Interview with Pete Devine of Pete’s Rock News and Views (http://petesrocknewsandviews.com)
PD: What type of artist are you?
TP: We haven’t quite nailed down a single genre of rock yet, but we’re a four-piece guitar band. People have variously described us as alt-rock, post-punk meets new wave, and melodic grunge.
PD: Tell us a brief history of yourself.
TP: Nishant and Tom are both doctors, and worked in the same hospital. They saw a lot of gnarly stuff together and thought about channeling all the negativity into something suitably dark and moody.
PD: Who are your musical and non-musical influences?
TP: Musically, we love Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, Bambara and loads more. Non-musically, all sorts of art and film has an influence on us. In particular, South Korean horror movies.
PD: What are your dreams and goals?
TP: To play music in front of an appreciative crowd, even if it’s just a few people.
PD: Who writes your songs, what are they about?
TP: It’s a collaborative process and I’m not exaggerating when I say that it takes years to get from concept to completion for some of our songs. Brett had been toying with Denial for years, then we worked on it as a band, road-testing it, for a few months too. We have songwriting influences ranging from Tool to Radiohead to Jose Gonzalez. Our songwriting dynamic is pretty eclectic so it’s always a fun journey to get it from start to finish.
PD: How do you promote your band and shows?
TP: With great difficulty. None of us have a dad who was in U2, so we’re immediately handicapped.
PD: What do you think about downloading music online?
TP: It’s the best thing ever for fans, and it’s made all grassroots artists terrifically poor, forever.
PD: What song do you wish you’d written and why?
TP: Little Mix – Just A Touch Of Your Love
PD: What are some of your pet peeves?
TP: Promoters who don’t pay their fair share.
PD: What is your proudest moment in music?
TP: Any time a fan comes up to us after a show to tell us they enjoyed it. It’s always a great privilege.
PD: So what are you working on at the moment?
TP: We have three imminent single releases, including Denial (out April 15th), and we’re hoping to complete enough for an album very soon.
PD: What music have you available online and where can we buy it from?
TP: Everything is free, right here: https://soundcloud.com/palpitationsmusic
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