Colder Suns have released their latest track, which they have titled 'Chemicals'. The song is about the natural highs and lows you feel through everyday life and the emotions that evokes. 'Chemicals' was recorded, mixed and mastered at The Brook Studios in Wallington. Engineered by and produced in conjubction with Andy Brook who is an award winning producer who has worked with Status Quo, Bonnie Tyler, Ginger Wildheart and Uriah Heep to name a few.
By Kamil Bobin
Discovered via Musosoup
Kamil) Hey Colder Suns, super nice to have the chance to chat with you. What first got you into music?
I think for all of us in the band music is something of an obsession. Like so many, we grew up listening to all sorts of bands and having the most incredible experiences doing so. We all very quickly made the leap from loving what we were hearing to wanting to be a part of it and to start playing and writing music for ourselves. It’s been a life-long love.
How do you balance your time in the studio with other commitments such as a part-time job, family, admin?
I guess the answer to that would be that it’s through a combination of expert juggling and very little sleep. It’s tough of course but I guess the passion we have for music helps us make it work.
Your latest song is 'Chemicals'. Can you tell us more about the making of it and if there were any unusual things happening during the process?
We recorded Chemicals at The Brook Studio in South London, working with Andy Brook, who’s this award winning producer who has worked with all sorts of rock legends like Uriah Heap, Ginger WIldheart, Status Quo and more. The recording process for us is pretty organic – we generally arrive with a version of the song ready to go and then once we have a good take tracked, we like to add various additional parts to the song which then allows us to really dial in the finished song, finding new improvements and stripping back what doesn’t add to the song.
What is one message you would give to your fans?
It would have to be a MASSIVE thanks for all your support. As a band, we really try to put a bit of ourselves into everything we do and so it often feels like you are putting a bit of your soul out there for judgement, and so it can be really humbling and uplifting when people like your stuff, so we really are so grateful for all the likes, follows and comments.
What would you be doing right now, if it wasn’t for your music career?
Between us we have a couple of IT nerds, an lighting/manufacturing guru and an expert money man, so I guess we have a few options between us, however, I think, in all honesty, for all of us music is our biggest passion, so I suspect we would have always gravitated toward that.
How do you know when a work is finished?
That’s a real tough one as we really strive to hit the best possible standard we can, so the temptation is to forever tweak and try to improve, which of course runs the risk of being never-ending and possibly even detrimental to the final track, however, I think the truth is we just get a feeling...that feeling of “this is it!”. I think we also help keep oursleves in check by always having a huge catalogue of “new/waiting to be developed” songs that makes it very easy to then move on to the next one.
What do you think makes for a good live performance?
For us, it’s all about putting on a complete show, whether that’s a 30-min slot in a multi-band show or if it’s a full headline show. It’s about focussing not just on delivering a great musical performance, but also, and most importantly the fans experience when they come to see you.
It doesn’t matter how big or small the venue or the crowd is, we want each and every person in the room to feel the energy we are putting out there, to feel our music and take a little something from it, whatever it may mean to them individually. Our dream is that, when people have been to see us, they are still thinking about the gig again and again with a big smile and maybe even a couple of goosebumps.
Do you have a mentor or coach?
We don’t have a single mentor we could mention, however, the great thing about music is there is this real community amongst musicians and a real group ethos of sharing and helping each other out. Whether it’s other bands you have shared a bill with or producers / engineers or promoters you have worked with, we all share and support for the greater good of the music scene. It’s been great and we have picked up so much useful advice along the way and, hopefully, given some out too.
Who is your favourite musician?
Well as a band, we like a lot of the same groups but also have differing tastes too, which we think really helps us create our own unique sounds. We are such consumers of music it would be really hard to single out a favourite (though Paul is obsessed with the Foo Fighters it’s fair to say!)
What are your plans for the future?
We have a finished album, “Ex-Display”, that we will be putting out in March this year with a second follow up album already in the early stages of development. We have gigs lined up for 2022 (always looking for more) and want to get out there and share our music live with people.
We will also be putting out a broadcast stream live on YouTube in April, raising funds for War Child UK in conjunction with Hot Vox – people will be able to “bid” on special merch, band experiences and even signed instruments, so that will be a bit different and a lot of fun.