Project Description

Interview with

TOGETHER PANGEA

Interviewer – Vicky Hebbs

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OVERVIEW:

• Previous releases such as “Sick Shit” have gained +4M streams, “Badillac” with close to 3M streams on Spotify as well as over 180k monthly listeners

• Tracks like “Snakedog” became a plot point in a bonkers episode of NCIS and “Sick Shit” soundtracked a trailer for HBO’s Animals, while the group received support from Consequence of Sound, Pitchfork, MTV, Stereogum, and more.

• Following the 2015 release of The Phage EP, produced by The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson, the boys independently embarked on the journey to what would become “Bulls and Roosters” (2017). Now it represents their growth as a tried-andtrue rock band with just the right amount of “brattiness,”as they like to say.

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How did you first get into music? When did it become a serious concern?
I’ve been concerned about music for a long time. It got serious when I was just a boy the age of 12. I was working in my local feather factory (factory that made synthetic feathers) when the floor manager would force us to listen to Bridge Over Troubled Water on repeat for hours.

What kind of music did you grow up on?
All the classics – Ivan Mladka, Leonard Nimoy’s first record, and Namgar.

Who were and are your greatest music inspirations? 
When I was young Davey Havok, now – Fitzroy Xpress

How did you meet and decide to start making music together? 
We all were on a crew renovating this cobbler’s broken window problem; to fix broken glass sometimes you gotta break a little more just to clear any leftovers as to not get cut. Erik was that guy, and he did it really rhythmically.  We knew we had a drummer then and there. Danny had been assigned the task of waxing all the leftover laces and turning them into a kinda tinsel for that year (it was December so tis’ the season!) well when he made a few ropes of lace he actually tied one off to the ceiling and held the other end down with his foot and started plucking! Immediately we all knew he would be the bassist. William has always been a good singer, his first song was when he was a soloist in the butcher boys quartet and well, on that particular job – he was like a dang song bird so it only made sense to allow him to take the lead.

Have you always been interested in creating music? 
Nope. still not very interested either.

How would you describe your sound for anyone who has not yet listened to your music?
It used to be called “Skronk” but I think lately it’s more of a Gentle Tuft Rock.

Can you share the origins or inspiration behind your latest release, ‘Bet You Wish I Would Call’?
William did not have a phone for years and this song is about the anxiety associated with never knowing where he was or when he would show up.

How is this release different to your previous works? Can you describe your sound evolution? 
We recorded our first record in 2010, our second one in 2012-13, then our third time recording was 2014. 2016 came around and we hit the studio again for our 3rd album. This is different because we recorded it in 2018.

How did you make the decision to produce “Bulls and Roosters” independently?
Producers are really expensive!

What’s next for Together Pangea in 2019? Will you be touring? 
There will be a lot of touring and hopefully a return to Australia before 2020.

Do you have any longer-term goals or aspirations?
I would like to amass the world’s largest collection of Honey.

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AMNPLIFY – DB