Furnsss is a fuzz pop band based in Burlington, Connecticut. The group consists of Brendan Dyer, Parker Nye, Jeremy Stern, & Nathan Nye - their latest EP, New Moves, was released last month on 80N7. We got in touch with Brendan and asked him a few questions about the new record, the tour, and a bunch of other stuff too.
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Rude Ritual: Firstly, we love the name… how was Furnsss born?
Brendan: Thx! Furnsss was actually created by myself (Brendan), Nathan, Parker, & Drew back in 2009. We've added / taken away / re added members since then, and haven't had a stable line up in quite sometime but we like to keep it eclectic that way. I think you could basically call me furnsss - It's essentially my child but it seems to have a lot of uncles.
Rude Ritual: Are you or any of the other members working any other projects?
Brendan: Yup! Tom and i have a project together called Cool Dad. I have my own outlet called Nadnerb, and I also play bass in High Pop. Nathan has an electronic project called N8Nye.
Rude Ritual: You guys get such a unique coating of warmth and grittiness across the entire EP, what kind of recording and mixing techniques are used in order to gain that nice Furnsss-y tone?
Brendan: With New Moves, we made a conscious effort to work with a lot more analog equipment. on almost every song, the drums and select guitar parts are recorded with a 4 track tape recorder. on '#12 Looks Just Like You', we used a handheld tape recorder to record some of the vocals and organ part at the end! We mix that with some instrumentation recorded onto the computer digitally! I think we also used a reel to reel at one point or another to add some warmth to the instrumentation.
Rude Ritual: To us, this EP emits unprecedented levels of nostalgia. Was this the intended effect?
Brendan: Not at all, but i'm glad that it does. Nostalgia can be a very comforting feeling, and I love when i'm listening to something and get that sensation.
Rude Ritual: Some people call the lo-fi style of recording a fad/trend that will pass, what would you have to say to those people?
Brendan: Hi ppl that think lofi music is a passing trend. I don't agree with you.
Rude Ritual: Will you vote for Yeezy in 2020?
Brendan: Sure.
Rude Ritual: How long was the entire process of New Moves?
Brendan: New Moves was written & recorded in february-april of 2015, with the exception of 'Manic Pixie Dream Girl'. MPDG was written in october of 2014, although re-recorded and reborn in march of 2015.
Rude Ritual: There’s a lot of great music coming out of Australia at the moment, whose talent is resonating the most over in The U.S.?
Brendan: I think Tame Impala may have put out one of our favorite albums of this year as a band. We really like Courtney Barnett too.
Rude Ritual: There’s also a lot of great music coming out of east coast America at the moment, who do you think is making an impact?
Brendan: We like Bread Pilot, Swings, Blue Smiley, Joy Again, & Sean Henry. those are our friends making great music. Some of our other favorites making an impact are LVL UP, Frankie Cosmos, Alex G, and Girlpool.
Rude Ritual: What upcoming record are you most excited to check out?
Brendan: I'm very excited for the new Deerhunter and Alex G album. The new Swings album is going to blow you all away.
Rude Ritual: We know you guys recently returned from a tour with Bread Pilot, any outrageous tour tales to share?
Brendan: Nothing too outrageous. I'd like to make it a point to say that we're very grateful to have been able to tour with such a talented group of kids, and get to travel to and play in some beautiful areas. It was a very surreal 12 days, and I'm very thankful I got to do it. People are very kind and supportive. There are great bands everywhere. North Carolina is beautiful. Nashville - stay wacky. God bless Ohio.
Rude Ritual: What was your favourite show on the tour?
Brendan: My favorite show on tour was in Cincinnati, Ohio at CincinNative. The people were very kind and supportive. We ended up crashing in a mansion that was being house sat - thank you Thom.
Rude Ritual: Lastly, have you started working on the next EP/LP? What can fans expect to hear on the next Furnsss record?
Brendan: I'm almost always demoing so it may be towards a new release or maybe it's not. I guess people should expect to hear us really giving it our best effort. I'm trying harder everyday to take this thing as seriously as possible. Thank you.
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And that's that! Furnsss' New Moves is available for purchase on their Bandcamp Page. You can also stream it on their soundcloud page below.
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