“Throughout the pandemic, every little thing was up within the air.”
Sick Puppies’ bassist and founding member, Emma Anzai, not too long ago joined Loudwire Nights (Oct. 8) and opened up in regards to the band’s new album, Wave the Bull — their first since 2016’s Fury.
“We have by no means skilled one thing like this earlier than,” she recalled in regards to the pandemic and the way it utterly modified their schedules and plans. “We do not know what this implies for reside music — or music and bands generally…numerous bands did not survive it, so we had been type of frightened, too.”
Anzai mentioned Sick Puppies had new music that they had been able to launch, however they weren’t positive if or when that may really occur.
“It simply appeared so far-off,” she mentioned.
“To lastly be right here and do it the best way we needed to, it does really feel like a brand new begin. It feels good simply because it has been so lengthy, ?”
Wave the Bull, Sick Puppies’ sixth studio album, will land in March 2025, practically a decade after Fury got here out. The album title is a nod to the difficulties and adversities the band has confronted over time — one thing most followers will have the ability to join with, too.
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“You don’t need dangerous issues to occur or you do not need to undergo that stuff, nobody does,” Anzai informed host Chuck Armstrong.
“[But] nobody’s resistant to that, so it is type of like the best way to strategy it’s to wave the bull and be like, ‘Alright. Deliver it on, as a result of it should occur anyway so let’s simply attempt to do it fearlessly.”
What Else Did Sick Puppies’ Emma Anzai Focus on on Loudwire Nights?
- Why followers can anticipate numerous completely different sounds and types on Wave the Bull
- Why she finds herself being nostalgic relating to Sick Puppies’ profession
- How lengthy the band has been engaged on a few of the songs on the brand new album
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Emma Anzai joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday, Oct. 8; the present replays on-line right here, and you’ll tune in reside each weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; you can even see if the present is accessible in your native radio station and hearken to interviews on-demand.
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