How did you approach writing and recording this album, and how does this compare to your last record?
We started the process in fall 2019 with me recorded demos here in Stockholm, then Lisa wrote her lyrics to it and then we rehearsed it a few weeks before we hit the studio. Quite fast way to work and it absolutely worked out. Some of the songs are actually from the first album recording sessions, ideas we didn’t have time to develop back then.
Differences between the two albums were that the first one was more based on jams we did. Let’s play this riff as a sound check and then we wrote a song from it. It was 80% live recorded, inclusive the guitar solos and the vocals. So we did it in 2-3 days.
The pre work on the second album was like the opposite way. It was recorded more like a studio album does these days, still the live feeling but more carefully recorded. We had the time to test things, experiment and try different costumes on some songs. We recorded 13 songs and 11 of them are on the LP.
Which songs were the most fun to write?
My favourites are “30 Days”, “Let it Shine” and “Come We Can Go”. Those tunes wrote themselves and actually all of the songs were quite easy to get a good demo version of, except “Love will come easy” and “Asking in need”. We’ve been struggling a lot with those two but I think the results were great in the end.
Which songs were the most fun to write?
My favourites are “30 Days”, “Let it Shine” and “Come We Can Go”. Those tunes wrote themselves and actually all of the songs were quite easy to get a good demo version of, except “Love will come easy” and “Asking in need”. We’ve been struggling a lot with those two but I think the results were great in the end.
What excites you the most about this new record?
I’m really proud of the first one but it’s still a “first record” and I think every band are excited to write the second album cause there’s many things you think you can do better. But it’s also a real tough challenge, I’m really proud of “Mountain of Sugar” personally and I do think it’s a step in the perfect direction. For me it’s the best I ever made, hopefully just until the third one comes out.
How do you plan on promoting the record?
We’ve been doing a lot of press, interviews like this, blogs, podcasts and magazine interviews. And we also got great reviews on the album. 2nd May we will stream a concert when we play the whole album, like a release party.
We also have some festivals gigs and a tour in Spain in September but its tough these days. I think it’s too early to go out and play cause of the Pandemic. So unfortunately it’s a big chance that the whole year will be postponed again for everyone.
How do you plan on promoting the record?
We’ve been doing a lot of press, interviews like this, blogs, podcasts and magazine interviews. And we also got great reviews on the album. 2nd May we will stream a concert when we play the whole album, like a release party.
We also have some festivals gigs and a tour in Spain in September but its tough these days. I think it’s too early to go out and play cause of the Pandemic. So unfortunately it’s a big chance that the whole year will be postponed again for everyone.