Lovely World

Tell me about your new song You Know Darlin’ and what inspired the lyrics. Kind of wrote the song after listening to a ton of Jeff Buckley. I was sitting on my chair in my room and it all just fell together. we really traveled anywhere. Seeing LA and playing at the wonderful venues we did was a trip. Can’t wait to come back.

Hopefully very soon we will be returning to LA and on tour… many things in the works!

The basic idea was in appreciation of all the strong women of the world.

Another recent single is Soul Of A Saint. What is the inspiration behind that song? No idea honestly. I was in our rehearsal space and just started playing around with the chord progression and riff. Ten minutes later it was finished. What do you hope 2021 brings for you, for Lovely World, and for the music world overall? The end of Covid and the beginning of a new era. Hopefully we will all be able to hang out, tour and appreciate live music again. We have been taking the downtime to write and record on our own and truly get the sound we want.

Sometimes songs just come, like they were channeled from somewhere.

What was it like working with producer Rick Parker (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Dandy Warhols) and what did he contribute to the overall recording process? We love working with Rick, but on these tracks we tracked and did most of the vocals at Echo Mountain Recording in Asheville, North Carolina, I did the vocals of You Know Darlin’ with Rick in Los Angeles and he mixed the record there as well. Covid stopped Rick from flying in and it’s difficult to produce a track long distance wise, at least for Lovely World it is. But Rick is fantastic, an amazing producer.

You are now signed to Dark Spark Music, owned by famed rock manager Vicky Hamilton. How did you wind up meeting and working with Vicky? We aren’t signed to Dark Spark, but Vicky Hamilton is our manager. Vicky owns the label and we have distributed our last few records through Dark Spark/ The Orchard. We met her at Springboard Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee. We were kind of fiddling around outside the conference building and she ran into us and we started talking. She’s amazing.

and live shows, and have you been able to play and shows during this time? Touring wise, it blows man. We’ve not been able to play some shows regionally. But the isolation hasn’t been that bad. I think it’s helped us all grow as people and songwriters..

What could one expect from a live Lovely World show? A damn good time... If I had to put it into words I say intense and dynamic. You’ll jut have to catch a show and tell me what you think!

What was the experience like playing out in the Los Angeles area (especially at the notorious Viper Room) and do you plan to return after the pandemic comes to an end? It was amazing. Honestly that was probably the first time

Man I’m only 23 so I’m not sure my words have enough experience to be considered wisdom but I’d say to ground yourself and treat social media/the digital world as it is. I see so many people getting sucked in by it. Some completely lose track of themselves. But hey, if that is your thing, follow Lovely World, we love to hear from you!

Interview by Ken Morton - Photos by Jose Juarez

Full of charisma and chaos, RVNGE is a demon in the city of angels. The band is composed of Matty Singh on vocals, Brandon Lee Syme on guitar, and Mark De La O on drums. On the verge of unleashing their debut album entitled System Failure, RVNGE is ready to break out above and beyond the Los Angeles music scene they call home. Highwire Daze recently interviewed RVNGE frontman Matty Singh to find out more about this amazing band on the rise...

Introduce yourself, tell me what you do in RVNGE and how long the band has been together. My name is Matty Singh, I am the vocalist of RVNGE. We have been together for only two years now.

What do you think about our local Los Angeles music scene

of things? I think the local Los Angeles music scene is such a strong force. All the bands are so tight knit and from my experiences they all seem to be there for each other and I find that beautiful. When we entered the scene in 2019, I believe we gave a fresh revival of a hardcore sound that we missed greatly. Along with that we deliver a very energetic performance that is always unique. Is there any overall story or concept behind the System Failure album title coming out on May 3rd? The title System Failure came up when we were thinking about the concept of the record. It’s all about going into a VR video game not knowing it’s actually an MK Ultra like experiment that is reprogramming you but it fails when you become aware. Working alongside a film composer we brought the story to life in a cinematic experience.

Tell me about the recent single Breaking Through and what inspired the lyrics on that song? Breaking Through is a song about hope and perseverance. On the record it’s the song about controlling your own mind and breaking free from the virtual world. The song is actually very personal to me because I have a lot of friends that I care about that need encouragement and this song is truly for them.

Select any other RVNGE song and what inspired the lyrics. My favorite song from System Failure has to be Hellfire. It’s the part of the record that gets into the war simulation. When I was writing it all I could think of at the time was how mankind has created its own destruction. I felt like it was fitting for the story line of the record so we decided to add the song last minute.

What could one expect from a live RVNGE show? You know, I like to surprise people a lot. I want people to