Tiny Vipers

"every show on tour is really different. i have learned that there is no way to predict how a show will go. sometimes i play in an ideal situation, like a nice quiet sit down place, but i leave the show feeling terrible. or i play in a loud and smokey bar but i walk away feeling good about the show. i think that the context is not always in the venue or city so much. the context of my mindset when i need to get up there and play really effects whether i believe a show is good or not. for example if i am tired from travel and i am not in the mood to be 'expressive' then while i am playing the show i feel like i am forcing an image that is not %100 accurate. when i am tired i am just trying to make it through the set so i can get off the stage. this leaves me feeling incensire after the show. if i am in good spirits then i go up there with a mind set that is more focused on the present, rather then just thinking about getting off the stage and hiding i am just happy with where i am and what i am doing. in this mental place i typically leave feeling fine.

i listen to music alot on the plane. i am trying so hard to block everyone and everything out that i really focus on each song.

(on the best place to record music) alot of recording has to do with the studio you choose and the engineer. i think using the studio/engineer that i choose had a big impact on my mental space when recording the record. i was more at ease because i knew the place and i trusted its equiptment. Andrew Hernandez, the engineer, is a good match for me. i feel like we comunicate on the same level. we can take abstract aproaches to making each song sound right. it is hard to record and not end up killing each song by overthinking each step. Andrew keeps an eye on the whole sound and doesnt get caught up in details. a rare quality with engineers i think.

[i write most of my music] at home usually. it is where all my stuff is and typically where i am most relaxed."

Thanks to Jesy for the interview.