![]() I went home, programmed all the parts for a synth and it sounded way better. ‘In The Garden’ actually started out as a guitar driven song, but Joe had the idea to take as many of the guitars out as possible and go full synth. Synthesizers, guitar pedals, keyboards and VSTs were all on hand after we laid down the basic song structures. We played around with a lot of sounds until we found the right ones. With this set of songs, experimentation felt easier. Even some of the lyrics were pulled from the dream, so who knows where any of that comes from. ‘From The Stars’ was something I ripped almost directly from a dream I had, down to the mellotron and other arrangement stuff. A lot of these songs were kind of written by accident in a jam or even weirder, came from a dream. The psychedelic stuff is in all of our wheelhouses, so it’s not too much of a stretch to go there. ‘I think Another Light is a pretty naturally extension of what we were doing on the first album. Intrigued, I asked Vinny why Red Vox chose to take this approach. Red Vox’s favourite subject matter seems to be loss, failed opportunities, and inner journeys – What Could Go Wrong chose a classical rock approach to this, while Another Light basks in a sombre, almost Jazzy tone. Red Vox is a relatively new, yet prolific band, having produced two albums (What Could Go Wrong and Another Light) and an EP (Blood Bagel) since 2014. Also, I may be a bit biased, but I got to do some Brian Wilson –esque harmonies in the middle of the song, so any time I get to channel The Beach Boys, I’m happy.’ ![]() ![]() Conceptually and lyrically it also really works for me. We ended up delaying the release of the album by a couple months to record it and I’m happy with how it turned out. Melodically, I think ‘Memories Lie’ might be my favourite. It seems like a small detail, but I can easily obsess over stuff like that. In fact, we used my demo’s guitar and bassline because we couldn’t replicate the feel in the studio. A song like ‘Burn a Picture’ started out as a demo on my computer, but was fleshed out further in the studio. ![]() ‘It’s hard to choose a favourite song because we spent a month or more on each. I have a theory that Another Light is a clever, musical depiction of the Five Stages of Grief, but that’s just conjecture.Īsked about his favourite song in the album, Vinny again proved himself a true interviewer’s friend by offering a long, detailed discussion that makes my job far easier. It invokes an emotional journey and invites the listener along for the ramble, intimate in its sadness, evocative in its imagery. Finding interesting melodies and writing good songs is my ultimate goal.’Īnother Light tells a story of love and loss, of an outsider looking in on the happiness of others and regretting all the could-have-beens. It’s difficult to find something truly unique and new in the genre, so we wear our inspirations on our sleeves, but also try to introduce ourselves into the music. With rock music, we draw from decades of bands. After release, some drew comparisons to OK Computer, which I think I agree with, structurally at least. Speaking of Radiohead, their album A Moon Shaped Pool came out halfway through us recording Another Light, so we were certainly in that headspace for some of the songs. On this album, there’s a variety of different styles, so while ‘Reno’ sounds influenced by QoTSA, ‘Burn a Picture’ drew inspiration from Radiohead. The most obvious ones are The Pixies, Queens of The Stone Age, Tame Impala, Nirvana, Bowie, Floyd, etc. ![]() ‘Another Light draws from the numerous inspirations we all have as a band. Graciously agreeing to answer some of my burning questions about Another Light, Vinny had this to say: On the subject of influences and inspirations, though, one would need a map to keep track. With the dawn of Another Light, the newest album from Red Vox, the difference couldn’t be clearer.Īnother Light is a psychedelic trip that distinguishes itself from previous albums by its slow, often melancholy rhythms, much more attuned to the Bowie influence mentioned in the last interview. I’m guilty of doing Vinny an injustice, relating Red Vox too closely to Vinesauce and its unique comic style. …That’s the way I used to describe Red Vox, in any case. My last interview with self-professed binyot Vinny Pizzapasta was a suitably weird mishmash – essentially two separate interviews: one about his Youtube channel and streaming group, the glorious mess that is Vinesauce the other about his indie rock band Red Vox, whose subject matter ranges from melancholy introspection to PTSD caused by ball-pit clown vomit. ![]()
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