Brightside is a set of very talented guys, sincerely interested in making good music. A well directed and varied artistic development considering the band's releases, the quality of surprises for the short duration of the band. I suggest checking them, the result is fantastic :http://brightsidepgh.bandcamp.com/
As I like much their work, I was glad Matt Vituccio ( Guitar/Vocals) agreed to answer some questions:
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Can you please describe how Pittsburgh’s indie scene is?
-The Indie scene in Pittsburgh is for the most part nonexistent, and the most popular is involved in a punk crossover that doesn't have that much to do with our band. Bands
that can be classify as "indie", as far as rock and pop, don't really
interact much.
How does Pittsburgh influence your music, the way you write, create?
-I think the one thing that is evident in all Pittsburgh
music is a slight edge that stems from growing up in a, for the most
part, run down and working class city. That coupled with wealthier
neighborhoods,
and touring bands making their way through that may not be as used to
that type of environment grows a solitary, separatist, and unamused
attitude among a large number of people involved in Pittsburgh music.
How much have you changed as artists and people from Good Enough to Now and Loud?
-I think the maturity of us as people and as musicians is
evident on Now and Loud. Our musical palettes have expanded, as well as
our views on society and the scene we're involved in. We've tried not to
fall
to deep into any Emo, Punk, or otherwise confining genre. At the moment
we view ourselves as simply a rock band, and thats how we approach the
writing process. Good Enough was rooted much more in specific
sub-genres, from song to song. Now and Loud is an experimentation
in a more broad but focused approach.
The cover of Seconds Matter is very beautiful. How did you select the image?
-It was pretty last minute, and we needed something that
would work well as a cassette layout. Our friend and old bassist, Matt
Gondelman, is a great artist and photographer and we found a few rolls
he developed
online. That particular shot stuck and seemed to match what Seconds
Matter was about.
How were the " Now and Loud " recording sessions? Hard times, funny times, challenging times?
-The actual recording of the album was great. Jake Ewald was easy to work with and recognized what we were going for.
Before that, we had demoed all of the songs in our basement/practice space and talked constantly about how this album should be present. The ideas behind the music, lyrics, and
art were all discussed in detail from the moment we started writing.
Sometimes it's hard to agree on everything, or figure out the best was
to present
ideas, so things got rough toward the middle of writing. But when we got
into the studio everything came together and seemed a lot less
stressful than we expected.
How are your live presentations?
-It's still a work in progress. Despite having been a band
for four years and playing at least once a month for the majority, live
performances have always been slightly less important than the music or
writing
itself. This is something that we're currently trying to hone in on as
we bring Now and Loud to the stage. But it will always be a fact that
some shows will be better than others.
What bands are your medicines?
-If you're asking what our favorite bands are, it tends to
vary from person to person. We can agree upon some classic favorites
like Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, and The Beatles. Some currently active
bands would
be Tokyo Police Club, The Sidekicks, and Vampire Weekend. All of these
bands can be constantly revisited for inspiration when we don't know
what else to turn to.
Do you still listen the bands you were hearing when you got into music?
-Sometimes. Most of our "classic rock" favorites are still
the majority of what we listen to, and are usually better than any new
music that is being made. Its good to go back to your origins. For me
personally,
I will always be able to listen to Nirvana or the Beatles and discover
something new and refreshing.
What are the mainly changes from “Seconds Matter” to your new record?
- Seconds Matter was written over a period of about a year
and a half, which is a long time for only 5 songs. Some of them came
from home demos and acoustic songs, some written full band. The sound is
kind of trapped in these two summers where we weren't quite sure what to do with
our music. Its very reminiscent of 90s indie and math rock. They very
much embody the anxieties of being a young adult, and we have moved on
from that as a theme for our music. I like
the songs for the most part, they're still fun to play. But they are
easily forgotten for us.
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