Future
Generations are an alternative /Indie Pop/ Electronic band from New York and we
spoke to lead singer Eddie Gore and the other members of the band Eric, Mike,
Dylan and Devon as they travelled up to Washington DC. The band have a great new
single out called ‘Thunder in the city’.
So how would you describe
the single?
It’s
one of those songs that you listen to when you’re walking down the street and
think, this is kind of narrating my walk! It’s just a feel good song, it’s an exciting
song, it’s got a great hook. It’s all about the hook for us.
The song was written near
the end of the album recording process; what was the inspiration behind the
song?
I
was on a commute back from the city out to Long Island and it was about to
storm, and it was just a kind of surreal journey. At the time I was very happy and
thought [the storm] was cool. I’d had a good day and I thought I’d write a song
about the feeling I was having.
What was the album like to
record?
The
album was recorded over a long period of time. We recorded a lot of it in our
dorm room at University. Then we played it back and a lot of songs we had, we
added drums, synthesizers and other instruments in the studio. It was a longer,
spread out process but when we were in the studio it was really nice as we had
a positive mind-set and we were trying to be cohesive.
The album has some
distinctive artwork. How did that come about?
It
was something the record came up with. There’s another band on the label called
Decoration and I believe it was their singer’s good friend [called Nicole] and
she did a couple of different ideas, and we were drawn to this one particular
idea with the vibrant colours and the mix between new and retro.
You recently played a record
launch party at the Mercury Lounge in New York; how did that go?
It
was great, so lit! We had a packed house and everybody was having a good time,
especially us!
You have live dates coming
up this month. How would you describe your live sound?
It’s
definitely fuller, more guitar and bass-guitar heavy than the album. Like any
album that’s brought to life is fuller and louder. We always say it has more of
an edge and more energy to it live. It’s a different experience live, which is
our goal.
So how did you all meet?
Four
of us met at University. Myself [Eddie], Mike and Eric met in freshmen year in
our dorm, and Dylan we met on Craigslist. We’re very thankful that he’s not
murdered us yet. Shout out to not murdering people. And now we live together!
Dylan:
I have murdered but decided I’m going to ride with these guys.
Speaking of living
arrangements, I believe you all share a flat together. What’s it like making
music together and living together?
It’s
great. We’re always sharing music that’s inspiring us. We don’t have much time
when we’re all in the apartment together but when we are we’re usually just
hanging out and listening to music, and sharing with each other. Have you heard
this, have you heard that. It’s been good to open each other up to different
styles of music.
Do you have any big
ambitions for the rest of 2016?
To
come across the pond, we want to come and play for you guys! We just want to
play as many gigs as possible and build our audience by playing those shows.
Some festivals next year would be nice. We just want to play as much music as
possible, that’s really our end goal.
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