Elton John and Brandi Carlile Talk Writing Music for His New Doc,’ Never Too Late,’ Teaming Up For Soaring Theme Song
Elton John and Brandi Carlile Hanna Hanseroth As Brandi Carlile watched Elton John: Never Too Late, she was so moved
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California psych-garage-rocker Ty Segall should need no introduction by now. The talented multi-instrumentalist and producer has issued consistently great albums under his own name, as well as with bands like Fuzz, Sic Alps, the CIA, GOGGS and more. He can play fingerpicked folk and frenetic fuzzy guitar rock alike, and it never seems weird from either side of the spectrum. In the palette of Ty Segall, his shade of “weird” is something to be expected and utterly enjoyed. On one of his latest singles, “Void,” he goes a little both ways, even getting a bit prog-y for good measure with a creepy acoustic guitar line to take us down the road of an deliciously winding song that amps up ’70s-style fried-out harmonies while quietly brooding in the background. On Three Bells — his new album for Drag City — Segall worked with his C.I.A. bandmate Emmett Kelly and wife Denée Segall on many of the songs, while also enlisting his own “Freedom Band” to fill out the sonic corners. Producer Cooper Crain, who worked with Segall on the 2022 acoustic record Hello, Hi and 2021’s Harmonizer , also returns. The full album, despite its winding ways and vast dynamics, is very much a ripper and well worth traipsing through the 15 tracks in full, one right after another. I sat down with Segall ahead of the album’s release to talk about musical meditation and relationships, harmonizing and devoting songs to delightful dogs. The following interview has been edited for length and clarity. I’m so excited to talk to you about your new record. Three Bells comes out officially this Friday. That’s so, so exciting, and I feel very grateful that you’re talking to me the week of. Are you ready, or do you still have loads of stuff to get done before Friday comes? Well, Friday’s kind of actually, you know, getting the record out. It’s kind of … the work isn’t really about that. It’s kind of more practicing and getting ready to play and getting everybody rehearsed and those kinds of tweaks and stuff. That’s what we’re […]
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Elton John and Brandi Carlile Hanna Hanseroth As Brandi Carlile watched Elton John: Never Too Late, she was so moved
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