Interview with Aderbat It’s always wonderful when you find a new band to love. However, my insane love for Aderbat’s 2004 release Rabbits and Rocks is also filled with frustration – frustration, that is, that they are not as well-known and well-loved as they should be. Aderbat have an incredible, indescribable sound – it’s definitely rock, and it might be a little indie, but damn if I can think of a band that they sound like. But as I’m sure you can tell from my ravings, Aderbat’s sound is amazing. During their whirlwind few weeks where they played NEMO and a well-received show at the Middle East, Aderbat was kind enough to sit down and answer a few questions for AvoidPeril.
1. Why did you choose to independently release Rabbits and Rocks? Where did you come up with the name for the album? You know how it goes, if you want something done you got to do it yourself. Besides, no one had the balls. The title was inspired by a certain event I recall from my boyhood days in the woods . Basically, my brother and I threw rocks at anything that moved and one day a very large rock was thrown down into a ravine onto a very cute and unsuspecting bunny. To our dismay, one of the hundreds of rocks that had been released from our hands had finally found a target. So, why do we hurt the things we love? 2. When people ask me what Aderbat sounds like, I usually think for a minute, and then just say, “Really, really good.” While this is true, I wish I could be a bit more descriptive. How would you guys classify your sound? That’s always a tough one. There is a beautiful, and woeful sound between the moments of birth and decay. At any moment we’re in there somewhere. Maybe we’d classified as naturalists. 3. What bands have been the biggest influences on your music? The list of inspirational music would take to long to type. I’ll name three off the top. The Beatles, Dylan, Bjork. Because if you search ‘aderbat’ on the web, you’ll find us or the French flying machine. 5. What is the band up to currently? Are you recording a new album or EP? After October, we’re only going to play a few local shows for a couple months so we can spend our precious minutes recording the next album. A spring release would be nice. 6. What’s your favorite part of touring? Who are some of the best bands you’ve played with? I love being an amateur explorer. We just did a show with the band Illinois and songwriter Christina Ward. It was an awesome night, besides a drunk guy trying to light my car on fire. 7. What are your favorite records of this year? Andrew Bird’s The Mysterious Production of Eggs and Cake’s new one, Wheels. 8. And your favorite Tom Waits record? Mule Variations.
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