imitate it through electronic drums, or actual drums. Right now, it is a bunch of different ideas being tossed around. We still have to sit back, put our heads to the grindstone and really try to push hard to come up with completed tunes. Does the new music come together in more of a collaborative manner, as far as writing goes? What about the new stuff? With "Weathervanes" you stated that the structure was basically already set. There's a lot of glockenspiel, banjo and harmonium, which aren't typical instruments used. When we were rehearsing, we would come up with ideas and say things like "oh, hey I wonder if this would work?" That's how the sound came together for the most part, but a lot of it came from the instrumentation that is used. It's really just kind of a starting point where we can work from and come up with new ideas. We came into the band with the form and structure already developed, which is easier at times and harder at other times. This first album("Weathervanes"), was kind of all Judah with his ideas when he was starting the band. Kevin: We all kind of like to try new things. Your band is known for perfectly combining modern sounds with organic sounds, how did that develop that in the beginning? We did that for a brief second, then we started getting back to work. We have tried to be productive on the time off, but it is definitely hard to because when you get back from being on the road for a month and a half, you just want to go to your room and not leave your apartment for three or four days. Kevin: Yeah, we are kind of working on some new stuff, and also trying to work on the arrangements of the stuff that we do now. So you are working on some new stuff right now? We did last year and played about twelve shows. We didn't play SXSW, so I was kind of bummed because some of my friends would have been down there. Since last year, we have been on the road quite a bit, so it was nice to get a month and a half off. This last month, we were getting some stuff together and getting our energy back. We have just been working on some new stuff. Kevin: We actually didn't do SXSW this year. What have you guys been up to lately? Did you do SXSW this year? Let me know if you disagree, I love hearing other people's interpretations.I recently caught up with Freelance Whales member Kevin Read to discuss the bands' groundbreaking album Weathervanes, viral videos and future plans.For more info on the NY band, and to purchase their latest release "The Benefit for Japan Ep" check out My interpretation! I think this song is beautiful. The world keeps turning while we're asleep, or even dead.
Sleep or death: our backgrounds don't really matter. "And when we quiet down the house chants on without us":
Race again, we all speak different languages, we all have different backgrounds. "And in our native language we are chanting ancient songs": "We keep on churning and the lights inside the house turned on":Īs the day goes on, the sun rises. A lot of people can't look past appearances, so they could be friends only in theory. Sounds like a matter of race There are many ways we could be friends with anybody, could being the key word. "We're finding every day several ways that we could be friends" : Our limbs have been asleep we need to get the blood back in 'em" :Įverybody wakes up, everybody does something in the morning (school, work, etc.)
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"We get up early just to start cranking the generator My InterpretationTo me, this song is about the world.
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