You had no albums for four years, and now two in 10 months.
Did you have some kind of creative burst of energy?
So I mean, I don’t really know.
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There’s no real reason.
But otherwise we’re always writing songs.
Because you know, it goes fast, people’s attention.
Oh, yeah."
Though it sounds like the rejection wasn’t actually that harsh.
They basically were just saying “Let’s putSparkle Hardout first.”
Yeah, I haven’t talked about it, although they’re my friends.
I mean, I don’t think it was destined to just sit in the slush pile forever.
So I appreciate that, I guess.
Otherwise just put it out on Bandcamp and tour.
I’m just gonna take all the positive from it.
you almost think that’s blasphemy.
But I thought, “This is how it goes together.
What can I do with that?
What do I have to add to that dialogue?”
So that’s how it came out.
Yeah, I did.
It’s kind of a mix.
Other bands would come and be like “We’ll put you on the guest list!”
so I would go to all the rock shows of people I knew.
The German dads know you?
Yeah, they do.
I did a fair amount of press there, especially in the ’90s.
I hosted the120 Minutesof Germany and stuff like that I think it was calledWah Wah?
[Laughs]
Groove Deniedis out now on Matador Records.
