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Can you tell me what first inspired you to make music, what made you pick up a guitar, write songs and join a band?
So, we all grew up with musical parents doing a wide range of different things, from singing to playing in bands and even teaching. We were also very much influenced by watching our favourite bands on TV and other social platforms.
What bands posters did you have upon your bedroom wall and what was the first the album you ever bought and why?
This answer naturally varies for each member. Rico's first band poster was Justin Hawkins from the Darkness and his first album was Appetite for Destruction. Christi's first poster was of Pink Floyd and being somewhat inseparable as kids, his first album was the same as Rico's, Appetite for Destruction by Guns and Roses. Pete's first album was the Young and the Hopeless by Good Charlotte and his first poster was. Steven's first album was the classic Infest by Papa Roach with the poster to match!
You released your debut EP ‘Youthful Souls’ earlier this year can you tell us about the song writing and recording process for this? Can you tell us about any over arching themes it covers lyrically?
The four songs that feature on Youthful Souls were actually written a decade ago for an older band that we were in. After that band broke up and life took us in different directions for a number of years, we reconnected last year and began to revive the songs we had written all those years ago. We spent almost 7/8 months reworking these songs and crafting them into what they are today. We then naturally got to a point of needing to bring them to life, so we joined forces with Andrew Dougherty from Sonic Visuals in early November and spent two days in his studio in Broughshane recording all four songs. In terms of lyrical themes, it's really quite a broad spectrum. It covers everything from love & loss, relationships breaking down and the recovery from those life events as well as things like growing up , being stuck in 'day jobs' and a desire to break out of that routine of the 9-5.
You won the Goats Toe Battle of the Bands which is amazing. Can you tell us a bit about that experience and what benefit this was to the band?
The overall experience was incredible. As a band who hadn't played together in almost seven years, coming back with a new idea, new band and even a new lineup. It was a fantastic way to shake the rust off so to speak and experience the adrenaline and thrill of playing in front of a crowd again, dipping our toes back into that world and all of the behind the scenes work that goes along with putting on a good show.We definitely set the standard for ourselves with the shows with regards to the energy and passion we wanted to bring to every show from that point on. And then to actually win was just icing on the cake to what was an experience we'll likely never forget.
Can you talk about the Harley and The Wolf song writing process, what inspires you to write, is there a cathartic element to the song writing, is having the band as a filter for the world around you important?
Our process of writing songs is fairly standard. Either Rico or Christi will come up with an idea or a riff and bring it to the group. Then we will generally get together as a group and work through it, adding our individual elements to it. We generally take inspiration for songs from the world around us, current circumstances and experiences and everything in between. Since moving on from the writing of Youthful Souls, we want to continue to write songs about life and the issues that we all face as human beings with the hope that people can find something to relate too.
The recent Corona outbreak has impacted bands and also given rise to a number of new ways for bands to continue to reach their fans. How have you continued to maintain the creative process within the band, has the band been negatively impacted at all?
The recent outbreak of Coronavirus has been very tough all folk in the music industry, like the majority of bands across the world our upcoming gigs have all been postponed which is hard as it's something we absolutely love doing. On the positive side, we have started writing new songs and working on demos through the wonderful world of remote sessions. We are each very lucky to have our own individual recording rigs which has allowed us to continue to be creative and work on new material during this difficult time of quarantine.
What does post corona 2020 hold for Harley and The Wolf, are there any plans for further releases?
Post Corona, we're hoping to really get back to playing as many gigs as possible in support of Youthful Souls. In terms of new releases, we're hoping to get back in the studio later this year. As yet we're undecided how that will look, either another EP or a few singles, but whichever we decide you'll definitely be hearing more from us this year.
The scene both north and south seems to be stronger than ever, is there anyone you’d want to shout out to?
There are so many great bands on both sides of the border, if we had to pick some of our favourites they would be would be, Psychdelanaut, Sugarwolf, Scared of the Dark is an absolute banger and ForeignWolf. Just to name a few select picks.
And finally in the vein of Rob Gordon. What are your Top 5 favourite records.
So we chose to approach this question with each band members top record of all time and then one we love collectively.
Rico's top record was, Deaf Havana - Fools and Worthless Liars.
Christi's top record was Twin Atlantic - Vivarium.
Pete's top record was King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine.
Steven's top record was AFI - Sing the Sorrow.
And collectively we chose an album that really inspired us when we first got together as a band and is an album that we still very much love today which is Paramore's album Riot.
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