![]() One of the songs on your new album, “It’s A Laugh,” is really special and caught my attention right away. I love hearing the crowd roar in response to me simply flipping a page on the chart. It’s more than a gag it’s a powerful way to speak through what feels like very economical subtitles. Live, we employ a flip chart with words and pictures drawn on it to augment the messages of these songs. However, we wanted to make the arrangements percussive enough so you wouldn’t miss the drums. We chose to perform live with a single acoustic guitar and a bass (and zero drums). I wrote these songs a few years after my father died, and we titled it “Grand Marais.” We wore all black, drank obscene amounts of green tea, and even called the band Grand Marais for a short time. It eventually grew into an exuberant song-cycle about depression. We came up with this way to play as a three-piece. Also, when our drummer left, our band had to function with less. Our song “Egypt,” for example, employs an acoustic guitar, a glockenspiel, and some wine glasses-and it is by far a fan favorite. Over the years, we’ve had some pretty minimal moments. ![]() ![]() And we’ve found that when we are very limited as artists-when we have to make something special out of less-we shine the most. This album, “Grand Marais,” is an experiment in minimalism. What can you tell us about it? How did you put this collection of songs together? You have an amazing new album that just came out in July. We have been oh-so-good, just coming off the high of a seriously fun mini-tour with The Deathray Davies and Salim Nourallah. Hi, Erik, welcome to VENTS! How have you been? ![]() We chatted about the band’s minimalist sound on the album, the making of “zero-fat” music, and what’s next for this amazing band. Vents Magazine sat down with Sanden to talk about the new album, and we took a dive into the creation of the song “It’s A Laugh,” including its inspiration, and the writing and production process. It’s impeccable and perfect, and we can’t get enough of this amazing record. The band lineup for this new album includes Erik Sanden, Joe Reyes, and Odie. The result is astonishingly intimate while gorgeously luxe in its simplicity, with the lyrics front and center, and the band’s harmonies are given a well-deserved spotlight. On the new outing, “Grand Marais,” they certainly kept the lyrical heft, but the band stripped the music way back, incorporating just guitar, bass, and vocals. Buttercup, an indie-pop outfit out of San Antonio, Texas, is known for its jangly, lyrically-deep creations, music for people who like a heaping helping of smarts in their lyrics. ![]()
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