How much of psychedelic music has to do with psychedelic drugs?
Nick Ryan : In our case, not really that much. Alex Achen : Maybe if beer were a psychedelic drug. Who are some of your influences? AA: Everything we listen to. I’m not sure that one influence really outweighs the next. Cory Carlson : My friends’ bands seem to influence me more than anything else — like local stuff. What are some of those? CC: Oh, like Daughters of the Sun. They seem like pretty cool dudes. I haven’t met them yet, but, they’re doing our record. You guys were in Radio K’s best bands of ‘09. What kind of music was being played there — any common denominators? NR: No. [Laughs]. Just that we were all new. Do you think that has anything to say about the music of 2009? AA: It seems like everybody is really into the idea of psychedelic bands right now. CC: A lot of drugs must be coming through. [Laughs]. AA: There’s also been a lot of, like, wussy-ing of a lot of bands. So everybody is kinda turning into a bunch of pussies? AA: Well, no, it just seems like it’s a really popul
