{"id":3108,"date":"2022-08-07T01:06:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T01:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lostinthenordics.com\/?p=3108"},"modified":"2022-08-07T01:06:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T01:06:48","slug":"interview-alan-caruso-caruso-is-like-so-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightshiftblog.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/07\/interview-alan-caruso-caruso-is-like-so-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Alan Caruso Caruso &#8211; Is Like So\u2026 EP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lostinthenordics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Alan_Caruso-Caruso_-_Is_Like_So-Pic.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3109\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hi&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Alan<\/strong><strong>, how are you today?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m good\/bad, but I\u2019m not evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_335\"><strong>For those that haven\u2019t heard of you yet, how would you best describe your sound,<\/strong><strong>and who have been your biggest influences so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_335\">Like The Osmonds once said, I\u2019m a little bit county and a little bit rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. Probably country-folk would be the best description and I\u2019m a little bit outsider-y too, but melodic with it. Nothing to frighten the horses. Biggest influences are Leonard Cohen and Daniel Johnston. Neither of them was the greatest singer or guitarist, and I\u2019m certainly not either, but they were both incredible songwriters and very profound &#8211; funny as well, for such gloomy guys. That\u2019s the combination I\u2019m aiming for. I also love and am very influenced by Jonathan Richman, Lou Reed (Velvets and solo), The Beatles, Pavement, Neil Young, Prince, and my favourite current artist is Faye Webster. Maybe less well known influences are Judee Sill, who wrote these gothic, romantic and quasi religious folk-pop songs that really resonate with me, and Ted Hawkins, a bluesy folk guy who didn\u2019t release a record until he was in his 40s. I\u2019m an older man too, so that\u2019s an inspiration to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_338\"><strong>Do you remember what the first song was that made you want to start a career in<\/strong><strong>music?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_338\">You would expect it to be something I heard when I was young, but again it wasn\u2019t until I heard the Purple Mountains LP a few years ago that I decided I really wanted to write songs and felt I could. I\u2019m still very sad about David Berman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_341\"><strong>You have just released your new EP \u2018Caruso &#8211; Is Like So\u2026\u2019. Can you tell us how<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>that EP came about?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_341\">They\u2019re the first songs I wrote! They always say you only need three chords to write a song, so I put that to the test and wrote \u2018Do I Serve A Purpose?\u2019 The other two came quite quickly after. I thought they might be good enough to record and fortunately someone else agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Caruso - Is Like So... EP by Alan Caruso\" width=\"1140\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1244948560&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1140\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_344\"><strong>And is there a story behind it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_344\">They were written and recorded during lockdown. A story we were all a part of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_348\"><strong>You have just released the EP, but can we expect another or even an album from you in the near future?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_348\">I\u2019ll have a new single, called \u2018You\u2019ve Got Until The End Of This Song To Take Me Home\u2019, out next week. An album would be amazing, that\u2019s the dream. I have enough songs, so watch this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_348\"><strong>What would you be doing right now, if it wasn\u2019t for your music career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_348\">Well, I don\u2019t have a career in music\u2026 Yet! I actually work in advertising at the moment, which is every bit as soul-destroying as you might imagine. I really hope if I do get a career in music that people don\u2019t assume it\u2019s all just an elaborate ad campaign for washing powder or something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_354\"><strong>And finally, what is the best piece of musical advice you have ever been given?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_762580402450098885m_-7257448090149885820gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1622771457817_354\">Not strictly speaking advice, but I love what Florence Foster Jenkins said: \u201cThey\u2019ll say I can\u2019t sing, but they can never say I didn\u2019t sing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alan Caruso\" width=\"1140\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fusers%2F856632991&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1140\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi&nbsp;Alan, how are you today? I\u2019m good\/bad, but I\u2019m not evil. For those that haven\u2019t heard of you yet, how would you best describe your sound,and who have been your biggest influences so far? Like The Osmonds once said, I\u2019m a little bit county and a little bit rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. 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