Noisy Crane - trust the moon: Download
noisy Crane - Come From Me: Download
how are you guys now?
We’re currently preparing to take a tour this March in the state of Ohio. We’re looking forward to it and hopefully we’ll have a good time. We’re also working on playing more shows in Kentucky and recording a new full-length record of 14 songs which might be called, “Limestone Walls and Frozen Falls”. All this while going to college full time and working. It’s pretty chaotic sometimes. :)
do you mind to share some story about the music scene in Lexington?
The music scene here is diverse, even though Lexington isn’t a large city. It’s best known, I believe, for noise rock and experimental/fluid style bands such as Warmer Milks. It has a large number of classic folk musicians, old and young, and a few years ago there was a pretty large hard-core scene. It’s all over the place which makes it fun.
tell us more about your release.
“Portmanteau” was our first official full-length release. It was recorded on a Tascam 8-track cassette Portastudio in our bedrooms and mixed on my computer. The name comes from an old French word which describes a new word created by combining two other words, such as “motel”, which is motorist + hotel. To me, the 10 tracks we had recorded for the record were like a portmanteau of musical ideas that we had been playing around with, and also it just had a nice sound to it. The songs themselves range from pretty standard folk to near pop or western american lonesomeness. We tried to write it so that most of the songs flow into each other or blend to form a unified whole.
if people ask you to mention five things that would be best to describe your music, what would that be?
Hmmm… We’re lo-fi, melancholy, simple, spirited, and fun.
any unforgetable moment while you guys on tour?
Well, we haven’t played outside of Kentucky yet but our first tour is coming up in March, One of our most memorable times playing a show was at the release of Portmanteau here in Lexington when we had friends join us on stage to help play the songs as close to the record as possible. We sometimes had as many as 10 people on stage. It was the craziest and most confusing show we’ve played.
we’re kind of enjoying your songs “come to me” what’s the story in it?
I’m glad you enjoy it. It’s not autobiographical, but it’s basically about someone who moved to a new city after a relationship went sour but finds themselves still being pursued by their ex, and isn’t happy about it. They’re still pretty bitter and want to move on but their ex doesn’t.
any good underated bands you can share our readers?
Hmm… Another local Lexington band, The Who Noes, don’t play many shows but are truly awesome, as well as another Kentucky band, Bedtime, who is just beginning to get their name out. Louisville, KY bands Wax Fang and Your Black Star are known, but deserve to get even more attention. They’re some truly awesome rock. Paleo from New York City plays some amazing folk.
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what’s top five songs on your current playlist?
Ocean of Noise – The Arcade Fire
I Don’t Really Love you Anymore – The Magnetic Fields
The Pelican – Menomana
Champagne Nights – The Who Nose
Band of Horses – The Great Salt Lakes.
last words?
I don’t have much to say, except I hope you guys enjoy our music. As I said earlier, we’re working on a new record, so if you like our stuff please check back with us soon.
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