I would’ve loved to have been a part of that. To see him tax the musicians…he was very on it as far as people having their shit together. That would’ve been an incredible just to watch him to see how serious and tight he had everybody. Noelle Scaggs: I was I would’ve been around when James Brown was still performing. PB: If you could share the stage with any Motown artist. For me, the melody and words have to come together or (laughs) it takes so long for me to try and fit them all in. It’s always different, something that starts as a ballad can turn into a very quick song just by changing the drums. A lot of musical parts the guys get together and jam out and create these stems and decide what will become a really amazing song. Noelle and I work alone and bring it together. PB: So describe the songwriting process - who writes the song?įitz: It’s all different. is really inspiring to keep going and create another record to see how much further we could spin it and take it. The fact we were able to bring our own voice into the music we were inspired by in a really amazing way. Noelle Scaggs: What I really like about music is when it reminds you of something, of when you were growing up and takes you back to a good moment. From song to song it literally takes three to four to five words and we love that about this record. At the end of the day we wanted this record to be something where you couldn’t use one word to describe it. One of the main goals was to take chances on this record and create a cross-genre record, a hybrid of all our different styles and do it in a way that still felt organic and true to us. We wrote something like 40 songs in a month and a half to find the path of what this new record was going to be. So how did you decide on creating the sound?įitz: We definitely wanted to make a big step and a half forward from our first record to our second record, More Than Just a Dream. PB: Your sound has this retro feel to it, but is still rooted in the alternative and indie sound of what you could called modern music. It naturally happened for us that we were getting all these opportunities and it seemed like the path was moving in the right direction. Because of my former experience with bands I knew that when you find something like that you tend to want to stick with it and play more together and do more things. When we finally met and sang together, we gelled. It was a really a really nice approach to the soulful factor of the sound. The song that really sold it for me was called “Darkest Street.” I loved the way the horns blended with his voice. Then I got the phone call from Fitz and heard the first few songs off the EP. I was doing things on and off, but I had just stopped for a bit, I needed a break. Noelle Scaggs: It’s true, when Fitz and I met it was because of our saxophonist James King, who recommended me for the very first show. We quickly put the band together, had one rehearsal, played a show and haven’t looked back since six years later. Those first few songs were written out of a need to not lose my mind. Music is the remedy that soothes the soul. Pop-Break: What first inspired you to start Fitz and the Tantrums?įitz: Honestly, it was heartbreak. They spoke about how they developed their sound, which Motown artist they would want to perform with, and where that awesome name came from. I was able to speak with Michael and Noelle before they played their amazing set at The Governors Ball. Everyone in attendance was singing along, and even the security guard got in on the action and helped get the crowd to start clapping along. Seeing them live was an experience in itself. Fast forward a few years later and I am at one of the biggest festivals singing along with Michael Fitzpatrick, Noelle Scaggs, and the rest of the Tantrums as they broke out hits “Break the Walls” and “The Walker,” from their latest album More Than Just A Dream. It sounded like the kind of music I grew up listening to mixed with what I listen to now. They were unlike anything else that I have listened to before. Even their name was cool and it perfectly fit the music they made. I don’t even remember what station it was, but I do remember “Money Grabber” coming on and I had to stop what I was doing. I was doing the dishes while listening to Pandora. I heard their song “Money Grabber” the same way most people my age find new music, online. The last time I can actually remember hearing a song for the first time was when I first heard a song by Fitz and the Tantrums. When I was younger I would hear a song for the first time in the car or in a movie and you would forever associate it with that moment. In this day and age it’s becoming harder to remember when you actually first heard a specific song.
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