Back in January, Kellii Scott of Failure joined us to discuss the reunion of his band, his career in music, and their in-progress recordings. Eight months later, the album has been released, so it’s the perfect time to have Kellii back on to talk about Failure’s new album, their fourth overall and first in nineteen years, The Heart Is A Monster. To help us do so, we’re rejoined by our old friend Keith Jenkins, who revisited Fantastic Planet with us way back on episode #12. We talk writing, recording, mixing and touring the new album, plus learn more interesting anecdotes from Kellii, like auditioning for Queens of the Stone Age and why he’ll never be on a Desert Sessions recording (hint: it’s too hot), how the democratic process influences his preferred number of band members, what’s the best tank-driving song on THIAM, what a Pledge campaign is really like for bands, how softer is sometimes better when recording drums, why it’s good to have an app on your phone to order food in the studio, and much, much more. Grab a beverage and a snack, and plant yourself in a comfortable chair for this two-plus hour in-depth discussion.
Songs in this episode:
#535: Rotting Piñata by Sponge
#534: Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope by Jimmie's Chicken Shack
#533: Bring On The Juice by Hoss
#532: Sophomore Slump Revisited - Congratulations, I'm Sorry by Gin Blossoms
#531: Mint 400 by Ammonia
#530: Friction, Baby by Better Than Ezra
#529: Eyewitness by Shades Apart
#528: Tokyo An*l Dynamite by The Gerogerigegege
#527: Cats and Dogs by Royal Trux
#526: Neil Young In The 90s
#525: Clutch by Clutch
#524: Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey
#523: Frizzle Fry by Primus
#522: Albums of 1991 Roundtable
#521: Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu
#520: Season Ten - Year In Review
#519: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney
#518: Waiting For The Punchline by Extreme
#517: Music We're Thankful For In 2020
#516: Fictional Bands and Artists of the 90s
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