Will man die Globalisierung in einer Band verdeutlichen, dann kann man zu All We Are aus Liverpool schauen: Kennengelernt haben sich Richard ‘O Flynn aus Irland (drums, vocals), Guro Gikling aus Norwegen (bass, vocals) und Luis Santos aus Brazilien (guitar, vocals) an der Universität von Liverpool, wo alle drei Musik studierten. Das Album wurde in einer einsamen Hütte in den Bergen Norwegens geschrieben und komponiert, in einem Landhaus in Wales gejamt und geschliffen und in einem Londoner Studio zusammen mit Dan Carey (u.a. Produzent von Kate Tempest letztjährigen Debütalbum) aufgenommen und produziert.
All We Are machen sophisticated pop, in ihren besten Momenten wie auf dem hervorragenden “Utmost Good” erinnern sie an die samtene Funkyness von Prince auf Chillwave.
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Your three favourite Punk singles/songs?
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** ‘Should I Stay or Should I go’ by the Clash,
** ‘Better Man’ by Spring King and
** ‘The Dream’ by The Oh Sees.
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* A record that will make you dance?
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We definitely get our grooves on when Michael Jacksons ‘Bad’ gets a spin.
* Your favourite song lyrics?
** Guro: So many great lyrics out there but I’ve always loved ‘A Case of You’ by Joni Mitchell.
** Richard: ‘Prototype’ by OutKast.
** Luis: ‘O Pato’ by Jayme Silva and Neuza Teixeira.
* The best “new” artist / band right now?
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Chance the Rapper, guess he’s not completely fresh out of the oven but we absolutely love him:
Great tunes, great vibe, great guy.
* Your favourite song by Prince?
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G: Got to be ‘Kiss’ for me. Get’s my hips moving.
R: ‘I Wanna Be Your Lover’, really gets my hips moving.
L: I think something that really gets my hips moving is “Breakfast Can Wait”.
* Your favourite song about rebellion/revolution?
‘What’s Going On’, the whole record, Marvin Gaye, legend.
* Your favourite song of the last year?
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Close call between ‘Red Eyes’ by War on Drugs and ‘Can’t do without You’ by Caribou, they are both brilliant.
* Your favourite movie about music?
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Bit of a tough one this, but it got to be Spinal Tap.
* The most overrated band/artist?
Music is so individual and what sounds good to us might not sound good to someone else. There’s no right or wrong in music. That’s why it’s great.
* The best song you’ve ever written / recorded?
G: Hmm it kind of changes with my mood and where I am and what I have been up to. But at the moment i’m very pleased with ‘Something About You’, think we did a good job there.
R: Really enjoyed recording ‘Stone’, had lasers and strobes going on.
L: There’s a song that didn’t make the record but will come out later, it’s called ‘Shadows’.
* Your favourite german song/record?
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Guro: There are some bangers out there but ‘Autobahn’ by Kraftwerk is pretty special.
Richard: ‘Rusty Nails’, Moderat.
Luis: Heard Heino’s ‘Saoyanara’ 3 years ago and it’s still playing in the back of my head. Every. Day.
* Your favourite record of all time?
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Is this when we say ‘All We Are’?
G: This question is the hardest one I get. As I said earlier it’s all about what i’m up to and what kind of mood i’m in. But there is always one record i keep coming back to, that i like listening to in different scenarios, and that’s ‘Bad’ by Michael Jackson. So i think that is the one.
R: Very tough to say, but in recent times it would be ‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City’ by Kendrik Lamar
L: Although very tough to say, mine is Bill Evans ‘The Paris Concert: Edition 2’. Really gets my hips moving.
Das Debütalbum von All We Are erscheint nächste Woche.
