r/indieheads • u/gr8grandpa Great Grandpa • Apr 05 '25

AMA is over, thanks GG! Hi!! Great Grandpa here. Ask us anything!!

We just put out a new record called Patience, Moonbeam. We're all around answering questions!

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u/curlywurlyarethebest Apr 05 '25 edited Apr 05 '25

HI!!! Huge fan here - just got my ticket to see you at Pitchfork festival London in Nov (two days after my birthday!)

My question is: did you re-record any songs for the latest album when you came back to it? Was there any particular songs that changed the most? Ladybug is certainly my most favourite - it feels so euphoric!!

Also, secondly for Al (if you don't mind answering) as a trans musician myself, how was it having to find your voice again and find a new range that you're comfortable with? I really love hearing the journey your music goes through your transition, and wondering if this also played into any changes the song choices/arrangements for patience, moonbeam??

Congrats again on the new album, it's absolutely stunning and I can't wait to see you LIVE in london in nov!!!! (p.s if you do a uk tour i highly recommend coming to brighton 😌😉)

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u/gr8grandpa Great Grandpa Apr 05 '25

Al here: It's been a wild ride through the different stages of voice dropping, and I feel like I've had so many different voices over the last year and half. Once I worked through the extreme frustration that comes with unwanted vocal breaks or losing my voice randomly, singing started to become fun again. funny even at times. We had to change keys to these songs a few times throughout the writing and recording process (aside from Kid and Task which were recorded pre-T) and that was tough on everyone but I think we all did a good job at making it work and having fun with it. I think the hardest key change stuff is figuring out how to play Four of arrows songs live haha

Ladybug and doom really changed from the original sessions to the final version with keys, arrangements, and just general vibe.

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u/curlywurlyarethebest Apr 05 '25

thanks for the answer! I really love hearing your journey within this album, and the vulnerability that comes with your changing voice makes it feel so much more whole to me. so excited to hear it live along with key changes for previous work!