Stitched Up Heart: Of Werewolves, Vampires, and Cute Furry Kittens
Interview by Ken Morton - Photos by Jack Lue On Labor Day weekend, Mixi of Stitched Up Heart made her way into the heart of Los Angeles accompianed by four adorable kittens. The occasion was for a Highwire Daze cover interview complete with Jack Lue photo shoot! After the pictures were taken within the realm of a very gothic apartment space, Highwire Daze sat down with Mixi to discuss the upcoming Stitched Up Heart album, touring with Butcher Babies and RA, her work with ARE Animal Rescue, cute furry kittens, and more! What was it like shooting with photographer Jack Lue at this interesting location? I didn’t realize you could get so many pictures done in so little time with so many different spots and poses. It was probably the most pictures taken in any photo shoot we’ve ever done. It was awesome! How has the recording of the new Stitched Up Heart album been going, and who are you working with? I finally just finished my end – all of the vocals are completely done for this next record. So right now, it’s with Mitchell Marlow – he’s producing the record. And Kevin Thrasher’s doing a few songs. So, it’s just in the mixing stages right now – and then we turn it into the label – get the thumbs up – and then start the marketing process and the plan for it. I’m really, really excited. It’s a lot heavier – I scream a little more than the last one – so it’s a lot of fun! How much did the pandemic and the social unrest in the world influence the writing of the record – if at all? The first year of writing this album was in the pandemic, so there was a lot of influence. We did a lot of writing in 2021 towards the end as well. There’s some influence from like the aftermath – and how we feel. Our emotions have changed so much during the time we were in it – unsure of what was going to happen. Everybody’s living in fear, and nobody really knows the answers and knows what to do – but they think they do. So, I think there was a lot of uncertainty in some of the songs – and there’s a lot of getting through it. It’s a very aggressive record – like 28
“I just want out of this cage” kind of thing. Are there any particular subject matters or a title for the album that you can share at this time? The album has a very dark, almost horror movie kind of theme to it. There’s some references of werewolves and vampires. We had a lot of fun with the visual aesthetic. I can’t give you the title yet, but it is along those lines. How did your recent tour with the Butcher Babies go, and what was it like to tour with a bunch of girls instead of a bunch of guys? Well, we’ve done a lot of tours with women – I think it September/October 2022
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