They’re still standing after all this time. A career birthed on the melancholic introspection of Adam Duritz, the band’s strong live show, vulnerable lyricism and strong musicianship has led Counting Crows through their share of hills and valleys, hits and misses and time in and out of the spotlight. It might have been Mr. Jones who introduced them to the musical world, but they quickly made themselves at home without his help.
While there have been a few singles or live releases littering the void, it’s been six years since the last proper studio release (2002’s Hard Candy) from Counting Crows. So it shouldn’t be a surprise the band’s latest, Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings, is also their most thematic and thoughtful - an album intended for vinyl with two distinct sides and tones.
Guitarist David Immergluck tells us all about what happened during the down time, what happens on Saturday nights, working with Gil Norton again and what makes the band proud yet humble.
SSv: The whole theme of Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings as sin and regret… was that a whole band idea or was that Adam’s brainchild?
David Immergluck: It was definitely an Adam thing. He has his own feelings about Saturday night sins and Sunday morning regrets. You’ll have to talk to him about that one. My week consists of different days. [Laughs] My definition might be different than Adam’s although we tend to agree on a lot of that stuff.
You can read the rest of the interview here.
