Mit ihrem neuen Album „7 Seas“, das am 12. Juni erschien, schlagen die kalifornischen Dirty Heads ein neues Kapitel auf. Die Band verbindet darauf ihre Reggae-, Hip-Hop- und Alternative-Wurzeln mit frischen Einflüssen aus UK Garage und Drum & Bass. Neben der Musik engagieren sich Dirty Heads aktuell gemeinsam mit 4ocean für den Schutz der Weltmeere. Wir haben mit der Band über ihr neues Album, ihre musikalische Weiterentwicklung und ihr Umweltengagement gesprochen.
Frontstage Magazine: Your new album “7 Seas” released June 12 – what was the overarching vision behind the record, and how does it differ from your previous releases?
Dirty Heads: We pushed the boundaries sonically while keeping it a core DIRTYHEADS album. But we used inspiration from ukg to drum and bass on the harder hitting stuff blending it with our hip hop and reggae style. Which made for some songs with production that hasn’t been done before
Frontstage Magazine: You blend genres like reggae, hip-hop, alternative, and pop on “7 Seas” – how has your sound evolved over the years?
Dirty Heads: Hahha that funny I just mentioned that. So the evolution comes from us growing as songwriters and producers and knowing how to get the sounds we want. How to really get the vision out exactly how we hear it in our minds.
Frontstage Magazine: The process of creating an album often comes with personal and creative challenges – what were some defining moments for you while working on “7 Seas”?
Dirty Heads:I think future self for myself was a big turning point in realizing that this album is much more personal than I thought it would be. Life threw me some really difficult times during this album maybe some of the hardest times of my life.
Frontstage Magazine: You have built a strong and loyal global fanbase – how important is it for you to connect with both longtime fans and new listeners with this album?
Dirty Heads: I think it’s important to realize what you have and the community that has been built around your music. And connecting with them is exactly what you want to do you want to connect with them but still keep writing music for yourself and keep it authentic. Not writing for anyone but yourself.
Frontstage Magazine: Beyond the music, you’re also involved in social initiatives like your collaboration with 4ocean – how important is it for you as artists to use your platform for causes like this?
Dirty Heads: I don’t think anyone has a responsibility to use their platform for charity or initiatives but when one fits like this it was so natural and oraganic and they are really doing amazing work with trying to keep our oceans clean and the ocean is such a huge part of our life’s. We are just happy to help in any way we can.
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