Boom! : Chadwick Stokes 'Blanket The Moon'
Chadwick Stokes released his self-titled record with his band The Pintos last month. It tackles personal and political territory in ways that feel intimate and urgent. The writing in Chadwick Stokes and The Pintos notes intense struggles—personal, ethical, political, or cultural—that have always galvanized Stokes as a listener and artist. Along with the announcement, Stokes has released a new single 'Blanket The Moon'. He has also just answered out Boom! Questions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYGoIZkYwZA How did you first start making music? When I was 13, having recently stolen my sister’s guitar, I put a poem my mom had written to music. My main instrument up to that point and for many years after that was trombone. What artists have influenced your sound? Credence, Joni Mitchell, the kinks, rage against the machine, Nirvana What was the inspiration behind you new album’? The Band’s record “music from the big pink” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjCw3-YTffo What are your plans and hopes for the record now its out? To tour around playing it and stretch the songs out a little. What have been your favourite records of 2019? Big thief, fruit bats, Matt Embree, Jesus the dinosaur If you could give one tip to any aspiring bands what would it be? Drive safely and stay awake -- Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos self-titled album is available to stream now > Read the full article
