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Short interview · March 2010 · Calgary

Sweet Thing

Musicians Owen Carrier and Nick Rose from the band Sweet Thing (Change of Seasons, Lorraine) chat with Matt Schichter in Calgary.

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Episode #174 · Sweet ThingMarch 2010 · 00:03:39

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0:03Gentlemen, thanks for doing this. Thank you. Yeah big first Katie into her is it is this like the first big run for you guys? Yes The first headlining tour. How's it going so far? Okay? Yeah, it's a lot of fun good response Terrific yeah, we've been out West once before just like doing the Western Canada thing Across Lisa came at a good time a lot of bands try it in February and regret it horribly Yeah, we got really lucky that way and we avoided apparently there was snow here. We had snow is there. Yeah, yeah amazing So we were to that yeah, well there you go. Well and the record's not even out yet. You're drawing these huge crowds these shows. It's crazy Yeah, huge crowds. Yeah, yeah, I think it up for a band that doesn't have a record out Yeah, no, we're really fortunate that way. No complaints lots of representation from fans and family and

0:50We'll talk about this record what what are we does? It sounded a lot like the single and spiders got that kind of waltzy chorus to it What what is the record? Yeah, both of those songs dance while they're in spider both on the record I'd say those are probably them two of the more kind of aggressive rocky songs in the album. It's pretty diverse I think it ranges from you know acoustic sort of McCartney ask kind of really pop a figure picking on straight up just you know pop gooey goodness So yeah, it's sort of a little bit here and there Who does the writing has or anyone if you guys had a band effort do you guys each bring in songs or yeah? Depends it's pretty times is very collaborative like we write in the versatile space together very demeratically and other times someone will bring in either a riff or a verse or chorus or

1:38All of those things and sometimes a complete song So it really depends it goes to some basis. I guess that's from the most bands What about the single part of that one come? That's fun. Yeah. Well, I was a riff that Alex had I'm one of the other stars. Yeah, and he brought that in sort of playing around with it so you know you start coming out and then I threw in the chorus You know, I had a lot of different wording at one point and then Morgan I think I think it was almost a mistake. He thought I said motherfucker And then we all liked it so much more Outside of hip-hop you don't see many pop bands Same motherfucker is the chorus for their first single to introduce them to the world. Yeah, it's either ballsy or just dumb

2:25Yeah, we don't know sure. Yeah, we don't know. Yeah, we'll find out how everything is responding when the record comes out Great and the video must have been the first time doing a video for you guys at least in that kind of way Yeah, I've got scale anyway. Yeah, I work with Christopher Mills was really fun a lot of the green screen That's what it looks like everything must have been a lot of sit around and wait and play in front of nobody kind of thing We actually took a stab at doing our own video for it If you download the iTunes Not approved funny and dumb like a lot and no offense A lot of videos on your page more down more

3:11Yes, it's about our offensive. This is one of our parents shouldn't see Yeah, well, I'm glad it'll be on the record for them to see them I'm gonna be good. So when can we hear the record? They hear August but not August 17th August it is a day cool Yeah, and what are the plans until then? Yeah, we just found out a few more dates for Ontario and We have hopes for Sprown up. Nothing. Well, thanks guys. I appreciate it. It's nice to meet you guys. Good luck with the release. Thanks very much

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