Member answering: Tarek Smallman
Album title: Other Desert City
Where did the title of your new album come from? When we recorded the album in the Californian desert, we would drive from our motel to the studio each morning past several signs that said ‘Other Desert Cities’. It’s a play on that.
How many releases do you have now? We have two releases once this album is out in the next couple weeks.
How long did it take to write/record? The bulk of the album was written and recorded over about 18 months, but some songs, or parts thereof, I have had sitting around for up to 15 years.
Was anything in particular inspiring you during the making? As we were in the desert the environment played a huge part in the making and overall sound of the album.
What’s your favourite song on it? Probably the title track as it was written the night before the morning it was recorded.
Will you do anything differently next time? The sounds on this one are trashy and dirty, but we have been continuing down this route even further with recent recordings, so the second will be even more filthy.
