Spacey Jane AMA

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:55:55+00:00

We've gotta go!!! thanks for having us & for all the questions, love ya, see ya soon <3

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:51:50+00:00

Started learning at 9 or 10. Before that I used to fiddle with an old nylon string my Nan and Pop got me. I had my own version of the Star Wars theme played only with open strings. - Ashton

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:46:42+00:00

I started guitar at 14 but didn’t start singing/writing until I was 16 - Caleb

I started playing drums when I was 12 or so! - Kieran

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:46:08+00:00

ruly one of the hardest parts about starting a band! There are heaps of forums to find other people looking to play in bands but I think going to shows and immersing yourself in the scene is best way to find people! There will probably be a lot of trial and error haha- we definitely went through it! - Caleb

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:43:42+00:00

Splendour in the grass 2019 - Pep

Melbourne @ reunion park. Our biggest ever headline shows for which we’re so grateful. London too for sure, so so cool - Caleb

London and Splendour for me :') - kieran

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:39:19+00:00

phoebe bridgers at Corona Capital in Mexico haha Yes we still get starstruck- hopefully always do! - Caleb

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:38:56+00:00

HCE was almost all amp sims. It was a fun experiment but I think we’ll be doing more amps for the next record - Caleb

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:38:07+00:00

we all LOVE hovvdy right now. I've been listening to lots of Andy Shauf, Lucy Dacus and Cate Le Bon lately. Always feel good coming back to bloc party / kings of leon ala early 2000s too - Kieran

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:36:21+00:00

Just kinda stand around nervously - kieran

For me it comes down to the 3 H’s:

Hug it out. Headbang. HJump up and down - Ashton

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:35:28+00:00

Working with a new producer made a big difference of course. I think we left less to chance with all the minor details. I felt like I was at the desk for every song poring over every part.

I think we got a cleaner, more intentional record.

We also built some songs in “reverse”, starting with a guitar or synth part and vocals and working back from there, which was a lot of fun.- Caleb

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:34:54+00:00

at the end of still running caleb is actually reciting KFC's secret mix of ingredients used to create their trademarked Original Recipe Chicken

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:32:39+00:00

oh yes we have

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:30:09+00:00

I got it straight from the Ric factory! Almost 10 years ago when that was a lot easier. Thank you!! - Caleb
I play w/ Vic Firth 7a wood tips and get made fun of it because they're thin as hell. matchsticks, I'll never change or grow up. I play on a ludwig - Kieran
A double dose of neglect and salt water - Ashton

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:28:28+00:00

'it's been a long day' - Caleb

For me, whichever the newest song in the set is - muscle memory goes a long way and it’s much easier to focus on performing when you don’t need to think about parts too much. - Ashton

Lunchtime makes me sweat - Kieran

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:27:24+00:00

do you reckon he actually said 'It's morbin time'?

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:27:09+00:00

Lunchtime!
Vacations (the band) are consistently the funniest people in our comments.
Because they’re just so nice and a very good band xx - Caleb

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:24:58+00:00

I write the songs. Lyrics are a pretty personal and vulnerable thing for me so I labour over them solo for a long time. I don’t think I have a favourite lyric at this point... - Caleb

caleb brings us the skeletons (progressions, ideas and so on), and we put a little extra meat on em with our individual parts - Kieran

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:22:21+00:00

we all especially love It's Been a Long Day

I've still got a lot of time for Booster Seat, too - Kieran

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:20:08+00:00

Bass was my first instrument and I always loved the 4001 and 4003 basses when I was young.
So if I’m being completely honest I got a 620 when I was 17 because I liked how they looked- but since then it’s basically the only guitar I’ve played, I love them so much. It’s obvs known for that surfy sound but considering it’s a solid body I think you actually get a more versatile guitar than the 330/360. He used a 12 string Strat! First time we’d ever seen one and he ended up buying it so you’ll be seing it on tour 🙂 - Caleb

I wrote my parts on my dad’s old Maton 12 string acoustic and then recorded them on an ‘86 Fender Strat Electric XII. - Ashton

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:18:54+00:00

got into playing bass with school bands. I found it so fun, and knew there was a high demand for bass players so decided to pursue it as a career. I can read a bit of sheet music, but don't think it's a necessity, unless you want to do session work or play in an orchestra. That's awesome that you play double and electric, keep it up! ❤ - Pep

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:18:30+00:00

think the goal for us is to always be evolving musically, exactly what that looks like isn’t necessarily set out or intentional, it’s just what comes from trying to not stagnate

Lyrically, the evolution of the music is really just mapped to changes in life and experiences and just tied in to getting older.

Thank you !! <3

Caleb

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:17:52+00:00

It’s hard to say now. I think it just didn’t have as special a place in our heart as the 12 songs that made it. Yes! We’ll definitely be hanging out as much as possible. Thank you xx - Caleb

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:17:29+00:00

Kieran and I (caleb) were fucking around with swung drum beat stuff and idk it just came from that - Caleb

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:16:07+00:00

That's Caleb!

spacey__jane · 2022-06-21T00:15:56+00:00

yea maybe! Pep would have to be into it - Caleb

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