Mit ihrem neuen Album „Easier Said Than Done“ dies kommt am 15. August 2025 zeigen Pool Kids einmal mehr, wie facettenreich moderner Emo und Indie-Rock klingen kann – gleichzeitig laut, verspielt und emotional tiefgehend. Im Interview mit uns dem Frontstage Magazine spricht Sängerin Christine Goodwyne über den Entstehungsprozess der Platte, das Leben auf Tour, kreative Entscheidungsfindung in der Band und warum es so wichtig ist, sich selbst und seinen Leidenschaften treu zu bleiben.
Frontstage Magazine: How would you describe the overall atmosphere during the making of “Easier Said Than Done”?
Christine: Everything was very streamlined this time around. We really got into a flow, and kind of breezed through making the 11 songs, at least compared to last time. There were of course certain parts or sections of songs that had us banging our heads against the wall trying to figure out, but this time around we had a better understanding of how to solve those puzzles.
Frontstage Magazine: What does it mean to you as a band to stay true to DIY values like independence and creative freedom, even as your success continues to grow?
Christine: For us it has really just been about making sure we are surrounding ourselves with a team and a label that doesn’t get involved on the creative side of things. As long as we’re able to make the music that we want to be making, without any extra cooks in the kitchen, then we’ll feel okay. So far that has been the case.
Frontstage Magazine: Your new album feels like a very collaborative effort — how do you approach creative decision-making when everyone’s voice matters?
Christine: For the most part, we reach most of our struggle points together as a whole, where we all will know and agree that something isn’t working, and we all have to work together to try and figure out how to solve the problem. But every once in a while, If we ever get to a point where two people want different things for a certain part of a song, we’re pretty good at getting creative and coming up with a solution that leaves everyone feeling okay. A lot of times if, say Andy and I have two different lead guitar parts that we want to happen over a certain section, we will find a way to combine the two parts. We jokingly call those “U.N. decisions” and they pretty much work every time. They always leave both parties happy.
Frontstage Magazine: You experimented with different genres and recording techniques during production. How much of that was planned, and how much happened spontaneously in the moment?
Christine: I mean, we intentionally used the same producer and the same main home studio as the last record, and I wouldn’t say we went into this one trying to explicitly incorporate any different recording techniques, but I guess there were a few spontaneous things that ended up happening. For example, the night before Caden started tracking drums, he saw this cool thing about Neil Peart using a mic taped to his chest while recording drums, and Caden was like “we have to do this”, so we did. That was a hoot.
Frontstage Magazine: What personal experiences or changes in your lives over the past few years had the biggest influence on the creation of this album?
Christine: We were just touring so much more than we ever had before. Not every song I write is about my present life situation, but I did explicitly try to force myself to write about the present more, rather than relying so heavily on bits of old ancient song ideas in my notes app. So in trying to write about the present more, and our present being so filled with touring, there are a handful of moments on this album about being in a van all year long, and some of the struggles, as well as the sweet moments, that come along with that.
Frontstage Magazine: You often encourage fans to pursue their own creative paths. How do you personally live out that message beyond the stage?
Christine: I mean, “the stage” is definitely my idea of pursuing my biggest passion and creative path. After college, I really had to ask myself whether I wanted to keep trying with the band, or if I wanted to use my degree and pursue a “real” career somewhere. I chose the band, and I am so glad every day that I chose passion over security. I didn’t have anyone encouraging me to follow my dreams at the time, and I really wish that I did. So when we are on stage encouraging others to follow their dreams, that is us trying to be that voice for people that might need to hear it.
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