As well as catching up with Miike Snow on tour (which you can check out here), Taylor Farnsworth managed to grab an interview with upcoming Spanish act Delorean and ask them about their upcoming album, touring and how their name came about.
Delorean are currently on their first tour of the United States opening for Miike Snow. I was lucky enough to meet up with singer and bassist Ekhi Lopetegi and drummer Igor Escudero at the 4th show of the tour in Philadelphia.
Taylor Farnsworth: Why did you choose the name Delorean?
Ekhi Lopetegi: “Actually, there’s no real reason. I’m not sure how it happened, we needed a name and just picked Delorean out because it sounded kinda cool.”
Igor Escudero: “Coming up with a band name is always difficult, after three months together we were watching Back to the Future and just took it from there.”
EL: “We’re not trying to be nostalgic or anything, it’s just a name.”
TF: You started making music in hardcore and punk bands? Why did you make the transition from those to electro-pop?
EL: “We started out playing in hardcore and punk bands. Delorean was like our first outfit, it was our first side project but it wasn’t hardcore. We started this as a pop band. You start to get fed up with the hardcore, punk and you listen to other stuff and get influenced by other things, that’s how we got started.”
TF: What were your expectations when your debut EP ‘Ayrton Senna’ was released?
EL: “It was so delayed, we were frustrated and kind of fed up with it in the end.”
IE: “We were fed up with waiting.”
EL: “We’d recorded the EP a year before it was released and we ended up not being very happy with the songs. We thought it was too clean and harmless. When it was finally released and the reviews were really good it was such a surprise.”
TF: Is your music received differently in the United States than it is in Spain and the rest of Europe?
EL: “I guess there are some differences from the reception in the US to that in Europe and Spain. Usually it comes down to the references people have music. It’s pretty heterogeneous.”
IE: “I think that in Spain people like name dropping, like this sounds like that, or they sound like this band, I think in the US it’s different.”
TF: Your debut album ‘Subiza’ is being released in June, how did work go on your first full length release?
EL: “We’re very proud of the album and we’re happy with the result we’ve achieved. Apparently it got leaked a couple days ago but it was actually announced yesterday. The feedback has been pretty good so far but it’s too early to say really.”
IE: “I think it’s something that you can’t control. No one can predict whether it’s going to be a success or not.”
EL: “You don’t know what expectations people have of your music. We follow the expectations we have of our own music, not the expectations of people as listeners. If people like it, it’s always good. When you work you should only really worry about what you want to achieve. Sometimes it’s tough because people have expectations. At the end of the day you can’t control them, the best thing to do is not worry about it and just wait.”
TF: How have the first few days of your tour with Miike Snow been?
IE: “We are having a good time touring, making friends, meeting old friends.”
EL: “It’s always fun to be with friends, surrounded by friends. The states are always so much fun. It’s a crazy country, but we love it.”
IE: “This is our first tour through the US.”
EL: “We’ve been here playing in New York and we were in Austin two years ago but this is the first time we’re touring across the country.”
IE: “This is the 4th show. We will have 20 shows? 21 shows. It’s a really long tour but so far we’re pretty relaxed. It’s the most relaxed tour we’ve ever had. We are sleeping a lot, not going out much.”
EL: “The coolest thing is that the venues and stages are huge and the sound is always good. You don’t have to worry about not having proper conditions for the show so that’s a relief. You just get to go on stage and perform without having to worry about anything else.”
EL: “I hope that people will enjoy the album and the shows with Miike Snow. We worked a lot with the album and hope it reaches people, and the people feel like the album is talking to them. I want people to feel it, then, to me, the album will have achieved it’s goal.”
‘Subiza’ is scheduled for release June 8th. Click here to check out some great shots from the show.
