Newest alt-pop trio almost monday dropped their debut EP don’t say you’re ordinary, today that will definitely make your feel good playlist. The San Diego based band, comprised of friends Dawson Daugherty (vocals), Luke Fabry (bass) and Cole Clisby (guitar), have seen a lot of success with their debut single “broken people” and there’s no guarantee will see even more success in their career. We got a chance to talk about their intro to music, inspirations and what is to come for the rising stars.
almost monday:
AL- Dawson: Luke and I grew up together and I met Cole through surfing, we all played music and loved it so we started a band. When we started we just focused on throwing shows in our friends surf shop and we didn’t really consider recording music or really even know how far it would take us. We were just playing music for the pure fun of it which is always the perspective I want to keep.
Dawson: I feel like I’ve always known that I wanted to pursue music since I was young. It’s been the thing I’ve loved to do the most in my life.
Luke: Music has always been something I’ve done or been around. I never thought I would be lucky enough to be able to do it in this setting. I’m loving every moment of it.
Cole: I grew up going to concerts and being around amazing musicians and music and I think that inspired me to pick up guitar. Experiencing a band play to a crowd of excited fans made me want to do the same thing.
Luke: It has been really cool to see how people take something that we created in our bedrooms and make it their own. Music has helped me process all of life’s ups and downs and I hope that our music does the same for other people.
BTS: What was the process like for you creating the EP?
Cole: We wrote a bunch of songs over this past year and the ones that landed on the EP felt like they sat together nicely. The process can be challenging because you write so many different songs and sort of have to pick out the ones that make sense for the project as a whole.
Dawson: Honestly everywhere. For me as a creative inspiration comes in so many different ways. Whether it’s finding inspiration through other artists, reading books, or just responding to my own human experience and what is happening in the world. I think for this EP a theme was the idea that you are amazing for just being here. I don’t know, it’s easy to forget how crazy it is to even be alive and kicking. I think that’s special and something I want people to take away from some of these songs.
Luke: Yes and no. Some songs we wrote and recorded in one day while other songs took weeks or months. There really isn’t a formula but that’s part of the fun.
Cole: Yes, we collaborate closely with our great friend and producer Simon Oscroft. Dani Poppitt and Henry Beasley also helped write songs on the EP with us and Mark Needham mixed the tracks.
Dawson: It’s really the best. It’s a collection of songs we love and are proud of. You put a lot of work into the songs so it’s definitely a big pay off to see them being released to the world.
Luke: Working with Mark has been such a cool experience. We had initially reached out naively because we were trying to get a song mixed and saw he had worked on Hot Fuss by the Killers. He came to the show and left early. We emailed him after asking what he thought of it and he basically said that the songs weren’t there yet but to let him know if we had any new songs in the future. We thought this was a nice way of saying ‘no thanks,’ but reached out regardless a couple months later. To our surprise he actually liked it and our relationship started from there.
Cole: I think if you had to put our sound into a few words it would be feel-good, summery, and fresh. But hopefully people will just ascribe their own feelings and attachment to the music.
AL: We’re actually finishing up songs for the next project, so that’s keeping us busy. Beyond that we’re staying hopeful about the future of touring and getting back on the road.. seriously can’t wait until we can get back to playing live, I think it’s where we thrive.
Don’t Say You’re Ordinary is available on Spotify now.
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