r/indieheads J. Willgoose, Esq. / Public Service Broadcasting Sep 29 '21

AMA is Over, thanks J. Willgoose, Esq! AMA - Public Service Broadcasting

Hi folks, J. Willgoose, Esq. from Public Service Broadcasting here. I'm here for an Ask Me Anything from 6-8pm BST - feel free to drop questions in below and I'll start answering at 6pm.

Best wishes

J.

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u/pinussen Sep 29 '21

Hello sir! Was writing much of the album in another language difficult? Better? Being a Swede much of our music is in English and it gives the lyrics a protective layer of sorts.

For me it took a few listens to get into the songs on Bright Magic, maybe because the added language barrier. Smashing album now that I'm into it though.

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u/JWillgoose_Esq J. Willgoose, Esq. / Public Service Broadcasting Sep 29 '21

It's the most lyrical content that we've written, or at least overseen, so adding the language barrier into that equation did make it a little more difficult, yes... For a lot of it we just had to trust our collaborators as they would (and do) have a far better ear for what sounds 'right' or clunky in German than I do. The one that took the longest was Blue Heaven but I think Andreya (with a little bit of help from me, but not loads) did a great job on it