We recently met with the band for the second time (this time with the entire band) and sat down to discuss their musical influences and expand on our discussion we had the last time we met.
They immediately said that they had two big influences that were The Hives and Kings of Leon, these were influences that affected the whole band’s sound so it is likely that I will be researching these two bands’ producers to try and better understand how their albums were created.
They also said some individual bands that they liked the sound of the instruments; when it came to the guitars it was mainly hard-rock/Rock/Blues bands such as Guns ‘N Roses, The Black Keys, and The Rolling Stones, they said that they liked the overdrive/distorted sound of the guitars that these bands displayed in their music.
In terms of vocal inspiration, we got a mixed group of bands, such as Arctic Monkeys, Nirvana, and The Hives. I mainly hear Kurt Cobain and Alex Turner coming through in his vocal performances due to its rough, grungy sound. I shall focus more on these two vocalists but shall also research further into all his influences.
Finally, the drummer had only a few influences and ideas on how he wanted the drums to sound in the EP. He said that he wanted the drums to stand out in the EP, he pointed me toward one band in particular, Royal Blood, whose drums are very clear in their album and sound very clear.
We told the band that we are now going to be taking their words into consideration and will research the producers of these artists and then get back to them on setting a date for recording the EP.