Define your genre in five words or less:
Progressive alternative-rock
You’ve just released your debut EP, We Are All the Same. How long was it in the works?
The writing process started in early 2014, but initial skeletons for some of the songs had been around for years on hard drives and old phone recordings. This band gave us the opportunity to flesh them out into proper songs.
What has been your favourite gig you’ve played to date?
We’re actually yet to play a show as Phoenix Day, but once the EP is out we will be looking at doing a big launch somewhere.
Which band would you most like to have a battle/showdown with?
Michael Jackson. He’d win. We’re okay with that. It would just be an excuse to hang out.
What inspires or has influenced your music the most?
A big part of it comes from that feeling you get when you listen music that completely consumes you and you feel full afterwards. It drives us to try and create something that can give us that same feeling, and if other people get it from our music too, then that’ll start a whole new cycle of inspiration.
What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed?
I guess the great thing about music is that there are no rules, and in this day and age there is no real or clear road to success. Keeping things constant and fresh is really the cornerstone to building a solid fan base. Obviously social media is important, but ultimately it comes down to wanting it and wanting to work for it.
PHOENIX DAY’s new EP We Are All the Same can be found on iTunes, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Spotify.
