Translating the new songs in a live setting will also be a bit different, Bowers-Castillo adds. He and his bandmates — Will Parkhill , Michael Devincenzi and Fez Garcia — worked to boil down the tracks and reimagine them for concerts. Kiltro uses a recorded “rubric” for reference, Bowers-Castillo says, but once the group hits the stage, the crowd and space are big factors in dictating where each tune ultimately goes.
“It’s definitely been a chore figuring out how to do the [songs] live. We’re at a point now where we’re really excited about them, we’re proud of them,” he says, adding that the band has workshopped somesongs live already. “There will be certain little moments where we can say, ‘Okay, the energy goes low here and turns back up.’ Some things work and some things don’t. It’s just a process of figuring out what that is. ... Sections will change in length.
He and the band are constantly “reading and responding” to the audience in front of them to create a “connection that you’re all in this space together,” according to Bowers-Castillo. “I always want to leave room for the songs to breathe and adapt,” he adds. “I think that’s an important dimension of live performance — having that ability to read the room a little bit and interact with the audience on a musical level. I think people appreciate that.”