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| The Morning After Girls |
| mel-born and nyc-raised |
| by
Simon Heggie |
After releasing early EP's on Australian labels and touring
with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Melbourne outfit The Morning After Girls have
relocated to NYC to release and tour behind their new record “Alone.”
With a digital-only release behind their new album, the band has been playing
shows at The Mercury Lounge and The Living Room to warm up for their new tour.
Following their earlier releases, The Morning After Girls’ first full
length flexes alternative and psychedelic muscles in unison, creating big sonic
soundscapes that resonate through an 11-track stomp. A tour to follow will take
them across the US with over a month of full dates culminating in California.
What's your background? Where in Australia do you hail from and how
long have you been doing this band over there?
We've been playing on and off throughout America for around
four years now. Myself and Sacha began residing here a year ago. Before that,
I had spent most of my life in Melbourne, Australia.
So you've come here to America to break big, how were
things going in Australia before the move?
To break big? I honestly don't know what that means. We haven't
come to America for anything other than to continue the growth and evolution
of ourselves as individuals and as a band. Things were great in Australia, and
they still are, however, one must be mindful of one’s heart, and ours
were directing us beyond Australia's stringent borders.
How did you come to work with Alan Moulder?
Firstly were fortunate to record with with Robbie Rollins,
who is a long-time friend of ours and we respect him greatly. Our previous manager,
David Weisz, allowed us to get in touch with Alan Moulder, who, upon hearing
the songs, was very happy to work with us. He is a wonderfully easy person to
work with, very inspiring and a great soul to have shared our journey with.
What recording setups do you use for the last album,
was Moulder present at the tracking session, or did you fly the tracks in for
him to mix?
We always record in whatever situation the song demands. Sometimes
we'll enter a studio, sometimes we'll record onto our 8-tracks, inside, outside,
whatever each moment demanded. It was quite varied. I guess the bulk of the
tracking was done at Robbie's studio. Upon finishing the tracking, we went over
to Alan's studio and mixed the album with him.
Where do you guys rehearse at here in the city?
That depends on few variables as well. Mostly though, at The
Music Garage.
Working a band is an expensive affair. After all those
expensive flights from overseas- where do you find the means to live in an ever
growing expensive city and falling economy and still continue to put in money
for your band?
Through the unyielding faith and love I have for myself, my
band, and the close people who share the same belief in the gift that is life-through-music.
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