Wie angekündigt gibts nun auch ein Interview mit den Kid Carsons. Zunächst etwas ernster.... später etwas lockerer...
Für die Anhänger dieser Band werden ein paar erfreuliche News dabei sein... Ich bedanke mich hiermit auch gleich mal bei Chad Carson für die tolle Zusammenarbeit.
What would you classify your music as?
Atmospheric Country? Rock & Roll?
Gram Parsons gave his the moniker “Cosmic American Music.”
Sometimes we just say we play American music...but really, our job is
just to make the best music that we possibly can. Then, it’s the
world’s to judge.
Who writes the songs?
Chad does most of the writing. Some of
the songs Morgan D. & Chad wrote together, and a some of them
were collaborations between Chad and his songwriting partner W.B.
Givens. Once the melody and lyrics are done, we arrange everything as
a band.
What are your favorite topics to write
& sing about...?
Belonging, death, perspective, form &
function.
...and how do you get inspiration to write
songs?
By the same things that inspire us to
get out of bed.
Can you tell anything about your
upcoming album?
Our process as songwriters and producers is meticulous, organic, and often slow. We want people to experience the record in the same way: organically, slowly—it all begins with a word or an image. It seemed appropriate to start the conversation far away from our home, in a foreign language.
Actually, we’ve kind of kept it a
secret until this interview.
Our process as songwriters and producers is meticulous, organic, and often slow. We want people to experience the record in the same way: organically, slowly—it all begins with a word or an image. It seemed appropriate to start the conversation far away from our home, in a foreign language.
Plans for the future?
The music industry is one in a
particularly turbulent state of flux; With such an unsteady
infrastructure and so many variables, it is hard to predict with any
real accuracy where any musical endeavour will stand in 5 years.
Generally speaking, The Kid Carsons plan on writing and recording as
many beautiful songs as humanly possible. We love to
perform—especially in places we have never been before—
so we
definitely plan on touring Europe in the near future.
There has also
been talk of Australia...who knows. In the States, we want to play
more festivals and shows in the northwest and midwest. We also plan
on not being broke forever. Currently, we’re working hard on our
first, full-length LP in our home studio in New Orleans, lovingly
dubbed Bear America Records. Tell yo friends!
How do you write your songs in the
band?
Every song is different (and should be
treated as such), but the last couple have been concept first, then
melody, then lyrics. Sometimes its the opposite. Sometimes it all
comes at once. Lightnin’ Hopkins called those “sky songs.” We
are very aware of the limitations of our medium, but are also
constantly trying to see how far we can push songwriting as a craft
by looking at form and process from disparate perspectives. We are
currently working on 4 song-based projects, all of which have very
different goals and foundations.
Your musical influences?
Townes Van Zandt, Gram Parsons, Michael
Hurley, Steve Earle, Son Volt, Eric Whitacre, Woody Guthrie, Tom
Waits, Lucinda Williams, Lightnin’ Hopkins, David Lynch, Merle
Haggard, A. A. Bondy, The Rolling Stones, Slaid Cleaves, Beck,
Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings, Whiskeytown, Cormac McCarthy,
Blaze Foley, the Punch Brothers, Conway Twitty, The Cranberries, The
Dead Kennedys, Fred Neil, John Hartford, the Jayhawks, The Carter
Family, Leonard Cohen, Greg Leisz, Mark Knopfler, Neil Young, The
Travelling Wilburys (collectively and individually), Sam Cooke,
Waylon Jennings...
Your favorite bands?
W. B. Givens, Sons of Bill, Toy
Soldiers, Jordan Hull, Big Harp, Shovels & Rope, Charles Bradley
(Menahan Street Band), Daniel Romano
Interests (non-musical)?
-David Hart: biochemistry, acoustic
treatment, poboys, and anything requiring special tools.
-Morgan D. Carson: early British
history (specifically the Saxon heptarchy), photography, Carl
Sagan.
-Chad Carson: Good poetry, bad sci-fi,
physics, lutherie, bourbon, film theory, perfect records, &
perfect songs.
-Josh Joseph: Travelling and lawyering.
-Derek Duplessie: Eidetic analysis,
Greek Poetry, the Clinton years.
Last record you bought?
Jonny Fritz’s Dad Country
Best record of 2012?
Sons of Bill Sirens or Jordan Hull’s
Who’s Gonna Teach You How to Live?
How old are you guys?
Collectively, 131.
Who´s your favorite simpsons character?
Maggie.
Lennon or McCartney? Lennon.
City life or country life? Country.
Lennon or McCartney? Lennon.
City life or country life? Country.
Football or baseball? Faulkner.
Beer or whiskey? Whiskey.
Spring or fall? Fall.
Coke or pepsi? Coke.
Live or studio? To be or not to be?
Live or studio? To be or not to be?
--C. Carson
-The Kid Carsons:
Chad & Morgan D. Carson, David
Hart, Derek Duplessie, & Josh Joseph
VIDEO:
Morgan Thielen, Bear America Records
Label: Bear America Records
