How did working with Slumberland come about?
KB: It came from me ordering the Black Tambourine 10-inch reissue that he put out recently and saying that I was so psyched that it got reissued on vinyl. We were writing back and forth, and he (Slumberland head Mike Schulman) was putting on a show in New York for another band on the label. They were from Britain, and he came out to show them around. We got to open the show, and he was excited to see us play. It was our first show with a real drummer and he was enthused about it and asked if we’d consider putting something out on his label. It didn’t take us more than 30 nanoseconds to say “yes.” It was a dream come true. Have you found it difficult to be a band in New York? Given the deluge of music that’s here, is it hard to make your mark? AN: We haven’t thought of it that way. Other than having to pay for cabs to get to a show, it’s fun to be a band in New York. If we started a band with the idea of “making it” then it would be hard, but we just like to play and have fun. PW: In Ne
