Speed dating with letlive!
RICHIE
So I had dope time chatting this morning with Jason Aalon , founding member and vocalist of LA based post-hardcore band letlive. Today's interview quickly got interesting, as Jason talked about society, and growing up mixed race in America and indeed what that experience was like in the hardcore scene, which, for all it's often progressive politics is very white and male dominated.
“I want to create confronting art that challenges people in various ways, obviously sonically, but also ideologically, intellectually..”
It was refreshing to have a conversation of depth after a few minutes, and having been involved in the hardcore scene and punk scene for over nearly 20 years myself, it never ceases to make me smile that more often than not people who've never met before quickly find common bonds through music and the message in it, in this world wide community.
“I feel like for so many years I’ve felt foreign in my own country”
letlive's latest, and fourth, album If I'm The Devil...came out on Epitaph Records in June of 2016, and I have to say it's a refreshing listen. While keeping lots of the punk aggression letlive are known for, it takes elements of new wave, rock and even some hip hop production elements to create something sonically interesting and adventurous and I totally recommend it.
letlive are touring Australia, starting in Brisbane on January the 8th 2017, and hitting New Zealand for one show only at the Kings Arms on January 18th. You can buy tickets to the New Zealand show here. Come through and dance to music you can think to.