Mit dem bevorstehenden Erscheinen ihres dritten Studioalbums „There Goes The Neighbourhood“ am 15. März bietet die Band Kid Kapichi eine fesselnde Einblick in ihre kreative Entwicklung und ihre künstlerische Vision. Im Rahmen eines Interviews haben wir die Gelegenheit, mit Jack, dem charismatischen Sänger der Band, zu sprechen. Jack nimmt uns mit auf eine Reise durch die Entstehung des Albums, teilt Einblicke in die thematischen Schwerpunkte und kreativen Prozesse hinter den Tracks und lässt uns an den bedeutenden Zusammenarbeiten teilhaben, die das Album geprägt haben.
Frontstage Magazine: How has your sound and musical style evolved on your third studio album compared to your previous releases?
Jack: I think we’ve just understood our sound better. After album 2 we felt like we had arrived and created something that sounded how we imagined it in our heads. So with this latest album we’ve just progressed with that. Having a bit more time and money to spend on the recording obviously helps a lot to achieve what you want but we’ve tried to stick to what we loved about the last record. Nobody is going to hear this album and be shocked. We’ll save that for the next one.
Frontstage Magazine: What themes and inspirations drove you to write the 11 tracks on „There Goes The Neighbourhood,“ and how do they manifest in your music?
Jack: We always let the writing process be as organic as possible. There will always be a mix of political songs with some fun ones and maybe the odd ballad but we just write whatever we’re feeling in the moment. Whatever is on the news that week. Whatever has been winding us up in our personal lives etc.
Frontstage Magazine: „Let’s Get To Work“ seems to be an anthem for self-motivation and taking initiative. Could you tell us more about the creative process behind this song?
Jack: Yeah this was the first song we wrote on the album. So I think the message was probably aimed at ourselves more than anything. It’s really hard to jump into a new body of work. There is a lot of self doubt. ‘Will we ever write another good song or is it over’. So I think let’s get to work was really a personal message to ourselves that became something more.
Frontstage Magazine: Your album delves into social and political themes, particularly in tracks like „Zombie Nation“ and „Can EU Hear Me?“ Why did you decide to convey these messages in your music, and how do you hope your listeners will respond?
Jack: We’ve always been a political band and if not directly political then at least writing with a social commentary. I think it’s important for us to express how we feel and how others feel. Sometimes you can be a spokesperson for a group of people who may struggle to articulate their feelings and that’s really what it’s all about. To be relatable to the right people and have a community of like minded people form around the music. We all know things aren’t right at the moment and it’s important we stop pretending that it is. Music has always been our way of doing that.
Frontstage Magazine: The collaboration with Suggs from Madness on „Zombie Nation“ is noteworthy. How did that come about, and how did his involvement influence the song?
Jack: We wrote zombie nation the day Terry hall sadly passed away. It was in vein of all of those old two tone songs which we’ve always loved. We sent the tune to Suggs and he loved it and he came to Hastings and recorded his verse with us and the rest was history. The song could have taken a different route but once we heard Suggs was definitely doing it, we just didn’t hold back on the madness vibes. We got the organs out and started skanking on the guitars as quickly as possible.
Frontstage Magazine: „Jimi“ is an emotional closing track, serving as an acoustic ode to a departed friend. Could you share more about how this song came to be and what significance it holds for you?
Jack: Yeah it’s a hugely emotional and significant song for me. Jimi was and still is one of my best friends and he taught me a lot about being on stage and music in general. We lost him 2 years ago and the world is a less vibrant place without him. Myself and Ben wrote and recorded ‘Jimi’ over session in 1 day. With plans to add to it and layer it up, I listened a few times and realised the rawness and emotion was perfect and that we needed to leave it and try and not mess with what came naturally that day. So yeah, it’s a highly emotion song, one that I’m sure he would have absolutely hated haha.
Wir vom Frontstage Magazine präsentieren euch die Deutschlandtermine in Zusammenarbeit mit FKP Scorpio.
Kid Kapichi – There Goes The Neighbourhood Tour
+ Support: SNAYX
22.04.2024 Köln – Luxor
23.04.2024 Hamburg – Knust
24.04.2024 Berlin – Hole44
Fotocredit: Chris Georghiou
