Luxury Wafers Exclusive Interview with Matthew Clark of White Rabbits

We spoke with Matt Clark of White Rabbits about the influences of NYC and The Clash, their new album, It’s Frightening, touring the “fucking beautiful country” of America, the “tired of being tireds,” listening recommendations and plenty more. Read on:

LW: You’re a big group.

 

LW: What influences your songwriting/music?

MC: The ebb and flow of the city we live in, and the hopes and fears that everyone else has. Also The Clash.

LW: What’s it like when you all travel together?

MC: Well, half the band lives together and at a time we all lived together. So it’s business as usual when we are on the road. We do tend to have a gang mentality in general, and that helps to keep everyone together and focused when on the road.

LW: What was the experience like recording It’s Frightening at Rare Book Studios?  When you started, did you have a clear picture of where the album was going, or did it evolve?

MC: We had demoed the entire album before going into the studio, and had really worked on the composition of a lot of the older songs we had. We didn’t want to waste any time while we were in the studio. We also knew we wanted to make an album … CLICK HERE to keep reading.