So at least they have a bit of a life in front of a crowd. It was originally going to be an EP, but when everything shut down three or four more songs were written and we recorded them mostly remotely. TA: Yeah, we had been playing about half the record for about a year before quarantine hit. Have you had a chance to play these songs in front of anyone yet or not really? They feel like they’re built for that kinda raucous bar setting. I would even consider The National or Phoebe Bridgers in that same vein, the volume knob is turned a little down but the same themes are there. You can’t just get in a car and drive away anymore, everyone is on the grid, so the contexts and emotions have shifted. TA: I’m a huge Hold Steady and Titus Andronicus fan, those bands from the mid-aughts who brought Springsteen worship into a new century with a new millennial mindset.
What, to you, is bar rock as it relates to indie rock bands? Music that you sing really loud along to after a beer or two. TA: A little Petty/Bruce, that classic power pop and college rock (Big Star, Replacements, R.E.M.), and general BAR rock. Yeah, there is for sure a kind of classic rock study in some ways happening across the album that isn’t obvious but is rewarding, if that makes sense. I’ve also worked at a record store (Main Street Music In Philadelphia) for the past four years or so, so I’ve gotten a second education in classic power pop which has definitely influenced the music we’ve worked on recently *Big Star starts playing in JQBX* Which 100% includes Big Star too ha. Tyler Asay: Thanks! It definitely came from studying the textbook, from the Beatles and Dylan that I grew up on to the indie rock I fell in love with throughout high school and college. I feel like we’ve gotten a peek at the influences behind The Tisburys as a project kind of in you DJing, but elaborate on your sound. Like, no frills, a hint of Americana, a hint of Thin Lizzy, but this is like, rock ‘n roll in a textbook way, and I think that’s neat, it’s so straightforward in a way that’s refreshing. So the prevailing thought I have every time I listen to SUN GOES DOWN, the album The Tisburys released last year, is that it’s very like, the modern definition of rock and roll. This edited transcript is from April 30th with Tyler Asay of the band The Tisburys! They have an excellent album out right now called SUN GOES DOWN, which you can check out now on Bandcamp, and you can see a selection of the spins from that night below!
During the pandemic, Merry-Go-Round Magazine has been hosting Dime in the JQBX, a fun event where artists from across the musical spectrum come and hang out! During these events, Editor-in-Chief CJ Simonson attempts to navigate a short and often spontaneous interview in the chat with the artists! We figured why not save those and publish some of them, along with the songs that the artist played that night.
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