Both the ten-inch and the LP are, to my mind, distinct from each other and from HYLAL in that they are (hopefully) manifestations of our desire to constantly out-think and out-play ourselves in every way, shape, form, and sound. I believe both records are, respectively, the best sounding recordings that we have made to date (for whatever that may be worth and how little it may be to say) and one hopes that will always be the case with one's most recent output.
"I Won't Be a Stranger" was selected to appear on the Misra Legacy Compilation Vol. 1, alongside bands like Destroyer, Centro-matic and Phosphorescent. How does it feel to be part of a roster of such established and idiosyncratic artists? It is certainly gratifying and exciting to be mentioned or included in a group with those artists and we're grateful to be there.
Finally: aside from the new releases, what else does Theodore have planned for 2011? We're just trying to do what everyone else is -- mainly, not suck, and secondly, to constantly work to hone and craft our stuff by playing shows and making records such that we may someday be able to pay our rents solely via our musical exertions.
Additionally, Kinkel-Schuster emailed a post-script about the new songs: "I think the records are the result of us still trying to walk the crooked lines drawn by the opposing forces of weirdness noise and rock and roll that are in us. Are you ready boots? Start walkin'...."
Theodore's plays this Wednesday at the Crack Fox along with Dastardly and Magic City; check the Facebook event page for more info.
