What are the most evolutionarily desirable traits of animal and man?
Isabelle Albuquerque (singing/writing): I like these questions! What are the most desirable cat traits? Instinct, can go down a nine-story drop no problem… Mice can hide anywhere. They have a really good sense of smell. Jon Beasley (producer/electronics/etc.): They’re good scavengers. They don’t have to think too hard. What has Hecuba scavenged lately? I: Funny you ask—I love to scavenge. There’s kind of a new rule—when we lived in New York, Jon set down the rule: no more trash in the house! I’m so hungry for things on the street, but I’ve been pretty good. Mostly rocks and twigs and pods lately. Are you nesting? I: We live near Echo Park lake. We make maracas out of pods—they make good shakers. Why is Isabelle the mouse and Jon the cat? I: In the EP we were exploring these ideas of power a little bit. The big guy and the little guy were coming out a lot—man-woman and all that stuff. And the mouse always wins—the mouse is a little smarter. J: The first song for the record was ‘Sir,’ an
