Your name:
Matt. I do
guitar and vocals.
Where are you
from?
Los Angeles.
Name of band:
Mothlight.
Who else is in
your band?
Grant sings and
plays keyboard and Andrew plays drums and other percussion.
How would you
describe yourselves and your music?
I'd describe our
music as a mix of indie rock and a 70s psychedelic film soundtrack. We try to
make songs that are catchy and cinematic, so we use a lot of sounds that are
warm and enveloping.
Who are your
main influences musically?
I listen to a
lot of both contemporary and old music. I'm constantly listening to a lot of
older krautrock like Neu! and Can. For more modern stuff I dig Animal
Collective, Broadcast, and Stereolab. I'm also super inspired by John Carpenter
and David Lynch films. Basically anything that makes me feel like I'm in
another world I can get super behind.
What do you hope
to achieve in music?
It would be
sweet to just make art and be able to get by. Mothlight is my passion and
always will be regardless of my employment status, but if I could focus
entirely on making songs and really making any kind of art without having to
worry about holding a 9 to 5 job, that would be the dream. I guess that's every
musician's dream. I'm also really interested in sound design and I studied film
so I would love to work on some experimental film soundscapes some day.
What has been
the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Releasing our
first full length Calico is my favorite moment. We worked really hard for a
long time on it and are super proud of it. We also learned what works in
Mothlight and what doesn't work, especially in the recording process. It's allowed
us to be better at writing together creating a more collaborative and thus
stronger band dynamic. Everything really exciting is yet to come though.
And what’s the
moment you want to forget?
I have played
shows with a few too many chemical influences in my system, but I've found
those instances to just be lessons in what my body and mind are capable (and
more importantly not capable) of.
If you had to
pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
My favorite song
that Mothlight has released thus far is Swim from Calico, but I'm far more
excited for the new songs we are currently working on.
Where can we
listen to it?
Swim is
available to stream on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/mothlight/swim
Where can we
find out more about your music?
Facebook: http://facebook.com/mothlightband
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mothlightband
Instagram: http://instagram.com/mothlightband
Band Site: http://mothlightband.com
Anything else
you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?
We're currently
recording and should have a lot of new material for the universe's ear drums
this summer!!
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