How are the Queen City Saints different than some of the hard rock band stereotypes?
AC: In most cases bands are always looking for the next great progressive sound or sounds. To be even heavier, faster, more intricate than the last; constantly on the hunt for the next great effects pedal that makes their guitar sound like a helicopter crashing into an orphanage; bombing you with an array of “lows” that make you feel like you are about to “topple over in submission from the low-end knocking out your knees.” Queen City Saints, on the other hand, are a group of working-class folks. We are well aware of what has worked in the past, and simplicity-plus-dynamic is always the key. We are also multi-instrumentalists, which helps us to widen the canvas of our musical attributes of this band. There are not a lot of modern hard rock bands that include mandolin, banjo and harmonica within a set of commercial-ready tunes that adhere to punk rock DIY ethic. Our goal is to create the biggest, hook-ridden and unique music we can get with as very little as possible. All in all I think
