This week's band has no picture (in my interview, they said they "are slightly strange when it comes such things as keeping the band members and certain information anonymous."), just a really cool name - Saturn's Virtue.
The Kilkenny, Ireland group lists their influences as Soundgarden, A Perfect Circle, The Dillenger Escape Plan, Alice in Chains, and Tool. If you listened to the song I posted of theirs a couple weeks ago, "Torn in Two," you probably guessed at least some of these bands. They have a spare guitar style and softer vocals that are very reminiscent of early grunge.
As far as inspiration and identification goes, the band says: "We aspire to anyone who is a dedicated artist, whether it's a musician, a painter, a filmmaker, a poet or a photographer. We respect the hard work and dedication these people put into harnessing their own unique voice."
They let me in on the songwriting process, too: "The songwriting process is usually based on a series of themes. These are built from lyrics or taken from a riff or rhythmic pattern, which we try to incorporate into the song. This is usually done by jamming out the parts until we achieve a direction and it feels natural. Once we get to that point and we know what we're conveying the song tends to write itself." This is a question I always like to ask, because, while I'm musically inclined and play several instruments, I wasn't gifted with the ability to compose music, so it can be cool to see how people who were do it.
As a fan of grunge, I definitely am interested in this band. But what kept me listening was their interesting lyrics and melodic guitar.
Check out their page here, as well as their MySpace page.
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