I gotta ask, where did the name come from, is it a play on the political party?
Julian: Yeah, I wish there was a more exciting story about it, but we’d be lying. Tim: We didn’t want a name that would define our sound. Julian: Something like Dead Confederate dictates a sound, unlike U2. We wanted a name that would encompass whatever we decided to play. – Andy: How did you choose the first single off Mission Control? Julian: “Right Hand On My Heart” just seemed to fit. There wasn’t a whole lot of deciding that needed to be done. It was the obvious choice. – Andy: I really like your album cover for Mission Control, what is the artwork and what does it mean? Julian: The artists name is Chris Bilheimer, he’s R.E.M.’s staff designer. He threw a bunch of stuff at us and this is the one that stuck. It was a tiny little ad for cigarettes from TIME Magazine back in the 60’s. The kind with the preppy looking guy that you know didn’t smoke cigarettes. Chris blew it up and then ’shot’ him and it looked awesome. Tim: We got lucky; he lives three doors down from us. – Andy: You’
