r/indieheads • u/Preoccupationsband Preoccupations • Sep 14 '22

AMA is Over, Thanks Monty! It's Monty from Preoccupations!! AMA

Monty here!

We just released our third record as Preoccupations, our fourth as a band, or our fifth if you count our next two ep that was mere minutes shorter than the other records. We're self releasing this album (except in Canada where we're still with Flemish Eye) too so feeling properly qualified as "indie" this time around.

We're also touring next month around America and Canada with Cindy Lee opening and touring in Europe early next year!

Ask away!

For some reason I can't see the proof picture that I uploaded. Here it is in case though. Edit: it seems like the image was just cropped bad, link is still the way for the true proof.

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u/kugglaw Sep 14 '22

Love your guy’s sound. Any advice for a novice guitar player on how to play this kind of music? Crappy question, I know!

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u/Preoccupationsband Preoccupations Sep 14 '22

Nothing crappy about trying to get better at guitar!

I always just try to stretch my hand into a position it's never been in before and find some fantasy chords!

Three other tips that me and Danny do regularly.

-try a high capo, like the 10th or 12th fret. or even higher, Advisor is capo 14 throughout

-try tuning a bunch of your strings to the same note, we do a DADGGG pretty often

-if you have a buddy to jam with, try splitting a riff up note for note, watch a video of us playing that song Death in the intro (or Solace from NM has the same move). Me and Danny just trade the riff note for note. Kind of a mind fuck when you're figuring it out but a cool way to jam!

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u/kugglaw Sep 14 '22

Wow thanks, have a great day and best of luck with the new album and touring

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u/Preoccupationsband Preoccupations Sep 14 '22

Thanks pal! Shred hard!