1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: What a great song that is. I love that. That 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,599 is called Scarlet. The band is the Painting, the album 3 00:00:05,679 --> 00:00:08,439 is Before the Rain, and let's get Lewis in here. 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:14,480 Lewis Taylor is on the line with us via Microsoft Teams. Hello, Lewis, Hi. 5 00:00:14,359 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 2: There, how's it going good? 6 00:00:15,519 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: Good, Welcome to the show. I love that song. I 7 00:00:17,679 --> 00:00:20,359 love that song so much. That is that is so good? 8 00:00:20,399 --> 00:00:23,000 We play that. We played it when it first came out, 9 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,160 and I still love it as much as I I did. 10 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,960 Listen to the entire album, by the way, Before the Rain. 11 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,519 I think the whole thing is great. So I'm really 12 00:00:30,559 --> 00:00:31,839 happy to have you on the show today. 13 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 2: Oh, thank you. I'm really glad to be here to this. 14 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:35,079 Speaker 1: We excellent. 15 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 2: Just before we go in it further, I went to 16 00:00:38,359 --> 00:00:42,359 pass on condolences as well to yourself about your dad. 17 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:44,719 I lost my dad a couple of years ago, and 18 00:00:44,759 --> 00:00:45,679 so I know what it's like. 19 00:00:46,039 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I appreciate that very much. Yeah, it's it's 20 00:00:49,799 --> 00:00:54,479 it's rough, it's yeah, it's it's uh. I'm still I'm 21 00:00:54,479 --> 00:00:57,000 still kind of processing it all. But I'm sorry to 22 00:00:57,039 --> 00:00:58,719 hear that you lost your dad a couple of years ago. 23 00:00:58,759 --> 00:01:00,920 But yeah, so you you know what, uh, you know 24 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,000 what we're going through here. But no, I appreciate that 25 00:01:03,119 --> 00:01:03,560 very much. 26 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 2: No, no, no problem, but uh. 27 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: So happier subjects. So, like I said, I love the 28 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,480 band and you guys are from Glasgow? Is that correct? 29 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're we're based in Glasgow. We're all all the 30 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:19,239 members are were you know, originally from different parts of Scotland, 31 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:20,680 but we're all based in Glasgow. 32 00:01:20,879 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: Okay, okay? And then how long has the band been around? 33 00:01:24,799 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 2: Oh as this iteration of the band, maybe around the 34 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:35,680 year and that's what I thought. Yeah, beforehand we were 35 00:01:35,719 --> 00:01:38,640 in a we were a different band with a different name, 36 00:01:39,439 --> 00:01:42,400 but that will that will changed about a year ago 37 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:46,439 and we decided to change name and change direction slightly 38 00:01:46,519 --> 00:01:48,680 with what kind of music we played as well. 39 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: So The Painting as an entity then is a is 40 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:55,120 a relatively new, uh project, which is interesting because you've 41 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,400 already got you've already got a full album out, Like 42 00:01:57,439 --> 00:02:00,239 when when you became when the band became The Painting, 43 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:05,879 did did you immediately start working on this album? 44 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,199 Speaker 2: I think at that point in time we didn't realize 45 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,840 it was going to be, you know, an album. I 46 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,599 think we had thoughts it might be maybe a couple 47 00:02:15,599 --> 00:02:18,759 of singles or you know, a kind of a shorter release. 48 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,919 And by this time went on and we realized that 49 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,680 we are very prolific when it comes to writing songs, 50 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,800 and we we think it's mostly we find it easy, 51 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,520 but we'll be just it just comes quite naturally to 52 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,719 to just you know, to write to write music. And 53 00:02:36,319 --> 00:02:38,960 very quickly it became evident that we were you know, 54 00:02:39,039 --> 00:02:41,400 we were having had a large batch of songs and 55 00:02:41,439 --> 00:02:43,599 we decided, let's just record an album. 56 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,719 Speaker 1: It's cool when when it seems so natural and it 57 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,879 and it kind of comes easy, right, because that's when 58 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,120 you know you've really got something. I mean, it's you know, 59 00:02:52,159 --> 00:02:54,120 it's fine if you have to to really work at it, 60 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,719 that's that's okay too. But when you when as a band, 61 00:02:57,879 --> 00:03:01,199 when when just the songwriting process, when these songs just 62 00:03:01,199 --> 00:03:03,840 come together quickly, it's that's how you know you're really 63 00:03:03,879 --> 00:03:05,879 onto something. I think when it's when it's just kind 64 00:03:05,879 --> 00:03:09,680 of natural and organic. And and part of why I 65 00:03:09,719 --> 00:03:11,280 was so curious about that too, is because it is 66 00:03:11,319 --> 00:03:13,000 a full album. Because we live in a time, as 67 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:14,840 you know, and you referenced it too, you you know, 68 00:03:14,879 --> 00:03:18,000 you were talking about how you had to decide, you know, 69 00:03:18,039 --> 00:03:19,319 are you going to do a full album or are 70 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,199 you going to do singles or an EP or whatever. 71 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,039 So yeah, so to make the decision to do a 72 00:03:24,039 --> 00:03:26,280 full album, that's a big undertaking right out of the gate, 73 00:03:26,319 --> 00:03:28,360 but it sounds like it made a lot of sense 74 00:03:29,159 --> 00:03:30,719 given your situation with the band. 75 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:36,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're definitely very, very ambitious when it comes to 76 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,879 things like, you know, like recording an album or you know, 77 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,080 we don't do things by half measures. We always try to, 78 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:49,240 you know, elevate things and aim for something quite ambitious. Yeah, yeah, 79 00:03:49,319 --> 00:03:51,759 and yeah, you're Redially, it's a very I think it's 80 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,680 quite a rare thing to be able to be with 81 00:03:54,719 --> 00:03:57,400 another group of musicians and be able to come up 82 00:03:57,439 --> 00:04:01,479 with things very very quickly and you know, efficiently. I 83 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,800 mean I've been in projects before where it would take 84 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,400 it could take you months to even write one song, 85 00:04:06,599 --> 00:04:10,879 whereas we could write a song not easily. I mean, 86 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,919 it does come with it does come with his you know, roadblocks, 87 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:19,040 but we can write songs fairly quickly. So yeah, I 88 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,000 think it's quite a rare thing, and you know, it's 89 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:25,680 it's always a fun process. With the rest of the 90 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:26,600 band members. 91 00:04:26,759 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: I think I neglected to mention too. So you're the 92 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,439 best player in the band. So I am myself a 93 00:04:31,439 --> 00:04:36,639 bass player. So there we go. Bass players unite absolutely. 94 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,040 How many how many people are in the band? Is 95 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,680 it a four piece? No, so. 96 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,759 Speaker 2: It's not became you know, kind of public knowledge. We 97 00:04:44,759 --> 00:04:48,879 wear six six piece, but band well down to we're 98 00:04:48,879 --> 00:04:52,720 now down to a five piece at this moment in time. Okay, Yeah, 99 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:56,319 we recently had someone exit the band, and I won't 100 00:04:56,319 --> 00:04:59,600 go into it. It's it's not really you know, there's 101 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:03,040 no point in then too as what is But yeah, 102 00:05:03,199 --> 00:05:06,399 we're yeah, we're five members and we're just continuing as normal. 103 00:05:06,519 --> 00:05:09,240 There's no you know, it's not gonna Empeters or anything 104 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:10,800 in any way. We'll just keep going. 105 00:05:11,079 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, Now the album Before the Storm is there, 106 00:05:16,519 --> 00:05:20,160 I'm sorry, before the Before the Rain rather is there? Oh, 107 00:05:20,199 --> 00:05:21,759 I know why I was singing storm. I was seen 108 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,079 about the song Waited the Storm, which we're gonna play 109 00:05:24,079 --> 00:05:26,639 at the end of the segment. But yeah, but is 110 00:05:26,639 --> 00:05:28,360 there any kind of a theme, you know, lyrically, is 111 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:29,959 there any kind of a theme of the album. It's 112 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,240 it's really cohesive. It almost feels like there could be 113 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:36,439 a theme, but maybe not. I'm not sure you tell us. 114 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,879 Speaker 2: This is this is the hard book because I'm probably 115 00:05:40,879 --> 00:05:44,480 the wrong person task based as in Keaton, who is 116 00:05:44,519 --> 00:05:46,800 the you know, the sega and let us as to 117 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,879 the band. But I think we all collectively agreed like 118 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,759 when we were you know, when we saw the lytics 119 00:05:52,759 --> 00:05:55,279 and we heard the lytics, so it all kind of 120 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:59,199 points to can the new beginnings a lot of the time. Yeah, 121 00:05:58,399 --> 00:06:02,600 and I think it's quite relevant obviously with regards to 122 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,480 us becoming a new project, you know, coming from the 123 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:10,279 ashes of an old band basically, and I know Kieren 124 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,720 wouldn't mind me talking about it as well. But obviously 125 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:16,560 he went through a breakup during this time and then 126 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:21,120 has now moved on to you know, a new relationship, 127 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:24,519 and that's essentially what the song Scarlet's about, is a 128 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,639 new relationship. So there's a lot of kind of new 129 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,800 beginnings is probably I think a quite a big you 130 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,399 know theme within the album, within the lyrics. I think 131 00:06:34,439 --> 00:06:37,319 you're right as pretty cohesive, and I think it was 132 00:06:37,519 --> 00:06:40,199 quite unintentional. I don't think it was it was set 133 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,720 out to be like that, but yeah, I think when 134 00:06:43,759 --> 00:06:46,439 you you know, in retrospect, if you were, if I 135 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:47,920 was to go back and listen to it, or you know, 136 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,720 listen to the lyrics, I could definitely see that there's 137 00:06:50,759 --> 00:06:54,120 a lot of you know, and intertwined kind of themes 138 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,279 that makes sense basically. 139 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it's very I find overall, it's got a 140 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,360 vibe that is very you know, it's it's sort of 141 00:07:01,959 --> 00:07:07,319 dreamy and light in a sense, but also hopeful. Yeah, 142 00:07:07,399 --> 00:07:09,639 you know, it's it's gotta there's just a hopefulness to 143 00:07:09,759 --> 00:07:13,480 the to the album that I really like. And also 144 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,360 I wanted to ask about the cover for Before the Rain. 145 00:07:17,519 --> 00:07:21,399 It's appropriate for a band, uh called the painting because 146 00:07:21,399 --> 00:07:24,040 it looks like a painting. But I'm I'm and it's 147 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,839 a you know, I encourage people to look at it online. 148 00:07:26,879 --> 00:07:29,000 It's it's a really nice cover and it's very I 149 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,959 think it's classy to the way the name of the 150 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,079 band and the name of the album. It's it's in 151 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,480 the upper left corner, you know, kind of kind of small, 152 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:37,920 you know, big enough so you can see it. Obviously 153 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:39,680 it's you don't have to hunt for it. But but 154 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:44,319 but the way it's sort of unintrusive in terms of 155 00:07:44,319 --> 00:07:46,839 of the uh, the rest of the image of of 156 00:07:46,879 --> 00:07:49,480 what looks to be a painting. But I'm curious about 157 00:07:49,519 --> 00:07:52,120 the artwork. I mean, is that an actual painting that 158 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,240 that's hanging somewhere and uh or is it specifically for 159 00:07:55,319 --> 00:07:56,680 the album or where does that come from? 160 00:07:57,199 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 2: No? Actually, it's it's actually a fool graph really yeah, yeah, 161 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:05,959 we I think it's maybe slightly been edited to to 162 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,600 make it kind of look more like a painting that 163 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:10,199 I'm not entirely sure, but it certainly comes from a 164 00:08:10,199 --> 00:08:13,680 photograph that we came across online and by a photographer, 165 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,759 and we you know, we obviously spoke to the photographer 166 00:08:16,839 --> 00:08:21,519 and got permission to use it. But yeah, I understand 167 00:08:21,519 --> 00:08:23,639 where you're coming from. It it does look like a painting. 168 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:28,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, it really does. It really does. Absolutely. What was 169 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,720 the so, what was the name of the band that 170 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,200 that pre pre dates the painting. 171 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:35,519 Speaker 2: It was Arcade State. 172 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: Arcade State. Yeah, that's a that's an interesting name. That's 173 00:08:39,759 --> 00:08:42,399 kind of cool. Two random ones and then and then 174 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:46,200 so so how many how many members from that are 175 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:47,279 in the painting. 176 00:08:47,799 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 2: So at this moment and tell you just three? Three, 177 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,039 So it would be myself Jordan the drummer and Kevan 178 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,360 who is the guitarist and singer. 179 00:08:58,519 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, now that project and then start the painting. 180 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,720 Was that was that difficult? Like was there a lot 181 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:09,480 of I'm especially curious because I've been in situations like that. 182 00:09:09,639 --> 00:09:11,600 I don't play anymore. I used to play in bands 183 00:09:11,919 --> 00:09:14,200 at this point. At this point, I'm more focused on 184 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,639 on broadcasting and stuff. But I've been in situations where 185 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,639 it's like, in fact, I've been in that exact situation 186 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,279 where one band, You've got one band, and you're thinking 187 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:26,799 about maybe making a new project with some of the 188 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:28,679 same people. So then it's like, well, what do we 189 00:09:28,759 --> 00:09:31,039 do we just take what we have and change direction, 190 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,360 or or do we just say that's it, We're gonna 191 00:09:34,399 --> 00:09:37,000 do this whole new thing with this new name. How 192 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,320 much of the old thing gets brought into the new 193 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,799 thing and all the nuances of that. So I'm really 194 00:09:43,799 --> 00:09:44,639 curious about that. 195 00:09:45,759 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, So, to be honest, things then in particular, will 196 00:09:49,399 --> 00:09:52,200 I think, I think and they can. A plan for 197 00:09:52,399 --> 00:09:55,200 Keaton was to do this as almost like a kind 198 00:09:55,200 --> 00:10:01,320 of a soul project. We'd all it's into a big 199 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:05,759 long story about it. We all didn't perhaps part way 200 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,320 is quite. You know, it wasn't really amicable. It was quite. 201 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:12,879 It wasn't the most you know, it just ended quite 202 00:10:12,879 --> 00:10:16,600 abruptly and will not fell out and hated each other 203 00:10:16,639 --> 00:10:19,000 or anything. It wasn't like that. It just wasn't. Yeah, 204 00:10:19,039 --> 00:10:20,919 it just looked like we were It was just over 205 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:25,480 and that was the end of it. And then Keran 206 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,399 announced that he wanted to start a new project. It 207 00:10:28,399 --> 00:10:31,559 would be The Painting. He was the only member at 208 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,399 that point. I don't know if his plans were to 209 00:10:33,519 --> 00:10:35,960 you know, get other members or do everything on his own, 210 00:10:36,039 --> 00:10:39,120 but eventually, maybe after a week or so, he asked 211 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,720 me to come back and play bass for him, and 212 00:10:41,759 --> 00:10:46,519 then Jordan, who is his brother, actually to play drums. 213 00:10:46,159 --> 00:10:48,879 And then eventually it just got to the point where 214 00:10:48,879 --> 00:10:51,919 we were just essentially a few members of Arcade State. 215 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:56,080 And then we started looking for a keyboard player and 216 00:10:56,240 --> 00:11:00,480 another guitar player, and that's where Marta and John came 217 00:11:00,519 --> 00:11:04,440 into the equation. Yeah, and when when it comes to 218 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:08,799 the style of music, we beforehand, we were more alternative rock. 219 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:12,120 Maybe I wouldn't say we weren't heavy like kind of 220 00:11:12,159 --> 00:11:15,360 heavy music. You know, it was more a little bit 221 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:19,720 more abrasive than what we are now, obviously, but we 222 00:11:19,759 --> 00:11:22,240 wanted to lean more into the kind of pop aspect 223 00:11:22,279 --> 00:11:26,240 of things. And I think all of us, like our 224 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,879 one of our biggest influences is the war on drugs, 225 00:11:29,639 --> 00:11:34,080 and we wanted to kind of lean more into that 226 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:37,679 as well, a bit more of a kind of I 227 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:41,000 guess I'm trying to think about what you would define 228 00:11:41,039 --> 00:11:45,639 them as, almost kind of Americana sort of music. I guess, yeah, 229 00:11:45,799 --> 00:11:48,799 like and mixed up with a kind of pop element. 230 00:11:48,919 --> 00:11:51,879 So I think we're getting there. I think with the 231 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,799 album Before the Rain, that's only just the first step 232 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,639 in our revolution and sound. I think we were still 233 00:11:58,639 --> 00:12:02,759 writing now like for future releases, and I think with 234 00:12:02,879 --> 00:12:09,440 what we're writing is certainly evolving. So yeah, yeah, it's 235 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:11,559 been a long It's been a very quick year, but 236 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,159 also it feels like a very long year at the time. 237 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:16,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, you guys have been busy. You've been doing 238 00:12:16,519 --> 00:12:19,120 a lot. That's wonderful. I'm curious did any of the 239 00:12:19,159 --> 00:12:21,720 material from Arcade State make it into the painting or 240 00:12:21,759 --> 00:12:23,159 did you just start completely new? 241 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 2: So we started completely fresh? Yeah, Yeah, we actually think 242 00:12:27,639 --> 00:12:30,720 even had a number of songs that we could have 243 00:12:30,799 --> 00:12:34,320 carried over, you know, to this project, but we just 244 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:38,600 scraped them essentially. There might there might be a little 245 00:12:38,639 --> 00:12:41,360 bits here and there, like a guitar line, or like 246 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,679 a few lines of like lyrics and things like that, 247 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,440 but it's not you know, it's not like a base 248 00:12:47,519 --> 00:12:50,360 of a song that's came from the project. Everything is 249 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:51,279 essentially new. 250 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: Okay, Okay, what was that difficult? Because you know, song 251 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:59,399 like some some songwriters will describe songs as being almost 252 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,240 like their children and it's hard to you know, it's 253 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:06,279 hard to leave them behind. Was that was that difficult 254 00:13:06,279 --> 00:13:08,679 at all, like leaving all of that behind or did 255 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:11,720 it just seem like the natural thing to do or 256 00:13:11,759 --> 00:13:12,559 what was that like? 257 00:13:13,279 --> 00:13:15,879 Speaker 2: It definitely felt like the natural thing to do. Good, 258 00:13:16,759 --> 00:13:23,679 But also we are quite cutthroat, well we we well 259 00:13:24,159 --> 00:13:28,559 just scrap things and and just move on. Obviously there'll 260 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,840 be there'll be certain songs that you they will miss 261 00:13:32,039 --> 00:13:36,919 from the old from the old band. Yeah, none of 262 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,720 it fits anymore. It really makes sense. So I mean, 263 00:13:40,759 --> 00:13:42,879 I guess you could argue we could make it fit, 264 00:13:43,039 --> 00:13:45,960 but I think we're quite content with the direction we're heading. 265 00:13:46,039 --> 00:13:48,399 But no, I think we might be a little bit 266 00:13:48,399 --> 00:13:52,879 of a kind of were entity there where we're quite cutthroat. 267 00:13:52,919 --> 00:13:55,440 We don't mind, We'll just move on and write something else. 268 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: Oh that's good, that's that's excellent. Good for you. And 269 00:13:59,039 --> 00:14:01,759 then what's the lives situation like for you guys? Are 270 00:14:01,759 --> 00:14:05,279 you playing a lot lot of live shows or so? 271 00:14:06,799 --> 00:14:08,519 Speaker 2: There was a period of time when we were writing 272 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:11,080 the album we weren't really playing at all. It was 273 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:14,679 more just focused on the writing aspect of things. But 274 00:14:14,759 --> 00:14:16,759 as the years came to a close, like coming to 275 00:14:16,759 --> 00:14:19,720 a close, we have played a few gigs recently. We 276 00:14:19,799 --> 00:14:25,559 played a headline show in Glasgow in October and then 277 00:14:25,799 --> 00:14:31,440 another headline show in Edinburgh in November. It was sorry, 278 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:35,720 everything this whole year is just a blur. Yeah, but yeah, 279 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:39,919 so and we also played a kind of mini festival 280 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:45,559 like like a day festival, indoor festival in Aberdeen as well. 281 00:14:46,159 --> 00:14:49,039 It started December, so you know, we were quite busy 282 00:14:49,159 --> 00:14:51,000 coming towards the end of the year and then moving 283 00:14:51,039 --> 00:14:54,120 into next year, we've got quite a lot coming up. 284 00:14:54,519 --> 00:14:57,759 We've got a lot dates planned, We've got almost a 285 00:14:57,759 --> 00:15:03,720 small mini tour of the UK planned as well, and yeah, 286 00:15:03,759 --> 00:15:06,720 there's many other things in the works that hasn't you know, 287 00:15:06,759 --> 00:15:09,759 it's not been announced jet and it's not being confirmed yet, 288 00:15:09,759 --> 00:15:11,639 but there's a lot Next year is gonna be really 289 00:15:12,159 --> 00:15:13,159 really busy for us? 290 00:15:13,399 --> 00:15:16,799 Speaker 1: Well, very good, good good. So in a moment, we're 291 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,200 going to play at the end of our our conversation, 292 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:22,320 we're going to play the track Waiting on the Storm. 293 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,600 What should people know about this one? This is one 294 00:15:24,639 --> 00:15:26,320 because I had asked you, so we'll pull back the 295 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,919 curtain a little bit. I did ask you, Yeah, what 296 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:31,080 you wanted to what you wanted us to play at 297 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,440 the end of the at the end of the segment, 298 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:34,799 and I don't I mean, is this going to be 299 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,159 the next single or is this just one that that 300 00:15:37,159 --> 00:15:39,759 that you're really proud of or what? What should we 301 00:15:39,799 --> 00:15:41,360 know about this song before we play it? 302 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:45,559 Speaker 2: Yeah? So this is an earlate single from the album 303 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:51,159 and the final single from the album. And this song 304 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:56,720 was actually written in I think maybe ten minutes. Wow, 305 00:15:56,799 --> 00:15:59,279 it was a yeah, yeah, it was a very very 306 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:03,799 quick This is one of the occasions where we didn't 307 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,639 overthink it. We just played what failed natural and this 308 00:16:06,679 --> 00:16:07,320 is what came out. 309 00:16:07,519 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: Wow, excellent, excellent. So before we let you go and 310 00:16:10,159 --> 00:16:13,519 before we hit that song. What should people know about 311 00:16:13,559 --> 00:16:15,879 where to keep up with everything that you're doing as 312 00:16:15,919 --> 00:16:17,960 a band? Where should people Where's the best place to 313 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:19,720 go online to keep up with the painting? 314 00:16:20,559 --> 00:16:24,799 Speaker 2: Oh, I would say definitely on Instagram. Instagram's the way 315 00:16:25,039 --> 00:16:28,879 you know where we are probably most active. You can 316 00:16:28,879 --> 00:16:34,960 find as the painting official on Instagram, and yeah, that's 317 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,399 definitely the best place to keep up to date with us. 318 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:41,039 Speaker 1: Outstanding outstanding, Well, Lewis, I really appreciate you joining us 319 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,279 here today this morning or well, I don't know what 320 00:16:43,519 --> 00:16:44,919 time is it where you are, where you are, it's 321 00:16:44,919 --> 00:16:48,320 probably afternoon, right, Yeah, it's two theory tooth theory you. 322 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 2: I'll forgive you you. 323 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:53,639 Speaker 1: It is indeed, it is inded. No, but I do 324 00:16:53,919 --> 00:16:56,159 very much appreciate you doing joining us. Like I said, 325 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,039 I listened to the full album and we've become fast 326 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,759 fans of the painting here, really really like what you're doing. 327 00:17:02,759 --> 00:17:04,480 So we'll definitely have to do this in the future, 328 00:17:04,519 --> 00:17:06,960 and certainly once you have some new music, we'll have 329 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,519 you on or you know, or anything that you have 330 00:17:08,559 --> 00:17:10,240 coming up that's exciting. You know, we'd love to have 331 00:17:10,319 --> 00:17:13,400 you back and we will definitely do this again. 332 00:17:14,559 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for having me and moving to 333 00:17:16,759 --> 00:17:18,759 quietly come back on. It's been been a. 334 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: Pleasure, wonderful, wonderful. All right, Lewis, thank you. We'll let 335 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:23,759 you go. We're gonna hit this track and we will 336 00:17:23,759 --> 00:17:24,359 talk to you soon. 337 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 2: Take care, no problem, Thank you any much. 338 00:17:26,799 --> 00:17:29,640 Speaker 1: You got it, Bye bye, all right. That is Lewis Taylor. 339 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:32,079 He is the bass player for the band The Painting. 340 00:17:32,519 --> 00:17:34,920 And here's another great track, and this is going to 341 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,079 be the next single. You heard it here first, at 342 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,400 least on American radio. You're hearing it for the first time, 343 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:42,519 so I don't know if it's been played over there yet. 344 00:17:42,519 --> 00:17:44,960 But this is from the album Before the Rain, and 345 00:17:45,039 --> 00:17:47,640 the track is called Waiting on the Storm.