Adam Lanceley is a
singer-songwriter who has just released a new single called ‘Those Rose Tinted
Days’. Coming back from a childhood car accident to record a succession of
great albums, we caught up with Adam to ask him about the single.
How would you describe your new song?
I’d describe it as old-school
alternative-rock. My influences are old-school [too]; kind of old fashioned,
kind of retro like the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys and Roy Orbison. I take
the bits of the music that I listen to, the song that make a real impression on
me. Suddenly one day I realised I can put this together and make it sound
unique to me!
The song is taken from your fifth album. What was that
like to record?
The more I record, and the
better I get at it, the more stressful it is! But it’s really rewarding. I
remember when I was first starting to record and I just thought ‘man, this is
so cool, I’m in a recording studio’. But then I started to realise, that if I
put a bit of work in, I can do a good job here. Then I started putting more
pressure on myself, but it’s really rewarding doing it when you’ve got all your
ideas down and you can think ‘this sounds alright!’.
Do you enjoy the production side alongside the writing
and recording?
When I write my songs I
have a good idea of all the instruments I want to try. I like to try as many
new and different, or unusual, instruments that I can, that I think will work
in each song!
You like to use older equipment in the recording
process; does that analogue effect give you the sound you’re looking for?
I think it suits my music
more. It makes it sound more authentic to the era that are my main influences.
Would you say your music has changed in sound over
your five albums?
I would say it’s better,
but that’s down to the individual listener. It’s definitely got more complex
[with] the melodies; the arrangements are more complex; and the writing has
developed and come on a lot.
Do you have any video plans for the future?
I wouldn’t rule it out,
but I think a video will be more likely on one of my songs I’ve yet to release.
As well as music, you’re a keen runner. What was it
like running the London Marathon?
That was good for the
first fourteen or fifteen miles but then the rest was a real, real struggle. I
tore some tendons in my right foot and I have a pressure sore on my left heel
from when I had a broken leg and I was in hospital for a long time. It’s very
painful to walk! But I got through it!
You do a lot of fundraising for charity. Is that important to you?
Mostly I support the Brain
and Spinal Foundation because the more I’ve got to know about the charity the
more I’ve come to realise that if it wasn’t for charities like that, my kind of
head injury, would have been completely untreatable, so that’s why I want to
raise money for them,
Has music helped you recover?
It’s definitely an outlet
for emotion and it can be therapeutic. It helps me cope. I draw inspiration
from it.
Finally do you have any big ambitions for the rest of
2017?
I don’t know, it’s a bit
early at the moment. We’ll see what happens! I am planning on releasing an EP
for the charity in the next few months but I prefer not to look too far ahead!
