Interview: Evangelicals 
The Evangelicals (Norman, Oklahoma) are already in the light of only two disks, one of the great promises of the constellation of the American Indian, thanks to a psychedelic pastiche of sound that assimilates, rarefied melodies, sung in falsetto, guitar and occasional outbursts. On the occasion of the new, wonderful "The Evening Descends" Our is also performed in Padua in the annual festival "Student Summer Fest". The occasion proved good for the kids to ask questions.
M: Hi guys, first of all thank you for accepting this interview.
Austin, battery: figure, thanks to you!
Todd, guitar and keyboards is a pleasure.
M: first, as the European tour is going and where you played so far?
A: Very well, we're really enjoying it. It 's the first time that we are in the Old Continent and is proving to be a unique experience.
T: we performed in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Holland, France and of course here from you.
A: We have got to take a stroll through the city this afternoon and I must say that it is very nice here.
M: How about the origins of the band? When and how did you format?
A: we made playing together about three and a half years ago, but Josh (vocals, guitar) composed and recorded in solitude for a while '. However, we already knew all a long time since high school. With the release of second album we were joined by Todd, with whom we were in touch with the many contacts among the musicians of Norman.
M: therefore I have to ask: how is the musical situation in Norman? We can speak of "scene"?
A: Yes, sure, it's all very cohesive and united, we will help as much as possible and this is good for everyone.
And what are your main musical influences, or at least your plays most often? (Which seem obvious question, I apologize)
A: Well, I would say Prince, Joni Mitchell ....
Josh: Fleetwood Mac. ...
A: Marc Bolan. ... In the end we hear a lot of music really, and it is inevitable that everything we love in one way or another affect our sound.
M: Speaking of this, many reviews have been compared to your fellow Flaming Lips. What do you think, this is a confrontation that can handle this?
A: Without a doubt, are a great band and I consider myself a big fan. Be associated with them, I'm glad it's a good thing.
M: You've been gone too long from Pitchfork, which now can be considered a sort of "Online Bible indie culture": what do you think about it?
A: It 'a site very well done, and we appreciate their positive opinions about us, allowing us to let us know about. They're smart people.
M: Are you planning, finished a promotional tour, a few new release? There are already parts ready?
A: Yes, we have in store a new record, a singolone or maybe an EP of five or six pieces. Just returned home to start working.
M: after Europe, I think, is waiting for an American tour. You have already played in some festivals?
A: Yes, we are around the U.S. with Frog Eyes and the dates for the final with the Shearwater, both phenomenal bands. It promises to be very amusing!
T: early spring, we performed at the festival in Norman, and this summer we will be in Mexico City.
At the end of the interview we discuss briefly the American indie scene of today. Todd asks me that other groups have performed at the festival before them, and Josh asked if I have already added their MySpace to my list of links, adding a loud "cool" after learning the name of this blog. They greet me, already a little 'shine, to cries of "American indie is better!" And after an hour and a half some go on stage (after the opening of Hansel & Gretel and Don Vito and Poison) for a set of only fifty minutes (including a) but which emits an intensity and a rare power, with a sound like a psychedelic and powerful casting lava, with the final stage of the devastation. Live, the group manages to be much harder than on record, but equally compelling, with original and well-balanced and an excellent stage presence, compared to the Flaming Lips at their five-year period of '83-'88. No doubt a few months their name will be launched towards the more sacred the shores of the new American music. And our fully deserve it.
