I got to do a quick interview with Inverness, the band what I reviewed there the other day. I wanted to chuck 'em up together. Aye so with this I'll get back to writing an essay on How Irish novels are about the ambiguity of morals. Great fun, and hey, if any of you want to contribute to that you're more than welcome, recommendations in by Sunday... oh yeah, here's the interview:
Hello! Inverness! First thing that always seems to trouble the people I know, is, why are a Brazilian band named after a Scottish town?
The name actually came from a dream, we only discovered there was a Scottish town with that name much later. It would be fun to play there sometime!
Considering the fact you're Brazilian, what made you decide to sing in English rather than Portuguese?
If you ask each one of the guys in the band this question, you'll get a different answer each time. Some say it's a universal language, some say it's easier to write in. One thing is for sure, we are not dismissing the idea of singing in Portuguese, we just need to write a good enough song for it to work!
In my opinion there's quite a heavy Animal Collective and My Bloody Valentine influence on your music, would I be right in saying they're both major influences, and who would your other major influences be?
Definitely, but they are not the only or most important ones. We're all very nomadic with listening habits, so whatever psyches us at the moment ends up having its way into the composition of songs.
What made you decide to make your music available for free?
We've always appreciated other artists that have done it before, so we thought it would be a good idea. That and the fact we're broke and have no other way of doing it!
Are you currently working on any new projects? A new album in the works?
Yes, we are recording a follow up to Forest Fortress and it's called Somewhere I Can Hear My Heart Beating. It has no official release date yet, but it should be released before our US tour in July.
With the new album, what's different? What makes it better and different to Forest Fortress?
I wouldn't say it's better, but we are definitely more into it and that's a direct consequence of how we've grown as writers and performers after Forest Fortress. The songs are more mature and focused and the structures are more laboured. It seems like things are flowing more naturally, we are much more confident about it than last time around.
What's your musical set up? What instruments, looping stations, computer programs etc. do you use?
There are a lot of guitars with a bunch of effects and loads of samples we record along with the drums and the bass. We then put it all into digital existance with Logic and work from there.
Are you doing much touring or gig work at the minute and are there any thoughts or plans toward a European tour?
We are always doing a few local shows here, but this year we've planned something bigger: we are going on a US tour in the summer for a month. We're very exicted as this will be the first time traveling out of the country for a few of us. About Europe, it is definitely in our plans and, if everything goes right, we'll be there as soon as we can.
Are there any great bands, artists or musicians you think the folk who'll read this should listen to?
It would be cool if they listened to other good Brazilian bands at the moment like The Soundscapes, ruído/mm and Homiepie.
And finally, anything else you want to say or message you want to pass along to the people reading?
Thanks for listening, and we'll see you soon!
