Hi Matt, thanks for taking time to answer my
silly questions.
1. From your band bio I understand, that you
and David McElfresh started as a
song-writing project, before the other two Ryan McAllister and Steve Earle
joined later to form what we now know as Moonbow.
Normally songs aren’t written to rot in some locker or computer, but to be
played, So what were your initial intentions for the songs, if not to be played
by the own band? Was it just for the joy of writing, or were they meant to be
performed by someone else?
David and I
started writing songs together originally to see what would happen. We were
always going to at least record material and perform the songs ourselves. Soon
after we started getting together, we got the band going with Steve and Ryan. We are all great friends in this band... we
are Moonbros!
2. Were all the songs complete and ready by the
time the others joined, or were they involved in the writing process?
Most of the songs were pretty much arranged and ready to go
as far as the riffs and structure. But everyone in the band brings a lot of
ideas to the table and our next record is for sure going to be a whole band
effort. We already have a bunch of new songs in the works for the next record
and everyone has brought ideas to the table. None of us have egos and we are
all open to hear each others ideas. Some stuff works, other stuff does not, but
that is the beauty of writing.
I love Octavia too! One of my favorites to sing. We had
other songs that were written but we wanted to put out the best debut record
and decided on the 7 tunes for the record. I feel that it is a good length and
makes you want to hear more. Some bands record so many songs on a record and
typically there are songs that are filler material. We are really happy with
The End of Time!
4. Also the order of
the songs is quite intriguing, and nearly like a composition of its own,
offering a nice flow and tension build ups.
The title song as
opener with the folk style intro was a nice moment of surprise and tribute to
the roots of rock music. I liked that very much and actually I was hoping for
more injections of this kind. Just in case I’d go on hoping for them on future
releases, would my hopes get destroyed?
The order of the songs I feel has a great flow to it as a
record. Regarding the fiddle intro to the record... David plays guitar and
fiddle among other things and it was his idea to start the record out with some
old time stuff. We are just beginning. We are going to be recording an acoustic
EP this winter that will have some fiddle and other surprises. We are fans of
all types of music and with the players in this band, we are able to pull off
some things that some bands cant do.
5. How did it come
about that John Garcia appears as
guest on the album? Who had the idea (a great idea btw.)?
I have been friends with John since around 1997. He is an
awesome human being and one of the greatest Rock singers in my opinion. When we
were working on our record, I asked John if he would be into singing on our
record. I gave him full creative control of the vocals. He was super stoked and
in between a Unida tour and mixing the Vista Chino record, he went in and laid
down his vocals for the song. We are super happy how the track turned out.
You never know. There are some people I would love to
collaborate with on future Moonbow recordings. I would love to sing on a track
with Mark Lanegan for example. He is another singer that I admire and would
love to collab with. We shall see!
7. What are the
band’s future plans? play shows? maybe a tour? the next album?
Our plans are to continue to write and record music together
no matter what. We hope to do some touring in Europe in 2014 and we will have
an acoustic EP out in the Spring and will probably hit the studio late 2014 to
work on our next record.
8. Is there one
particular song, band or musician that kissed you, ‘Sleeping Beauty Matt’, awake and kindled your love for music, or were you just born that
way?
I have always been a huge fan of music since I was a kid. I
have photos of me at 9 years old with Judas Priest and Iron Maiden iron on
shirts. My brother listened to metal and thats what got my passion started. It
has never stopped. Music has been and always will be a huge part of who I am.
Thanks again for
doing this interview!
If there’s something
you want to add, something you feel the readers should know, please do so.
Moonbow has just begun. Thanks to everyone who supports our
band. We appreciate it.
One last thing from
me… about your beard, of course…, it is ridiculously attractive, I love it!
Thanks! It is always great to hear of women who love facial
hair!
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