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We're here for Radio K interviewing Palm at South by Southwest.
So I just wanted to start by kind of asking about each of your kind of backgrounds.
Your music's just very precise and technical and it reads as technical at least.
And I'm curious what your musical backgrounds are.
I started kind of playing guitar.
I played drums in Palm but kind of played guitar originally.
Self-taught I guess.
I studied music in college but it wasn't like a performance or like
it was like a electronic composition stuff so kind of different to what the band [B] does.
We're all pretty much self-taught aside from some lessons.
Cosra, Hugo and I all, we started playing other instruments than the ones that we're playing now.
And that's just kind of, I mean you've also played, but yeah, not formally trained really.
So how did all three of you then, or four of you rather, come together and start playing music together?
The other guitarist Cosra and I grew up in England and were playing guitar together in college.
We went to college in New York and met Hugo and Jerry.
And then we all [Db] decided to, well I guess it was a three-piece first.
We met Hugo, we started jamming together and then played a few shows.
We were first a three-piece and realized it was silly to not have a bass.
It was two guitars and drums and thought that it would be cool to not have bass for a minute.
And then we were like, [E] nah, it's not working.
So Jerry came along, borrowed a bass and [Db] we started practicing as a four-piece.
And one thing I really love was the cover of Trading Basics, it's really captivating.
What is that a picture of?
What is that?
That's just a picture of my family in Greece in the 60s on Easter.
It's like once a year they would take a photo at Easter only.
That's why there's a spit.
But yeah, it's just that.
And then Hugo made that geometric thing in the middle.
On the first track on that record, on Time Times 3, you have a guest guitarist it looks like.
Who?
Who's playing guitar?
That's our friend Paco, who also recorded one of the songs on there, the song Ankles.
He and I went to high school together.
Really amazing musician and engineer and stuff.
Y'all should check out his solo music, which is under the name The Cradle.
He did the slide stuff on the song.
So how was the process of making this record different than Ostrich Vacation?
That one feels a lot different to me.
It's a completely different approach.
Ostrich Vacation was more like a project we took on.
We were offered a [E] tape release through a small label.
And we decided to write and record everything ourselves in a weekend.
Just on a tape machine.
It's really improvised based and just a project.
And seeing what we could come up with in three days.
Trading Basics is a more traditional approach.
Write a bunch of songs, take a while, and then record at a studio.
It's been a little bit, more than a year or so since Trading Basics came out.
[B] Have you been playing new songs at your shows around here?
For a long time we've been playing pretty much exclusively new songs.
[Db] We have a very short attention span.
And we're just way more excited [E] about new material.
It's mostly what we've been playing for over a year and a half or more.
By the time we [Bbm] did the tour in [Abm] support of that record when it came out.
Those [G] songs were already a year, year and a half old.
[B] At least half of that set [E] was newer material that's going to be on the next thing.
Which is hopefully [G] coming out within the next few months or so.
Does this van have a story at all?
Have you always been touring around in this thing?
[B]
Have you been skating around Austin at all?
Who says that?
The story is that there is none.
We need a bigger van.
What else are you guys looking forward to in the rest of your South by Southwest experience?
Are you seeing any shows?
I know you've got [Eb] another show.
Today's kind of the only, we're only here for three days.
Yesterday we played a couple of shows.
Today we only have one [Abm] show and it's at midnight.
Today's kind of the only chance to catch some of our friends play.
Tomorrow we have [G] four shows.
We have a long drive day after that because we're playing in New [B] Orleans.
Alright, great.
Thank you so much Palm.
Thank you.
We're here with Radio K and signing out.
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So I just wanted to start by kind of asking about each of your kind of backgrounds.
Your music's just very precise and technical and it reads as technical at least.
And I'm curious what your musical backgrounds are.
I started kind of playing guitar.
I played drums in Palm but kind of played guitar originally.
Self-taught I guess.
I studied music in college but it wasn't like a performance or like
it was like a electronic composition stuff so kind of different to what the band [B] does.
We're all pretty much self-taught aside from some lessons.
Cosra, Hugo and I all, we started playing other instruments than the ones that we're playing now.
And that's just kind of, I mean you've also played, but yeah, not formally trained really.
So how did all three of you then, or four of you rather, come together and start playing music together?
The other guitarist Cosra and I grew up in England and were playing guitar together in college.
We went to college in New York and met Hugo and Jerry.
And then we all [Db] decided to, well I guess it was a three-piece first.
We met Hugo, we started jamming together and then played a few shows.
We were first a three-piece and realized it was silly to not have a bass.
It was two guitars and drums and thought that it would be cool to not have bass for a minute.
And then we were like, [E] nah, it's not working.
So Jerry came along, borrowed a bass and [Db] we started practicing as a four-piece.
And one thing I really love was the cover of Trading Basics, it's really captivating.
What is that a picture of?
What is that?
That's just a picture of my family in Greece in the 60s on Easter.
It's like once a year they would take a photo at Easter only.
That's why there's a spit.
But yeah, it's just that.
And then Hugo made that geometric thing in the middle.
On the first track on that record, on Time Times 3, you have a guest guitarist it looks like.
Who?
Who's playing guitar?
That's our friend Paco, who also recorded one of the songs on there, the song Ankles.
He and I went to high school together.
Really amazing musician and engineer and stuff.
Y'all should check out his solo music, which is under the name The Cradle.
He did the slide stuff on the song.
So how was the process of making this record different than Ostrich Vacation?
That one feels a lot different to me.
It's a completely different approach.
Ostrich Vacation was more like a project we took on.
We were offered a [E] tape release through a small label.
And we decided to write and record everything ourselves in a weekend.
Just on a tape machine.
It's really improvised based and just a project.
And seeing what we could come up with in three days.
Trading Basics is a more traditional approach.
Write a bunch of songs, take a while, and then record at a studio.
It's been a little bit, more than a year or so since Trading Basics came out.
[B] Have you been playing new songs at your shows around here?
For a long time we've been playing pretty much exclusively new songs.
[Db] We have a very short attention span.
And we're just way more excited [E] about new material.
It's mostly what we've been playing for over a year and a half or more.
By the time we [Bbm] did the tour in [Abm] support of that record when it came out.
Those [G] songs were already a year, year and a half old.
[B] At least half of that set [E] was newer material that's going to be on the next thing.
Which is hopefully [G] coming out within the next few months or so.
Does this van have a story at all?
Have you always been touring around in this thing?
[B]
Have you been skating around Austin at all?
Who says that?
The story is that there is none.
We need a bigger van.
What else are you guys looking forward to in the rest of your South by Southwest experience?
Are you seeing any shows?
I know you've got [Eb] another show.
Today's kind of the only, we're only here for three days.
Yesterday we played a couple of shows.
Today we only have one [Abm] show and it's at midnight.
Today's kind of the only chance to catch some of our friends play.
Tomorrow we have [G] four shows.
We have a long drive day after that because we're playing in New [B] Orleans.
Alright, great.
Thank you so much Palm.
Thank you.
We're here with Radio K and signing out.
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We're here for Radio K interviewing Palm at South by Southwest.
_ _ So I just wanted to start by kind of asking about each of your kind of backgrounds. _
Your music's just very precise and technical and _ it reads as technical at least.
And I'm curious what your musical backgrounds are.
I started kind of playing guitar.
I played drums in Palm but kind of played guitar originally.
Self-taught I guess.
I studied music in college but _ it wasn't like a performance or like
it was like a electronic _ composition stuff so kind of different to what the band [B] does.
We're all pretty much self-taught _ _ _ aside from some lessons.
Cosra, Hugo and I all, we started playing other instruments than the ones that we're playing now.
And that's just kind of, I mean you've also played, but yeah, not formally trained really.
So how did all three of you then, or four of you rather, come together and start playing music together?
_ _ _ The other guitarist Cosra and I grew up in England and _ were playing guitar together in college.
We went to college in New York and met Hugo and Jerry.
_ And then we all [Db] decided to, well I guess it was a three-piece first. _
We met Hugo, we started jamming together _ and then played a few shows.
We were first a three-piece and _ realized it was silly to not have a bass.
It was two guitars and drums and thought that it would be cool to not have bass for a minute.
And then we were like, [E] nah, it's not working.
So Jerry came along, _ borrowed a bass and [Db] we started practicing as a four-piece.
And one thing I really love was the cover of Trading Basics, it's really captivating.
What is that a picture of?
What is that? _
That's just a picture of my family in Greece in the 60s on Easter.
It's like once a year they would take a photo at Easter only.
That's why _ there's a spit.
But yeah, it's just that.
And then Hugo made that geometric thing in the middle.
On the first track on that record, on Time Times 3, you have a guest guitarist it looks like.
Who?
Who's playing guitar?
_ _ _ That's our friend Paco, who also recorded one of the songs on there, the song Ankles.
He and I went to high school together.
Really amazing musician and engineer and stuff.
Y'all should check out his solo music, which is under the name The Cradle.
He did the _ slide stuff on the song.
So how was the process of making this record different than Ostrich Vacation?
That one feels a lot different to me.
It's a completely different _ _ _ approach.
Ostrich Vacation was more like _ _ _ a project we took on.
We were _ _ offered a [E] tape _ release through a small label.
And we decided to write and record everything ourselves in a weekend. _
Just on a tape machine.
It's really improvised based and just a project.
And seeing what we could come up with in three days.
Trading Basics is a more traditional approach.
Write a bunch of songs, take a while, _ and then record at a studio.
It's been a little bit, more than a year or so since Trading Basics came out.
[B] Have you been playing new songs at your shows around here?
For _ _ a long time we've been playing pretty much exclusively new songs.
_ [Db] We have a very short attention span.
And we're just way more excited [E] about new material.
It's mostly what we've been playing for over a year and a half or more.
By the time we [Bbm] did the tour in [Abm] support of that record when it came out.
Those [G] songs were already a year, year and a half old.
[B] _ At least half of that set [E] _ was newer material that's going to be on the next thing.
Which is hopefully [G] coming out within the next few months or so.
Does this van have a story at all?
Have you always been touring around in this thing?
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Have you been skating around Austin at all?
Who says that?
The _ _ story is that there is none.
We need a bigger van.
_ _ _ What _ else are you guys looking forward to in the rest of your South by Southwest experience?
Are you seeing any shows?
I know you've got [Eb] another show.
Today's kind of the only, we're only here for three days.
Yesterday we played a couple of shows.
Today we only have one [Abm] show and it's at midnight.
Today's kind of the only chance to catch some of our friends play.
Tomorrow we have [G] four shows.
We have a long drive day after that because we're playing in New [B] Orleans. _ _ _ _ _ _
Alright, _ _ _ great.
Thank you so much Palm.
Thank you.
We're here with Radio K and signing out.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
We're here for Radio K interviewing Palm at South by Southwest.
_ _ So I just wanted to start by kind of asking about each of your kind of backgrounds. _
Your music's just very precise and technical and _ it reads as technical at least.
And I'm curious what your musical backgrounds are.
I started kind of playing guitar.
I played drums in Palm but kind of played guitar originally.
Self-taught I guess.
I studied music in college but _ it wasn't like a performance or like
it was like a electronic _ composition stuff so kind of different to what the band [B] does.
We're all pretty much self-taught _ _ _ aside from some lessons.
Cosra, Hugo and I all, we started playing other instruments than the ones that we're playing now.
And that's just kind of, I mean you've also played, but yeah, not formally trained really.
So how did all three of you then, or four of you rather, come together and start playing music together?
_ _ _ The other guitarist Cosra and I grew up in England and _ were playing guitar together in college.
We went to college in New York and met Hugo and Jerry.
_ And then we all [Db] decided to, well I guess it was a three-piece first. _
We met Hugo, we started jamming together _ and then played a few shows.
We were first a three-piece and _ realized it was silly to not have a bass.
It was two guitars and drums and thought that it would be cool to not have bass for a minute.
And then we were like, [E] nah, it's not working.
So Jerry came along, _ borrowed a bass and [Db] we started practicing as a four-piece.
And one thing I really love was the cover of Trading Basics, it's really captivating.
What is that a picture of?
What is that? _
That's just a picture of my family in Greece in the 60s on Easter.
It's like once a year they would take a photo at Easter only.
That's why _ there's a spit.
But yeah, it's just that.
And then Hugo made that geometric thing in the middle.
On the first track on that record, on Time Times 3, you have a guest guitarist it looks like.
Who?
Who's playing guitar?
_ _ _ That's our friend Paco, who also recorded one of the songs on there, the song Ankles.
He and I went to high school together.
Really amazing musician and engineer and stuff.
Y'all should check out his solo music, which is under the name The Cradle.
He did the _ slide stuff on the song.
So how was the process of making this record different than Ostrich Vacation?
That one feels a lot different to me.
It's a completely different _ _ _ approach.
Ostrich Vacation was more like _ _ _ a project we took on.
We were _ _ offered a [E] tape _ release through a small label.
And we decided to write and record everything ourselves in a weekend. _
Just on a tape machine.
It's really improvised based and just a project.
And seeing what we could come up with in three days.
Trading Basics is a more traditional approach.
Write a bunch of songs, take a while, _ and then record at a studio.
It's been a little bit, more than a year or so since Trading Basics came out.
[B] Have you been playing new songs at your shows around here?
For _ _ a long time we've been playing pretty much exclusively new songs.
_ [Db] We have a very short attention span.
And we're just way more excited [E] about new material.
It's mostly what we've been playing for over a year and a half or more.
By the time we [Bbm] did the tour in [Abm] support of that record when it came out.
Those [G] songs were already a year, year and a half old.
[B] _ At least half of that set [E] _ was newer material that's going to be on the next thing.
Which is hopefully [G] coming out within the next few months or so.
Does this van have a story at all?
Have you always been touring around in this thing?
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Have you been skating around Austin at all?
Who says that?
The _ _ story is that there is none.
We need a bigger van.
_ _ _ What _ else are you guys looking forward to in the rest of your South by Southwest experience?
Are you seeing any shows?
I know you've got [Eb] another show.
Today's kind of the only, we're only here for three days.
Yesterday we played a couple of shows.
Today we only have one [Abm] show and it's at midnight.
Today's kind of the only chance to catch some of our friends play.
Tomorrow we have [G] four shows.
We have a long drive day after that because we're playing in New [B] Orleans. _ _ _ _ _ _
Alright, _ _ _ great.
Thank you so much Palm.
Thank you.
We're here with Radio K and signing out.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _