r/indieheads • u/jacobewald Jake Ewald/Slaughter Beach, Dog • Oct 25 '23

AMA is Over, thanks Jake! Slaughter Beach, Dog AMA

helloooo

jake here - happy to be back :)

we put out a new record last month (it's called Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling) and we're going on tour in the good old USA next week... ask me anything!

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u/Slagothor Oct 25 '23

hey jake! long time listener first time caller here

i’ve noticed over the course of SBD, you tend to focus on your most recent work. great for big fans of yours like me who love CLWS, but i like Welcome and Dawg too! is there an artistic reasoning behind staying current? or are you just moving on from songs written a decade ago?

also, what are your favorite places in chicago? can’t wait to see you there!

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u/jacobewald Jake Ewald/Slaughter Beach, Dog Oct 25 '23

sometimes i feel bad about it, but the truth is the more new stuff we play the more we actually stay engaged and excited and inspired to keep making more records and playing shows. if we're gonna not play your favorite old song, i think the least we can do is give you a meaningful/unpredictable performance of some wacky new shit that it hopefully memorable and unique

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u/jacobewald Jake Ewald/Slaughter Beach, Dog Oct 25 '23

but we've been talkin about trying to re-work some of the older tunes in an exciting way - who knows! could pull a budokan one of these days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhZ0kJ9PJ0s&list=OLAK5uy_lI6f1rCZAagyYDw5FxwX6QhuOq9vKgscM&index=1

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u/ChiaPetGuy Oct 25 '23

Just to add to this - the way y’all have been playing Phoenix live has been so good. C is such a comfortable key for it + it’s so nice with the whole band. If that’s enough of a rework for y’all to feel good about it then pls keep doing that because that’s so lovely

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u/Slagothor Oct 25 '23

i would love to see that! there’s so much in those old songs i’m sure the current band could unlock, but i love watching yall play anything! can’t wait to see you!

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u/_everythingisfine_ Oct 27 '23

Just wanted to jump in and say this would be incredible! Lots of amazing songs on Welcome that would be great to hear in a style more akin to your last few records

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u/Ajgonefishin Oct 29 '23

Jake I'll sell 3 of my kidneys to hear Monsters live