“WE'VE FOUND RAD PLACES TO SKATE BEIN MOSCOW,
- RLIN, LONDON
and they make the most of it. Also, London has this little mom-and- pop spot in Shoreditch that has the best salt beef bagel I’ve ever had. I would visit the UK just for that bagel.
You’ve been touring pretty much non stop for a good few months, in Canada, the UK and the States. Do you like being on tour? What have you learnt about each other’s living habits? We love performing and we're pretty good at not pushing each other's limits.
Punk gigs are notoriously physical. Does it ever feel like it’s getting out of control? Being the drummer I have a sort of back seat to the action. I also take my glasses off so it’s hard to see what’s going on sometimes. We have had some small shows where kids have literally gone flying into my drum set and knocked stuff over. Sometimes I find myself dodging flying cans of beer, other times Honor will come flying out from somewhere and I’ll have to deal with that. For example one time we were playing in Texas somewhere and he climbed up the lighting rig that was above me and slipped and fell from like ten feet right on top of me. It hurt ‘cos he basically drop kicked me in the face but I didn’t miss a beat. Another time we played a small show in the basement of some gallery in London and Honor told the kids to tear the place up and they did; I think they ripped out the
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air conditioning unit from the ceiling. It was great; I think some kid split his head open at that show too. Overall I don’t think things have gotten out of control yet.
What did Carson Daly make of you when you performed on his show in May? Carson is now a believer.
How does your new album Faded & Jaded differ from your debut LP? Te new single Lonely in America suggests a rather thoughtful collection of tunes? With Jaded & Faded, we simply took our time. Our debut congealed as a result of the party getting serious. So to us it's fun, loose and sort of haphazard - it captured our beginning. J&F is a more deliberate attempt at a fun and melodic record that to us, pushes our boundaries.
You signed to Julian Casablanca’s label Cult Records last year after he described you as ‘probably the coolest band in the world at the moment”. Does it feel different being signed to a musician’s label rather than a more traditional industry label? He's a pal as well as an artist that we vibe with, so it's a great situation.
Would you say you’re a party band, or are you angrier than that? I don’t think we're that angry. We like to party but we're not trying to fuck shit up.
How do you keep your sound fresh
going forward? We all listen to different kinds of music, I think that keeps us fresh. Also I joined the band a little over two years ago, so having a different musician to write with was a change for the Ballzy boys, and working with Dave Sitek opened our eyes to a bunch of cool ideas we didn’t know we could pull off. It was a real rewarding experience and I think it made us all better musicians. Te writing and recording experiences we’ve been through in the past two years has given us some fresh ideas and directions for future songs.
What’s next for Cerebral Ballzy? What do you think you’ll be doing in 5 years time? Next for Cerebral Ballzy is to: 1. Obviously become known as one of the best acts to come out of New York in all those places that haven’t heard of us yet.
2. Tour in any of the countries we haven’t played yet and win over all the cool kids in those places.
3. Write and record another amazing record.
4. Tour some more. 5. Get married and start families
Tings change so quickly nowadays, especially New York City. We'll probably all be doing something really great in five years time. BUT whatever it is were doing I’m positive it’s going to keep making tons of people jealous and pissed off.
Lizz Page
MORE INFORMATION Cerebral Ballzy play
Epic Studios on 5th August.
www.cerebralballzy.com
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