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And I think, because we’ve been lucky enough to be doing bigger shows in Europe, it’s nice to go back…and really put the time and effort in…. Like getting back into a small van and driving ourselves around and playing in small bars. I think we’ve just had a really good time, a really pleasant experience…. America is definitely still one of our favorite places to tour. So you guys are looking forward to getting back out for your fall tour, which is huge. And also, the crew we have on the road with us-our sound engineer and our tour manager and guitar techs and everyone-they’re just lovely guys. We’re really lucky in the respect that we still really enjoy touring…. I think we have really good relationships built in the band and with our crew as well. You get a bit lost in your own world being on the road. Like Kevin and myself have girlfriends and that’s always tough, you know? It’s really about being organized and remembering to get in touch with them.
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I think it’s probably just our relationships with people at home that we don’t really get to see so much because of the touring. How is the band handling the success otherwise? Has it affected any relationships between you or affected your relationship to music?
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I think they had a lot of confidence in us as well to write. We would hate to have A&R people coming in to the studio, telling us they think we should do this and do that. They just left us to our own devices and let us get on with it, which was really nice. We didn’t really feel pressure from the label when we were writing. Media and marketing and that sort of thing, I think has sort of been our job. I think there’s a bit more pressure from people around us now to do well. I think we’re pretty confident in the fact that we’ve made a good album. So, how is the band handling the pressure of bringing out the sophomore album after such positive reviews for the first album? I think that’s a really good sign, if you can listen to your own record and enjoy it. And it’s been only a few months since we’ve made it, and I still listen to it. I guess it was really the first time we had a chance to look back on what we’ve done.Īnd looking back on it, do you have any regrets or second guesses about the album? And you know, it was probably the first time we’d been in one place longer than a week. We forget that we toured Tourist History properly before the record was made and before it came out, we toured it probably for about three years. I guess travel is what we spend our lives doing, and I think it allowed us to reflect a bit on how much we’ve actually done. But I was wondering if the writing and recording process of Beacon revealed anything to the band that it didn’t already know about itself. It’s one of the obvious themes, and it seems very intentional. We were definitely more relaxed this time around and we felt comfortable experimenting with different sounds and not feeling like we were under pressure.įrom what I understand, one of the big themes of Beacon is travel.
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I think you’ve got to be relaxed when you’re in that sort of environment making music. Would you say that that experience affected the outcome of the album? Just hanging out in a home was really nice. We could work late without getting hit with massive studio fines. Whereas in Los Angeles, we’d come and go as we’d please. And we’d be at the studios from 10 in the morning until six in the evening. When we were doing it in London, we’d have to get across London and it was really like work. Michele Yamamoto ( Under the Radar): Can you tell me a little bit about how different the process was in Los Angeles, in a home studio versus in London? Halliday-who inadvertently named the band by mispronouncing their local theater, Tudor Cinema-reflects on the nomadic group’s recent time spent in the studio, a rumor that President Barack Obama is a big fan, the differences between American and European gigs, and the benefits of finally staying still for just a moment. But guitarist Sam Halliday, vocalist/guitarist Alex Trimble, and bassist Kevin Baird seem confident, cool as cucumbers, and already completely prepared for their next bout of touring. and high-profile tours alongside Phoenix and Delphic on the books, one might think that the pressure to deliver an amazing album loomed large over the band during their recording sessions. Last year, Northern Ireland’s Two Door Cinema Club took a break from what seemed like an endless touring schedule to set up shop in Los Angeles and lay down their sophomore album, Beacon.