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Artist News
OK Go on new album
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 20 February 2009
OK Go’s Damian Kulash has spoken to Rolling Stone about the band’s new album and says it’s been influenced by the likes of Aretha Franklin, Al Green and Prince.
He says of the record, which has the working title ‘Help Is On The Way’: “I was in a heavy classic-soul/’Purple Rain’ phase – that’s why there’s not that many guitars on the album. Those songs make guitars feel redundant and sledgehammer-ish. If you need a loud, heavy guitar to make your song rock, there’s a problem with your song”.
“It’s like ‘Purple Rain’ through broken speakers. Maybe that’s a little unfair – obviously we’re not fucking geniuses – but it’s dancey and anthemic and expansive”.
