Issue One - The Weekend Riot

AMANDA JAYNE
What musical experience can you remember
that really touched you for
the first time and made you think "I
want to do that?"
I can’t quite pinpoint one experience
that inspired me the most, but as a
teenager, I grew up in the local music
scene. I had a taste for independent
artists and looked up to people who
took a risk by getting up on stage. Every
concert I went to made me want to
become a performer more and more,
so at one point, I just dove in head first!
Q and a: Strike a Match
Does your album have a particular
theme?
There is the overarching theme
of love and loss throughout the
album. What I’m hoping that people
will pick up on are the hidden
metaphors and imagery within
each song. For example, in a track
called “Means & Ways,” there’s a
line that reads “close your eyes and
roller coast.” I know that’s not an
actual word, but I feel like it gives
the sense of constant, unrestricted
movement. I’m curious to see how
listeners interpret lyrics like that.
Which of the new songs are you the
proudest of/excited for people to
hear?
Over the course of making the record,
a lot of older songs I had been
performing for a while took on a new
shape. I’m most proud of “Playing
Dumb” because all of the instruments
come together in a tasteful
way, but each part is impressive on
its own. It definitely exceeded my expectations!
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