being rushed...we want to make a good record and have it out as soon as we can so that we can tour again [with] more new songs and all that exciting stuff. That’s the most exciting part for me, working on new things. The Hollerado guys have this studio right by where we rehearse, and while they were in Europe, Menno was like, “hey, you guys want to go in and do some songs?” and I was like, “yeah as a matter of fact I have a lot of songs right now that are just in my head, and it’ll great to go in there and do something with them!” We went in and just said, “here’s a song, here’s the guitar and vocal; sing it”. I actually sang about five songs, and the guys who runs it was like, “okay let’s do that one, just let it come out”; we did a couple songs that way and it was great. We’re in that phase right now, the creative phase [in regards to] how they are going to sound- it’s so exciting.
be awesome if instead of an opening band, the audience opens the show and does just regular karaoke on a big stage. Who doesn’t love karaoke? Everybody loves to laugh at the train wreck and be like, “yeah that guy is killing it!”. It’s just a fun time, so why not try to do it? [The last time], Mitch had to run a Twitter contest where people had to sign up, and it worked out really well. Mitch: I was more nervous for that than I was for the show. I was so nervous for the people who were going up, [I wanted them to] do well and for everything to go well, and for people like it.
For Luke: You’re doing a solo project- how do you balance that with Born Ruffians? Luke: I did the solo record before Birthmarks came out and that was kind of it. I just did those songs, and Paperbag [Records] asked if I want to release it, and they were nice enough to put the record out for me. I wasn’t able to go on tour Are you planning on bringing the karaoke or anything because the timing didn’t work out, machine to any of your shows in the future? but after that I was kind of like, “well, [maybe] Luke: Yeah [laughs]. We are actually...maybe I’ll do another record but right now it’s not a we should announce this officially, but we don’t focus anymore; my focus is entirely on the next have a tour coming up. We thought that that [Born] Ruffians record, so I’m not going to think show was really fun, and it worked really well- about another solo record”. I’m entirely focused it was a tester. I just had this idea - wouldn’t it on the band right now.
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