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Unsigned518 - Episode 123 - The Jagaloons · Unsigned518

• 0:01
  Speaker A: He was born on a Saturday in 73 he loves park rock music. Finding the 13 in the dazzle roll now on the Ben's guitar with a short with radio back his motherfucking Andy scolding look at motherfucker cause here he.
• 0:21
  Speaker B: Comes Andy scrolling, wearing his own welcome to unsigned 518. I'm here with Jeff and Kurt of the Jagaloons. How's it going, gentlemen?
• 0:33
  Speaker C: Fantastic. How you doing?
• 0:35
  Speaker B: I am well, you know, just like you. I had a gig last night, so I'm a little bit hurt. And how are you guys feeling? How was your show?
• 0:44
  Speaker A: I'm definitely hurting today.
• 0:46
  Speaker C: Well, you're tired.
• 0:48
  Speaker A: I'm tired, but.
• 0:49
  Speaker B: Well, yeah, I mean, I'm a little.
• 0:50
  Speaker A: Sore because we get old, and, you know, that's what happens.
• 0:54
  Speaker C: I'm feeling great because I'm younger than him.
• 0:56
  Speaker A: Nice.
• 0:56
  Speaker C: By a year.
• 0:58
  Speaker A: And.
• 0:58
  Speaker B: And last night's show, I mean, I. You know, I was saying, like. I was like, oh, you know, we want to talk about permanent things, but I do want to mention last night's show. It's already happened. But playing with the slackers, like, for. And, you know, you said that it was, like, one of the first bands, and their music has hit, like, I mean, all my Spotify, like, top of the year. They've been in it every year since, like, 2014. And I was just, like, so thrilled for you guys, you know? And, I mean, Kurt, we've never even actually met until today, but I was like, I am so happy for those guys, man. Opening for the slackers, that's so. It was.
• 1:35
  Speaker A: It was great. I mean, that's the first time I had been in Lark hall, too, which is fucking fantastic. Beautiful place.
• 1:42
  Speaker B: Yeah.
• 1:44
  Speaker A: And the stage is great, the whole setting, and it was fun. And. Yeah, I haven't. That was the first time I'd seen the slackers since 1993, and they were. They were great. Just really, really, really good.
• 1:57
  Speaker C: Yeah.
• 1:57
  Speaker A: I mean, it was just a real fun show.
• 1:59
  Speaker C: We were supposed to play with them, 2020, 2021, somewhere in there. Yeah, at the hangar. And then the pandemic squash that, and then there's. We tried to set something up again. I just fell through.
• 2:15
  Speaker A: No, it was good.
• 2:15
  Speaker C: I mean, third times the charm.
• 2:17
  Speaker A: Really nice guys. Really down to earth. So it was fun.
• 2:20
  Speaker B: I was really bummed that I had to miss it. God damn, I would have loved to see that. But anyway, so we want to, I guess, kind of start off, talk a little bit about your musical influences, how the band got started. Obviously, doing sixties inspired surf rock is not something that you see a lot in scenes, so you stand out, I guess. And I just. I can't even tell you how much I love your fucking music. And it's the kind of music that you show people. You know what I mean? It's the kind of music that you can't help but be like, hey, you gotta listen to this. Check this out. Check this out. You know, so me personally, I just want to say I'm a big fan before we get going, but I guess if you. Whoever wants to take the lead and kind of go into how everything kind of came together.
• 3:10
  Speaker C: Sure. So myself and Josh, bass player, we were in a hardcore band. Aggressive response. And so back in 2015, we all showed up for practice, and our singer did not. And it was kind of like everybody was not really in the mood to play our stuff, so we were just kind of screwing around and noodle in with some stuff, and I kind of threw out, like, we should form a surf band. And much to my surprise, everybody was really into that idea. Like, it's one of those things, like, you don't know that your friends are into that music. And then it's like, oh, wait, you're really into it. So the original lineup was me, Josh, Joey, and Jared. And so, like, we jammed on some stuff that night. I had a couple old songs years ago. I was in a surf band that never really made it out of the practice space, and so kind of. I had those in the pocket still, so we just kind of started learning those. And then what was it? Like, 2016, probably. I think 2016 or so.
• 4:21
  Speaker A: Yeah, 2016 or 2017.
• 4:23
  Speaker C: Jared left the band because he just. He was in, like, five bands at once, and he just couldn't handle all the workload. And I had been in a band with Jeff Spantalin back. We were in the band for, like, seven years together, probably.
• 4:37
  Speaker A: Yeah, about. Yeah, early in the mid two thousands.
• 4:39
  Speaker C: And that was just like thin Lizzie meets motorhead meets all the stuff. Helicopters, stoner metal stuff that we were.
• 4:48
  Speaker A: All into at that time.
• 4:50
  Speaker C: So, you know, we needed a drummer. And Jeff was kind of first on my mind, and I never really knew that Jeff liked surfing, so I kind of threw like, hey, would you want to play in the surf band I'm in?
• 4:59
  Speaker A: And he's like, I never knew I liked surf either, really. But it was just funny. Like, we. Kurt and I were in that band together, and that band broke up, and I hadn't seen Kurt. And then we ran. We ran into each other at the mall.
• 5:12
  Speaker C: Oh, yeah, that's right.
• 5:13
  Speaker A: And it's like, oh, what are you up to? You know, I started a surf band. Like, oh, that's cool, whatever. And then literally, like, less than a month later, you texted me and like.
• 5:21
  Speaker C: You want to play in that band?
• 5:22
  Speaker A: He was like, yeah. Cuz I hadn't been playing. I hadn't been playing since to Helen back. So it had been a few years since I was even playing in a band, so.
• 5:30
  Speaker C: So then we had that lineup for a while and Joey left the band in like, 2021, and then we've just been a trio since. It's, I think, the dynamics of just worrying about three people and scheduling and it's.
• 5:43
  Speaker A: And no singer.
• 5:45
  Speaker C: Oh, yeah, we've never had.
• 5:46
  Speaker A: No, but that is one of the best.
• 5:48
  Speaker C: Oh, yeah, that's, that's the best thing.
• 5:49
  Speaker A: You know, no offense to singers, but.
• 5:52
  Speaker C: Just our turnaround time on, like, writing a song and being able to play it out live, right, is so much faster because you're not waiting on something. Somebody having writer's block or trying to, like, flush out lyrics and stuff, it's like, yeah, Jeff or I. Jeff and I are the ones that write everything. And so one of us will come up with something and then we'll kind of workshop it at practice for a little bit. And then after a few practices, it's like, all right, let's try it at a show.
• 6:18
  Speaker B: That's awesome. I mean, lyrics slow. Not slow everything. Well, actually, yeah, I will fucking say it. Lyrics slow everything down. Like, same. We'll write a song in like an hour and then be like, all right, let's write lyrics to it then, like, six weeks later.
• 6:33
  Speaker A: It's like, I can't imagine trying to. I mean, I've never had to go through it, but I can't imagine trying to tell a story and just being, for me, I can't imagine ever feeling comfortable with it being done. And I feel like every band I've ever been in with a singer, that's always the thing. Are the lyrics done? I think so. Almost done. And then just, yeah, it's tough. And the other thing, too, for us, which is great, is we can name. We can think of any title for the song that we want to because it has zero association with the song or the lyrics in the song. So it's like, whatever we find. Most of our song titles are stupid shit that we say to each other.
• 7:16
  Speaker C: When we're driving jokes or stupid puns or, like, pop culture references. And then, like, they usually end up fitting the vibe of the song somehow. Like, you're like, oh, this feels kind of, like, you know, more of, like a mexican kind of spaghetti western feel. And it's like, all right, well, that's paired with a ridiculous title that goes with that.
• 7:38
  Speaker B: And.
• 7:41
  Speaker C: Well, that one's on urban dictionary. You guys can figure that one out for yourself.
• 7:45
  Speaker A: Oh, jeez.
• 7:48
  Speaker B: Inside chucks are great.
• 7:49
  Speaker A: Yes.
• 7:50
  Speaker C: So it's an adventure for the listener.
• 7:53
  Speaker B: Right. And like I said, I love, like, when you say, like, you know, the three piece without. Without a singer. I. I may even end up editing this out if I'm not comfortable putting my opinions out. But, like, the Red hot Chili Peppers would be one of my favorite bands if the fucking singer wasn't there.
• 8:11
  Speaker A: I am 100% with you.
• 8:13
  Speaker B: Like, I like music.
• 8:15
  Speaker C: Musically, they're very talented.
• 8:16
  Speaker B: Like, listening to the three of them jam is like undo. I've seen so many videos. I'm like, those three. And then fucking readers comes in, and I'm just like, cool. Now I don't like that song.
• 8:28
  Speaker A: And it's like, oh, a third grader wrote your lyrics, right? That's fantastic for you.
• 8:32
  Speaker B: Yeah. Or a 60 year old.
• 8:33
  Speaker C: Another song about California. That's nice.
• 8:36
  Speaker A: Yeah, exactly. So scatting. I don't even know what that is.
• 8:41
  Speaker B: He probably doesn't even know. Yeah, no, maybe I'll leave it in. Everybody knows I hate the chili Peppers.
• 8:46
  Speaker C: Yeah. This is a unified front there.
• 8:51
  Speaker A: Trust tree.
• 8:52
  Speaker B: But it. I never even thought of it in the way of, like, making the whole process quicker and more streamlined because, you know, just always music has a guitar player, a bass player, a drummer and a singer. And, like, you know, you always think of it that way. So I love bands that are, like, now we're gonna do things different.
• 9:15
  Speaker C: It's all, like, musically it's challenging because you still want to try to convey emotion or some type of story or some kind of feel. Right. You don't want it to just be dead noise. So from a writing standpoint, when you don't have the vocals there and the instrumentation has to carry that effect, you know, like, it's a lot more challenging. And that's what's drawn me to be doing it because after, you know, I've played in punk hardcore metal bands since 94, and, you know, it's very different playing basically lead the whole song. Right, versus just banging some chords out underneath a vocal line. So that's what I enjoy about it.
• 9:57
  Speaker A: Well, and the other thing, too, for, you know, not having lyrics also means that you can't write a four or five minute song because people that people's been.
• 10:06
  Speaker C: We have one.
• 10:07
  Speaker A: But people's attention spans, you know, can't. So if we have to write two, two to three minute songs, that means you have to write a lot of two to three minute songs to be able to do and be good at.
• 10:19
  Speaker C: Editing a set or self editing and recognizing, like, we. That we shouldn't do that part two more times at the end. Like, it's too much.
• 10:26
  Speaker A: Yeah.
• 10:27
  Speaker C: Like, it's not adding anything to the song at that point, you know? So.
• 10:31
  Speaker A: Because the reality is most people, you know, when we play out, unless they're coming into it knowing what they're getting into. Like last night, you know, we were playing a ska show and we were the surf band and people knew that. But if you're playing. If we're playing a bar and people were walking in and out, they're like. They're very confused that we're not. There's nobody singing and we're not playing. We're not singing.
• 10:53
  Speaker C: We're not doing covers, and we're not.
• 10:54
  Speaker A: Gonna do beach Boys songs, and we're not. And we're, you know, it. That it takes a little while. So if we do, like, a long, drawn out instrumental, they're gonna be like, well, this is boring, you know? So we have to keep it. Keep it peppy, keep it snappy, right.
• 11:08
  Speaker C: And at its core, surf is dance music.
• 11:10
  Speaker B: Right?
• 11:11
  Speaker C: So it's like, you know, you want to keep something to get it's. It. The most fun shows, I think, are when people are really into it and we have people genuinely dancing.
• 11:21
  Speaker B: To me, definitely. What? Surf music. Surf music to me, just when you hear of it, you just think, fun. Like, who's gonna be fucking sad listening to a Dick Dale song? You know what I mean? It's impossible.
• 11:32
  Speaker C: It's like the old sixties surf stomps and stuff. And just like, it's the best music to drive to and it's just energy.
• 11:40
  Speaker A: But we definitely. I mean, we definitely have drawn influences from all of our other musical influences, too. So we're not by any means a traditional surf band, but we definitely have that. That's the core. But, you know, like Kurt said, you know, we. We all played in pong card, core metal. I played in sky bands. It's like we pull all those influences in. So that's. That's what keeps it interesting for us, for sure. Because if we were gonna play. If we were just gonna be a traditional surf, it doesn't. It wouldn't grab. I don't think the three of us would.
• 12:14
  Speaker C: And within the surf music genre, there is traditional surf, right, which is very limited. Like, the bands sound like they're from 61 to 64, and that's it.
• 12:23
  Speaker B: And when you say, like, is it, like, chord structure? Traditional type? Like, all the songs are kind of fitting in this.
• 12:30
  Speaker C: It's just a very classic. Like, if you listen to it, you wouldn't know that it's from 2024. You would think it was from 1963. You know, just like, the structures, the tone, maybe the tone, the effect. Like, the lack of any pedals, you know, basically guitar into reverb, tank into amp. Like, that's it. But, like, we'll do stuff that's more spacey or, you know, I'll play with delay on this song or some, you know, flanger or, you know, phaser or something. And, you know, that goes outside of the traditional surf realm. So we're kind of. In some senses, we might be all over the place, but it's still cohesive to us. You know, like, we'll go. One song will be like spaghetti western into something that's bordering surf punk, into something that's very traditional sounding, into something that's just weirdness, you know? So.
• 13:29
  Speaker B: But, I mean, as a listener, I love that shit. Like, I love it like it. Like, cuz like you were saying, jeff. It keeps it interesting and, like, you know, you're not just listening to or you're not anticipating what's coming because that's what comes in a surf song. You know what I mean? It fits in that genre, but it's. I don't know, it's.
• 13:48
  Speaker C: And I think it keeps us from getting bored. Right? Because if we were just hammering out the same basic song again and again and again, it's like, can only do that so often. And I think one of the other things, too, is because we're three piece, unlike a lot of surf bands, I think we put a lot of effort into having the bass do more, as opposed. A lot of times, traditionally, it's the bass and drums just lock in and are kind of backing for the guitar. And we really try to work to make it a composition. And the bass carries, like, a counter melody most of the time, or even sometimes more of the melody. So which kind of is abnormal for our genre.
• 14:33
  Speaker B: Well, what do you think about playing a song? Maybe that sounds good.
• 14:37
  Speaker C: Yeah. What do you want to play?
• 14:39
  Speaker A: Let's do. Let's do. No. Let's do huevos.
• 14:44
  Speaker C: Okay. Yeah. This song's called Huevos con salcica, which is the best breakfast you'll ever have. It's eggs and hot dogs. It's a mexican. It's a mexican delicacy. I highly recommend it to the listener. Dice up some hot dogs for I'm in a fan. Mix them in some scrambled eggs. Enjoy your breakfast.
• 15:04
  Speaker B: Oh, well, I have all those fixings in my refrigerator, and I haven't had.
• 15:08
  Speaker C: You're never gonna go back.
• 15:09
  Speaker B: Sweet.
• 15:10
  Speaker C: It's a. It's a legit thing if you know, you know. Huevos consal. Cheetah.
• 15:15
  Speaker B: All right, well, let's listen to Huevos consult. Cheetah. Chicha. Chicha.
• 15:21
  Speaker A: You'll get it.
• 15:21
  Speaker B: I'll get it. I have to eat it first. And then. Yeah, then.
• 15:24
  Speaker C: Then you'll have that epiphany that you're like, what have I been doing wrong all my life?
• 15:29
  Speaker B: From the Jagaloons. And then we'll be right back to talk some more with Jeff and Kurt.
• 17:37
  Speaker A: Sa.
• 18:12
  Speaker B: All right, so that was huebos Consultica from the Jagaloons. And while we were listening to the song, I was talking, and I'm definitely gonna make that. I'm very excited. And so is that one off the upcoming album?
• 18:29
  Speaker A: Yeah, that's gonna be off our new record that's coming out at the end of May digitally, and then later this summer. Yes.
• 18:38
  Speaker C: Cdn digitally, I guess, but, yes, physically digitally.
• 18:41
  Speaker A: Right. And then the lp is coming out a little bit later. Late spring, early, early summer on a new label for us called we're on. We just got onto it, missing fink record.
• 18:57
  Speaker C: So they're out of Augusta, Georgia. They put out a bunch of surf and punk and stuff. So.
• 19:04
  Speaker A: So, yeah, so that's. We're really excited. That's a record that we recorded about a year ago. It was interesting because we, you know, we've put out a lot. So since I've been in the band 2018, is that what we said?
• 19:20
  Speaker C: You joined in, like, 2017.
• 19:22
  Speaker A: Yeah. So the first record came out in 2019 called Ruin the Party, and that was a full length, full length lp put out by Sharawagi Records. And then, you know, we kind of rode that for a while. We recorded an album full of covers.
• 19:41
  Speaker C: We did that ourselves in 2020.
• 19:43
  Speaker A: Yeah. And we put that out, and, you know, that was. That was right before the pandemic that hit. And then kind of. We kind of just sat around for a while like everybody else, and just what we want to do when. When we came back out of it and we started getting together, we just said, well, we'll just. Let's just write. Write a bunch of songs. We'll record them ourselves. You know, and then see what we're gonna do with it. So we recorded eight songs at that point at my house, and we. And we mixed them, and we said, well, you know, what do we want to do? And it turned out four of those songs were really kind of had.
• 20:21
  Speaker C: Thematically.
• 20:22
  Speaker A: Yeah.
• 20:23
  Speaker C: They fit together.
• 20:24
  Speaker A: So we put out a ten inch of taco Bell inspired song titles.
• 20:30
  Speaker C: So that that's called walk, don't run for the border. So.
• 20:34
  Speaker A: So that came out an amalgam of.
• 20:36
  Speaker C: Classic surf nonsense and Taco Bell's stupidity. So.
• 20:41
  Speaker A: So we put four songs out on that, and then we had two songs that we put out on a split seven inch with a band from down in Chattanooga. Yep. Called Genki, genki Panic. And that was two more of those songs. And then we had two songs left. So at that point, you know, we kind of were. We were good, and we're just playing, and we had gone down to Georgia, and we played a little run of shows down in the southeast, and we played a festival, and we got done, and this guy just came up to us and said, hey, I'm Johnny, and I'm putting out your next record. And it was really interesting. Cause at that point, we didn't really have a plan of what we were gonna do again. I mean, we were still writing songs, and we had. We didn't have an album's worth of that time. We had two songs left over from the eight that we did, and then we had a few that we were playing, and then it was like, he's, okay, I wanna put out a record. So we came back from that trip a couple weeks later. We had a, you know, a call with him, and he's like, all right, we wanna do it. So we spent. We spent about the next three months after that just kind of writing, writing, writing, writing, and it. We're. It kind of. It came together pretty quickly. You know that. It's that fine line, because I think you guys are going through it now, right? I mean, you. You don't want to just say, all right, we're going to write songs, we're going to write songs. And then you come out and you're like, well, we finished writing songs, and be like, well, I'm not really super pumped with all those songs. And it kind of. And I think Josh was really concerned with it because. Because, again, Kurt and I were like, all right, we're going to keep writing songs. And how many songs do we want to get to? We want to get to twelve. We want to get to 14. You know, we worked, and Josh is like, well, I. You know, let's not just. Don't just write songs because we. Because we need songs for the record. But it came out, I think every song on this record.
• 22:28
  Speaker C: Yeah, I think it's our best stuff.
• 22:29
  Speaker A: It's really, really for us. We're very proud of it. I don't think we cut any corners. I don't think we pushed it through. There's three cover songs on there, so we got to 14 songs for the record. And. Yeah, I mean, I love it. I'm really happy with the way.
• 22:46
  Speaker C: Really excited for people to hear it.
• 22:50
  Speaker A: Because, again, it definitely back to where we were talking before. It's sixties surf inspired music, but it's all over the place. I mean, the huevos, which we just played, that's pretty traditional. I mean, that definitely leans towards the traditional side, but it's like the modern traditional sound that Kurt was talking about before. But there's definitely. There's other songs on there that definitely go towards the punkier side. Or there's a really, really. One of the first song on side B is really spacey. I mean, it's got, like, kurt's got phaser and tremolo and all sorts of stuff on the guitar sound. And we put all. We use a lot of keys on it. There's synthesizer and there's Hammond organ. And we really. And we didn't record it ourselves, too, which was also huge because we knew that if we recorded ourselves, it would have taken a lot more time and we would have gotten not what we got. So we went into White Lake and recorded with our old friend Brett Portzer, and it was a lot more efficient. The result is far better than what we could have done ourselves. And, you know, it's just. It's really happy about it.
• 24:10
  Speaker B: Yeah. You know that band, beach bodies that we played with last night? The ukulele player works at White Lake. Oh.
• 24:16
  Speaker A: Oh, really? Yeah. The place is awesome.
• 24:18
  Speaker B: Yeah, I went because sugar hold our recording in there, and I went down to do just, like, a quick interview with them to, you know, to talk about the process and the progress or whatever. And they were at White Lake, and I went down there and, I mean, I'm. You know, I'm me. Like. And I walk in that lobby, and I just immediately just felt like I didn't belong. Like, I was like, this place is way too fucking fancy for me.
• 24:43
  Speaker C: Like, this is way too pro.
• 24:44
  Speaker B: Yeah. I was like, what am I even doing?
• 24:46
  Speaker C: I'm not in a basement right now. What is going on, you know, I'm.
• 24:49
  Speaker B: Like, I just got stoned out in the parking lot and fucking walking in. Oh, my God. What am I doing?
• 24:54
  Speaker A: Don't touch anything.
• 24:55
  Speaker B: Yeah, that's how I felt. I was like, hands in my pocket, like. And I got the whole tour of the. That place is a place is unreal.
• 25:04
  Speaker C: Yeah, it's funny because we've known Brett 30 years, at least, probably.
• 25:09
  Speaker A: I mean, he was at Max tracks back. Back in the day. I mean, that's where. That's where he started working. And then he had a studio down in Albany in his own place for a while. Then he was in the. Down by the port, and we record, and we. He mixed the talent back record, so. But I've known him for a long time, so that's comfortable for.
• 25:26
  Speaker B: That studio is fucking gorgeous.
• 25:28
  Speaker C: But it's funny because we get in there and, you know, again, it's a very kind of roots rock and roll style. And he's used to doing all kinds of plugins and modeler amps and stuff. And I'm like, no, I just want to mic on my. My showman. I have a 65 showman. And he's like, I haven't mic'd an amp in years. You know, like, he's. And he was having fun with it, but he's just kind of like, how do I do this? You know? Like, because it so much. It's like, I'll just plug you into this kemper over here and dial in. What kind of amp do you want? And it's like, for me, it's like, no, I want to play through my amp, you know? And, like. So we worked through that, got everything set up and came out great.
• 26:12
  Speaker B: And so you have. I know. I mean, the album's coming out end of the month. End of the month.
• 26:19
  Speaker C: So May 31.
• 26:20
  Speaker B: And then there's other media with the album.
• 26:23
  Speaker C: Right now we got a surprise coming out a week before.
• 26:26
  Speaker A: Yeah, it's a music video. We're gonna do the music video.
• 26:29
  Speaker C: Yeah, this will be exciting. It's almost done being edited. It's a typical stupidity for us.
• 26:35
  Speaker B: Perfect.
• 26:36
  Speaker C: It's kind of.
• 26:37
  Speaker A: Yeah, it's. It's.
• 26:38
  Speaker C: We're a bunch of idiots, and it's a really dumb premise, and it's. It's stupid again, you know, when you have no lyrics.
• 26:46
  Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
• 26:46
  Speaker C: You can do whatever you want with a video because you're not trying to tie in thematically to the song.
• 26:51
  Speaker B: Right.
• 26:52
  Speaker C: So it's fun.
• 26:54
  Speaker B: And then when does that come out?
• 26:57
  Speaker A: That's gonna drop on the 21st.
• 26:59
  Speaker B: Okay, so next week.
• 27:01
  Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
• 27:02
  Speaker B: As. As this airs, I mean.
• 27:04
  Speaker A: Yep. So the 21st, the video is gonna hit. And that's. And that's gonna be kind of the hyping up the, you know, the title track or the single of the record, which is called forbidden words, which is kind of another playback onto the inside joke. The lyrics. Not having lyrics, and then some other things that happened from.
• 27:27
  Speaker C: Yeah, inside joke. I'll leave it at that. But, yeah. So that's the title of the record and the title of the song.
• 27:35
  Speaker B: Sweet. Well, do we want to maybe play that song?
• 27:38
  Speaker C: Yeah, we can play that.
• 27:39
  Speaker B: Sure.
• 27:39
  Speaker A: Yeah, let's play forbidden words.
• 27:40
  Speaker C: Forbidden words.
• 27:41
  Speaker B: Cool. Well, let's listen to forbidden words. Jagaloons. And then we'll be right back to wrap it up.
• 27:51
  Speaker A: Sa.
• 30:01
  Speaker B: That was forbidden words. The Jagaloons off their. Their new album, which will be out at the end of this month. But, you know, if you're listening to this in the year 2030, it's been out for a really long time and went multi platinum. So congratulations.
• 30:16
  Speaker C: It's a modern classic.
• 30:17
  Speaker B: Yeah.
• 30:18
  Speaker C: So required listening.
• 30:21
  Speaker B: I just want to give you guys the chance to say what I refer to as your gratitudes, your shout outs, or whatever. So, Jeff, we'll start with you.
• 30:29
  Speaker A: All right, well, I'm just gonna thank my wife, Alicia. Cause she really puts up with a lot. We practice at my house. We did a lot of recording at my house. I spent a lot of late nights and early mornings in the studio, so she's put up with that.
• 30:42
  Speaker C: Josh is in your house every week.
• 30:44
  Speaker A: Yes, that's true. Yeah. My parents, for giving me the love of music and a little bit of talent and. Yeah, that's all I can say.
• 30:56
  Speaker C: I also want to thank my spouse, Kristen. Always supportive. Very much appreciated. Thank my son, Kev. He recorded sax with us on the first album. He's been at college, so he really hasn't played with us in a long time, but miss him playing in the band, because that's always a fun addition to have saxophone in there sometimes. So maybe he'll make a resurgence as he graduates next year. Definitely want to thank everybody kind of involved in making the record. So, Johnny at missing Fink, thanks for strong arming us and putting the record out with you. Brett Portzer at White Lake did a fantastic job. Dave Klein, who was in Agent Orange and the gastly ones and other bands he mastered it, did a fantastic job of the mastering, and the legendary Steven Blickenstaff did the art for the whole record. You might recognize his work from the classic cramps album, bad music for bad people. Oh, yeah, that's him. Yeah. He did our album art. Yeah, it's pretty awesome. And the album arts, amazing. Like, it's just so good. So thank you all for making this happen. We're really proud of this record and thankful for everybody that contributed to making it as good as it is.
• 32:17
  Speaker A: So thanks, Josh.
• 32:20
  Speaker C: Oh, yeah. Thanks, Josh, for choosing your family over this.
• 32:26
  Speaker A: Actually, thanks to Beth most.
• 32:28
  Speaker C: Oh, yes. We'll thank Josh's wife, Beth McLaughlinis. She has done tons of graphic design for us. She did the layout on the first two albums. She's taken photos. She does promo videos, stuff for us. She puts up with Josh.
• 32:45
  Speaker A: Yeah, if you go back to our Instagram page, when we did the. When we did that cover record that we talked about before, she did, like, a little video. We released one song a week over.
• 32:55
  Speaker C: The course of, and she did little animations for each one.
• 32:58
  Speaker A: They're all super, really, really cool little things, and they're all like, it's so creative because she found, like, a piece of the song title and made it work, and she did a fantastic job with that.
• 33:10
  Speaker C: And she always comes through and, yeah, she doesn't charge us, so it's great. Thank you, Beth.
• 33:17
  Speaker A: And she puts up with Josh.
• 33:18
  Speaker C: So, yeah, the running theme here is Josh. So thank you, Josh. We love you, buddy.
• 33:25
  Speaker A: Yes.
• 33:26
  Speaker B: All right, so, Jeff and Kurt of the Dragaloons, I am Andy Scullen. This is unsigned 518, and I'll see you on the road. Fun sign 518 is produced and hosted by me, Andy Scullen. New episodes are available every week wherever you stream podcasts. If you'd like to help support the show, please like and subscribe wherever you are listening. Or you could buy me a coffee@buymeacoffee.com. Unsigned 508. If you would like to advertise on the show, send me an email at unsigned 500, eightmail.com. And to be a guest on the show, reach out to me through Instagram at unsigned five one eight. Take care of one another, and I'll see you next week.