Mike Talks!
Mike's apparently done two new interviews about 'Kids in the Street'. I've picked out stuff about the album, but if you want to chuckle at the awesomeness of Mike, I'd recommend reading both interviews
Examiner.com
What about this album are you most excited for your fans to hear?
With the “Kids In The Street” we’ve expanded stylistically in ways we never have before. And whereas in the past we’ve stretched our abilities and range, I don’t believe we’ve ever done it as successfully as we have on “Kids In The Street.” It’s our most varied record, yet it maintains a cohesiveness that makes it feel like journey rather than just the 11 newest songs we’ve written.
Give me some insight into your music and songwriting process.
The songs start with the melody. Our heart lies with songs that grab you and stick in your head. From there the music is constructed around those melodies. It comes down to this… if you can’t tear a song apart and hear that it’s a great song in it’s most skeletal, primal form, then you don’t have much of a song.
Alternative Addiction.com
In a recent interview with Alternative Addiction, guitarist Mike Kennerty explained a big difference between this process and previous albums the band has worked on.
“It’s the first time that we’ve had an album released over a year since we started recording it,” said Kennerty.
That’s a pretty simple statement but there’s a lot more to it than that. As Kennerty elaborated it turned out there were a few things under the surface. The band wasn’t completely happy with the last album When the World Comes Down, and Tyson Ritter wanted to unleash his wild side. Those two factors (and probably a few more) had the band wanting to take a step back and examine what they should do with a new album.
“We just wanted to make sure we got it right. We took about a year-and-a-half writing,” noted Kennerty. “Coming off the road with our last record, When the World Comes Down, we were burned out. It took a while to get back to that headspace of writing. There were things about that record we weren’t super happy with looking back. So we wanted to make sure we got everything right this time and we took our time to make sure it happened.”
“[The time off] got us in much better spirits. After coming off the road with the last album, Tyson had kind of a quarter life crisis [laughs.] We’ve been on the road since he was 17 years old and he took the time off to just live. He took that time to maybe live a little bit too much, but It was good inspiration for the record and he eventually got back and we were able to go in and make this record that we’re extremely proud of. It’s probably our best record.”
So! Everyone's thoughts, opinions and squeals of joy? :)
Examiner.com
What about this album are you most excited for your fans to hear?
With the “Kids In The Street” we’ve expanded stylistically in ways we never have before. And whereas in the past we’ve stretched our abilities and range, I don’t believe we’ve ever done it as successfully as we have on “Kids In The Street.” It’s our most varied record, yet it maintains a cohesiveness that makes it feel like journey rather than just the 11 newest songs we’ve written.
Give me some insight into your music and songwriting process.
The songs start with the melody. Our heart lies with songs that grab you and stick in your head. From there the music is constructed around those melodies. It comes down to this… if you can’t tear a song apart and hear that it’s a great song in it’s most skeletal, primal form, then you don’t have much of a song.
Alternative Addiction.com
In a recent interview with Alternative Addiction, guitarist Mike Kennerty explained a big difference between this process and previous albums the band has worked on.
“It’s the first time that we’ve had an album released over a year since we started recording it,” said Kennerty.
That’s a pretty simple statement but there’s a lot more to it than that. As Kennerty elaborated it turned out there were a few things under the surface. The band wasn’t completely happy with the last album When the World Comes Down, and Tyson Ritter wanted to unleash his wild side. Those two factors (and probably a few more) had the band wanting to take a step back and examine what they should do with a new album.
“We just wanted to make sure we got it right. We took about a year-and-a-half writing,” noted Kennerty. “Coming off the road with our last record, When the World Comes Down, we were burned out. It took a while to get back to that headspace of writing. There were things about that record we weren’t super happy with looking back. So we wanted to make sure we got everything right this time and we took our time to make sure it happened.”
“[The time off] got us in much better spirits. After coming off the road with the last album, Tyson had kind of a quarter life crisis [laughs.] We’ve been on the road since he was 17 years old and he took the time off to just live. He took that time to maybe live a little bit too much, but It was good inspiration for the record and he eventually got back and we were able to go in and make this record that we’re extremely proud of. It’s probably our best record.”
So! Everyone's thoughts, opinions and squeals of joy? :)