An Interview with Intercept

The band Intercept is a California based band made up of four guys who share a common love for music. The boys are releasing their third album, Symphony for Somebody Else on September 14th. An album review will be posted closer to the release date of the album but for now please enjoy this interview with the band members and be sure to check out their website. Symphony for Somebody Else will be available at digital retailers everywhere.

www.intercepttheband.com

This is your third album – how does it differ from your other albums?

Jeff:  Our last two albums were a little eclectic.  We’d have a rock song, then a ballad, then a rock song – a lot of ups and downs, and I don’t know if it helped us or hurt us.  On this album, our producer wanted us to get to the point quicker – we went from 5 and 6 minute songs down to 3 and 4 minute songs.  We’re really excited about the final product and it has a lot more direction and consistency as a rock album.

Jason: Erik wanted everybody to play even less notes and do less fancy stuff than we are used to.  At first you feel like all the emotion is gone, but a few weeks later you listen and it’s all opened up and way better.  A good producer is like a translator – you speak your language as a band, but a lot of people can’t hear the song if there’s too much going on.

How did the band get it’s start?

Jeff: Everyone sort of fell into place – everyone in Intercept was a member in some other band I was in at some point.  Christian had a solo album and I called a couple other guys to play on it and that was it – we were a band in a matter of a few phone calls!  The easiest, most effortless band-forming I’ve ever been a part of.

 

Who are your musical influences?

Phil: Between the 4 of us?  Pretty much everything you can think of.  Everyone in the band has different tastes, and actually we have very few similar influences.  Those few are like, Radiohead, Muse, Foo Fighters and that kind of stuff.

 

Who is the most mature in the band?

Jason: Phil is the oldest and Jeff is the youngest – better leave it at that!

What are your musical guilty pleasures?

Jeff:  I always rock out to Linkin Park!  They’re a huge band, but I can’t always play their stuff around my friends.

Christian:  Huey Lewis and the News – the Sports album.  I don’t think it’s a guilty pleasure, personally – I think it’s just good – but other people hear me listening to it and sort of laugh.  They are dumb.

 

Any plans to make a music video for any of the songs on the new album?

Christian: We should.  We probably will for all of them, eventually.  For “So Say Whatever,” I have a whole video planned out involving a herd of T-Rex attacking some cheerleaders, and then wizards coming to the rescue.

 

The band is from California – are there any stereotypical or non-stereotypical Californian hobbies you have?

Jeff:  I don’t get to the beach as much as I want, I know that.  I know all the band members go to In ‘n’ Out sometimes – that’s pretty stereotypical.  Jason owns a surfboard.  Is it “stereotypical Californian” to go out drinking at Irish bars?  Also, I own carpet skates – if we’re at a party in an apartment building someone can put on the carpet skates and  I can run full speed down the hallway and pull them along like they are skiing.

Any plans for touring and supporting the album in the future?

Phil: Oh, definitely – we’re setting up shows and special events like crazy.  We can’t wait to get this album out there!   We’re going to keep on announcing new shows on our website and this year will probably get busier and busier before it’s over.  This is just the beginning!