Artist of the Week: The Blondies Q&A

Hey! We’re The Blondies! Simon Lunche on lead vocals and guitar and piano, Isaac Roth on lead guitar, Frank Klopotowski on bass and back-up vocals, Jerry Feist on keys, and Elias Williams on drums.

2. Describe your sound for someone that may not have heard of it before.

Ya know, you wouldn’t think it but, it’s really hard to describe your own music. Try taking The Beatles, Jeff Buckley, and The Kooks and mixing them all up and that’s kind of what you get in our songs.

3. What’s something people may not know about The Blondies?

We’ve been playing music together for almost 8 years!

4. At a really young age you’ve burst on to the music scene. What’s it like to be young?

There’s definitely ups and downs of being young in this business. It can be really frustrating when people don’t take you seriously because of your age. For the most part that doesn’t happen too much anymore. “I get it most when I tell somebody that I produce my own work. It’s like they don’t trust that a teenager knows the ins and outs of gear, and is capable of crafting a good recording. In regards to that, I want to be taken just as seriously as any adult.”(Simon) On the other hand, the upside of being young is that we’re fresh, bring good energy, and have long open roads ahead of us. Lots of time to keep getting better at what we do, play bigger better shows, and release more tracks.

5. Would you say it’s an advantage or a disadvantage?

Despite the few downsides, we definitely think it’s an advantage.

6. You recently released “Just Another Evening”. What was the process for recording and producing that album like?

It was almost 7 months in the making from the time the songs were actually written. We surely worked much harder on JAE than any of our previous albums. We came into the studio with a very clear production vision, and we didn’t stop recording and tweaking until the songs sounded like they did in our heads. We tried lots of new and different recording techniques as well that made this record much more refined than the last. The drums especially. We spent quite a while getting many of those sounds. Anyway, it was hard to finally walk away at the end. But it seriously felt great. We can’t wait to get back in the studio again, and bring y’all some more new material!

7. Music or lyrics first?

Whichever feels most natural at the time. Check out our earlier post on songwriting! We answer this question in lots of depth.

8. Who are your musical and non-musical influences?

Our largest musical influence has got to be the Beatles. They’re a band that never really gets old. And there’s always something new to learn from their songs. The writing, and production is genius. Such a blast to listen to.

Non musical influences are pretty much whatever is going on in our lives at the time were writing songs. People, experiences, books that we read, and pretty much anything else that has an emotional impact on us.

9. What’s something you wand your fans to know?

We couldn’t be more greatful for all of your support so far. It means the world to us that you guys show up to shows hyped to see us and ready to sing along. Nothing could be more special for us. Let’s take this to the world!!!!

10. What’s next in 2016?

Lots, and lots of touring! We haven’t yet gone on a full nationwide show spree. Hopefully this fall we’ll start making the rounds. We can’t wait to see all of your faces oh, and lots more songs to come as well of course!

Fun Facts/Trivia This or That Rapid Fire

1. Justin Bieber or One Direction?

Bieber

2. Coffee or tea

Nothin’ like a good cappuccino on a Sunday morning

3. More peanut butter or more jelly?

Well, Isaac will eat a whole jar of peanut butter regardless of wether or not there’s jelly and bread included. The rest of us would go more jelly.

4. Lakes or oceans?

Oceans!

5. Beaches or mountains?

Beaches!