Always excited to get to do an interview on here - time for another one, this time around with one of my favourite duos, the absolutely dreamy Geowulf, AKA Star Kendrick and Toma Banjanin. After releasing their debut album Great Big Blue at the start of last year, they recently shared the follow-up, My Resignation. Just before they head off on some US and UK tour dates (go!) I caught up with them for a few questions about the album, which you can (and most definitely should) listen to here.
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Hello! Happy release week! Firstly - who are Geowulf and how did the band come to be?
Thank you! We’re old friends. Starting writing together for fun four years ago and voila !
We’re chatting (via email, it is 2019 after all) because your new album My Resignation was released on Friday. Congrats! How does it feel to have finally made it to release week?
Yeah pretty surreal. Super nice to have it out there. You spend such a long time writing, recording, mixing, marketing etc so just feel really ready to share it.
As I’m listening to the record I’m hearing some relatable and heavy themes - loneliness, relationships, break-ups and generally trying to figure out the space that you occupy in the world. That’s my interpretation - how would you describe the themes/story behind the record?
Yeah I think you’re pretty bang on. Felt quite reflective I suppose. A lot of coming to terms with things and moving on and accepting things you can’t change. Important themes for life definitely.
With that in mind, how did you approach the writing process for the album? Is writing a collaborative process?
Yeah a few songs with different people this album. Justin Parker, Ben Christopher and my good friend Jordan Purvis. Just felt nice to shake things up a bit and let other cooks in the kitchen. Nothing was written with any pressure. We were just real and honest in the moments and got some cool songs out of it.
Where did the new album come to life, and how did recording differ to your debut record?
Australia! Which was really nice. Being able to record over the summer and with all our old friends around. It differed because we were able to record all at once. Hence probably giving it more continuity. First album was recorded over a period of time because I had a lot of trouble with visas etc.
I absolutely LOVE the PĂȘtr AleksĂ€nder rework of your breakthrough track ‘Saltwater’ with added strings. Hearing you both sing it live with the duo at their recent London show was a gorgeous surprise. If you could get them to rework a song from the new album, which would you choose? Anybody else you’d like to work with on a remix?
Um maybe Celebrate I reckon. It’s one of my favourite songs on the album. Remix ... hmmm dunno open haha. Hit me up.
Now that everybody has hopefully fallen in love with the album, where can we see you perform it live in the coming months?
Ah! US 7-15th November and UK 18-27th! (Tickets here.)
Finally - your chance to recommend us some music. Who is in your headphones at the moment?
The Walters, Flyte, John Myrtle, Aldous Harding, Charlotte Gainsbourg.
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