One of my new favorite bands The Everybodyfields played Madison last week, and, though admittedly late to the game on this release, Nothing Is Okay is one brilliant listen start to finish. I caught up will Jill Andrews, who was kind enough to contribute to our continuing 5 Questions with Muzzle of Bees feature.
Could you lend some information on the recording process of Nothing Is Okay? Where and how was it recorded, and were there any lessons learned that you¢ll apply towards future recording sessions?
“Nothing is Okay” was recorded at Rec Room Studios in Nashville, TN. Ben Surratt was the engineer. It took a couple tries and more than a year to get it right. When we went into the studio we weren’t sure what we wanted. We ended up not using a lot of the material that we recorded because of that. Next time I want to go with more of a plan. Recording is a very vulnerable process. It is like hearing yourself on an answering machine your like “ooh, I hate my voice.” So you have to try and imagine that it isn’t you and listen to it like that.
We’re always looking to uncover new favorite artists, are there any band(s)/record(s) that you could recommend to our readers?
“Hope for a Golden Summer.” I think they are out of Athens, GA. They are artists all around.
Ian Thomas is another person to look into. He is a good friend and an amazing songwriter from Philadelphia.
If you were to play an entire set of someone else’s songs, whose material would you choose and/or enjoy playing the most?
Probably Feist. She is brilliant and her songs are beautiful. I have put “The Reminder” on repeat for hours at a time.
In addition to your summer tour you guys are also hitting some major festivals, including Bonnaroo in your home state. Does being in front of potentially thousands of new fans for the first time alter the set list to include anything outside of what we’d normally expect from a club show?
Yeah, I’d say probably so. You will have to wait and see in person though or on youtube of course. We have toured with the idea of wearing band uniforms.
The internet has dramatically altered the way artists can reach an audience. With things like blogs/myspace/etc, what are your thoughts on the power of the internet in terms of helping (or hurting) your music?
For the most part, it helps I would say. More people can become exposed to all kinds of music now through the internet. It helps a lot of artists get their name out. However, it probably cheapens it in a way because music is commonly free and so easy to find.
Myspace: The Everybodyfields
MP3: The Everybodyfields – “Aeroplane”
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