The five guys known as Nevertheless are growing up. And they’re experiencing the pains and joys that come with that. Their label debut, Live Like We’re Alive, placed the Chattanooga radio rock band on the map as one to watch. And the initial journey into their musical career came with both frustrations and victories. Touring took the wind out of them, so a recent two month sabbatical was exactly what the doctor ordered.
Now, they are ready to go at it again, a little bit wiser. And their music should be all the better for it. Right as we sat down, the band signed off on someone to mix their album (Andy Hunt) and things are still getting worked out as far as album title and release date. But rest assured, whatever they decide, it will be as a five-piece who know a bit more about what they’re doing.
SA: This has to be an exciting time to be working on a new batch of songs. How were the production sessions with Rob Hawkins?
Josh Pearson: Rob is awesome. He’s totally out of the box for us. Our first record was with James Paul Wisner, who is a talented, amazing person. Rob’s a person who thinks out of the box, so the new record has a little more space and some new instruments on it not on the last record. One difference from this record to the old one is that this is much more simplistic. It’s not caked with harmonies. Piano is the prominent instrument on the record, so it’s been a great experience for sure.
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