By: Sindy
They've only been together a short time, but this band Simpson girls and much more! Check it out.
Sindy: Congratulations on the album - you guys must be excited.
Matt Fellenbaum: Thank you. We are very excited. We've been working on this album for a while so we cannot wait.
Sindy: What was the recording process like?
Matt Fellenbaum: The recording process for us, since this is our first album, was really, really new I guess. Everyday was something new. As writers, as young guys in a band, we're learning to this business works.
Sindy: Was is easier or harder than you thought it would be?
Matt Fellenbaum: Some days it feels a little harder, but then I keep reminding myself that nobody says it's going to be the hard days. It makes it easier when you have four of your best friends to travel with and be in a band with.
Sindy: So, all five of you write your songs together? What are the pros and cons to that?
Matt Fellenbaum: Yeah, yeah we do. Depending on who's come up with the song, we'll sit down with such good friends we are able to forgive each other real easy and just get over whatever little hissy fit we've gotten ourselves into. But it's so much fun. Like I said, we're learning how to write as a group finally, cuz we've only been together for like two and a half years.
Sindy: Do you guys have a favorite song off the album?
Matt Fellenbaum: Every song on the album I just love, but I think Rain is a great song. Rain, of course, is the first single so I guess that's a favorite.
Sindy: Who are your musical influences?
Matt Fellenbaum: It's different for each guy - Munselle and Pearson, they really like Guster and Dave Matthews - like acoustic bands - Crosby, Stills and Nash even. And then Jason, he's really into this new band called Phoenix. And Jason's our Australia. And I'm kind of a rocker. I like STP... anything like poppy or rocky.
Sindy: What do you guys have playing on your iPod right now?
Matt Fellenbaum: Right now I'm listening to this guy called Matt Wertz out of Nashville and the new Used CD. Those are my two favorite CDs right now.
Sindy: What would you say has been your biggest challenge as a band so far?
Matt Fellenbaum: Probably just living together and dealing with our attitudes and our egos and stuff like that. Not that they're big or anything but you learn a lot about yourself and a lot about preparing for marriage or something like that. There's five of us in the group and when we go out on business trips we are together 24 hours a day.
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