has always incorporated diffuse influences, taking inspiration from lo-fi rock, Ethiopian jazz and psychedelic folk sounds. Guitarist and vocalist Jeremy Earl, who recently became a father, says his group's latest album,"Those first few months or first year of having a newborn kind of put me in a dreamlike state," he says."And that was my escape: to start writing."
NPR's Scott Simon spoke to Jeremy Earl about how his sleeplessness affected his creative process, collaborating with his long-distance bandmates and how frog sounds made their way onto the new album. Listen to the radio version in the audio link above and read on for highlights of the interview.Starting to write the record was an escape for me from my everyday reality and anxieties.
This was our first record recording it that way. And while things didn't change that much, we couldn't meet up spontaneously to rehearse or anything anymore. We just had to plan things out. But in the state that we are in now, we're starting to think about recording remotely and doing it over email.
Weekend Edition's Ned Wharton and Dorothy Parvaz produced and edited the audio of this interview. Digital editor Cyrena Touros and editorial intern Jon Lewis adapted it for the Web.
Yes. It is very dream like.
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