Final Days Society
"Final Days Society" is a swedish post-rock band that has been around since 2006. They are working on a new album. ICIT Webzine sent over some questions to the band. Here´s what they had to say.
You started "Final Days Society" back in 2006. Could you give us a brief background to the name itself as well as why you started the band?
Suwat: It started with me when my old band was splitting up and I was trying to get a new project going. I met up with Andreas since I knew him from earlier and that we have somewhat similar
tastes in music. When we started fds we agreed that the music that we wanted to play was (and still is) powerful emotional music with less rules than the music we previously played. As for the name, I Thought it was a good name since all of us were in bands that were splitting up.
During 2017 you have given us some clues that a new record is in progress. Could you share with us your thoughts on the new album?
Victor: Being a new member and also the third drummer in Final Days Society, I’ve really been pushing myself to contribute to the band as a whole and the efforts of trying to do something
different and new yet nostalgic with the new album. The last album “Icebreaker” is, in my opinion, a kind of dark and emotionally pervasive album which differs in many respects to the two
preceding albums, which had a more hopeful indie vibe to them. This new album is much like a merger between the first album and Icebreaker; the songs have both hopeful and blissful tendencies as well as immersions in feelings of the inconsolable and wretched. Thus, the scope of different emotions are quite broad on this new album.
Except for touring in Sweden you have been touring plenty in Europe as well. What has been your favorite moments on tour so far?
Pierre: My overall favorite moments going on tour is to meet and talk to all the incredible people before and after the shows. We’ve had fans driving for hours just to come to see us play and it’s
a huge honour for us to be part of something like that.
Victor: Just being on tour has been an amazing experience. The last tour we did was actually my first, so it will always have a special place in my heart.
Many of your songs are instrumental, but sometimes you include some vocal-layers too. What inspires you to include vocals?
Pierre: We look at the vocals not primarily as “vocals” but more as an instrument of its own. We won’t include vocals “just because” but in places we think it will add something to the song. That, and because our singer Suwat has such silky-smooth vocal cords :)
Victor: The other guys knows better about this but generally I guess we just perceive the vocals as yet another instrument but it is also a trait of our music which distinguish us amongst other
bands in the post-rock scene, I think.
It is soon the end of 2017. What has been the highlights for the band this year and what would you 2018 to be?
Victor: I don’t know if there has been any particular highlights, we’ve just been working and trying to get our schedules in sync, rehearsing songs and getting to know each other more as
musicians and human beings.
There are some swedish bands like "EF", "Seas of Years" and "Moonlit Sailor" that comes to mind when using the term "Post-Rock". Why do you think that there are so many great swedish bands labelled "Post-Rock"?
Pierre: Sweden have always had a great music scene that encourage the kids and give them the opportunity to learn and play music. I think that’s why we have so many great bands originating
from Sweden, Post-Rock bands included.
Victor: It probably has something to do with it being a country with a good enough welfare so that any particular individual can, practically at any point in time, start a band and rehearse for free or
at a reasonable price in many places in Sweden. This is what I think is the case for swedish bands in general. Now, to be more esoteric I would say that when it comes to “Post-rock” or any kind of emotionally pervasive type of music, Sweden is a place where I think that kind of music resonates especially well with people. Almost half of a year in Sweden is completely enveloped
in darkness and in our hometown we’re also surrounded by dark woods and with a nomination of being the rainiest and darkest city in Sweden on our back, I think “post-rock” or “emotional” music
is almost a natural state of being amongst individuals here. Hehe.
Your previous album "Icebreaker" from 2015 was quite bombastic. You even had trumpets on the song "Drifter" for example. Will the new album be an reaction to "Icebreaker" or do you simply include the strongest individual tracks?
Victor: I was not a part of the recording process of Icebreaker so the intentions of it being bombastic or not can only the other guys answer. I see this new album as a merger between the first album and Icebreaker; the songs have both hopeful and blissful tendencies as well as immersions in feelings of the inconsolable and wretched. Thus, the scope of different emotions are quite broad on this new album. And you’re probably correct in the assumption that it is a
reaction to Icebreaker, but we’ll see what happens in the recording process, I guess.
We usually let the bands we interview to ask themselves a question of their own choice. What would that question be, and could you please answer it for us?
Victor: Haha! That’s an interesting inclusion in a band interview. I think the question would be…
“What does it mean to be a musician in this day and age?” and the answer would be: It’s about being somewhat of a maniac for spending a disproportionate amount of time on it without making
any significant regular profit. It’s about being an artist, being humble and appreciate and love what you do, even though it might be difficult at times.
Pierre: “What’s your favorite ‘90s jam?”
That would be Refused, RATM and the four first albums by Kent.
Thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us at "ICIT Webzine"!
Photos etc: "Final Days Society"
For more info on "Final Days Society" please check out:
https://sv-se.facebook.com/finaldayssociety/
https://finaldayssociety.bandcamp.com/
You started "Final Days Society" back in 2006. Could you give us a brief background to the name itself as well as why you started the band?
Suwat: It started with me when my old band was splitting up and I was trying to get a new project going. I met up with Andreas since I knew him from earlier and that we have somewhat similar
tastes in music. When we started fds we agreed that the music that we wanted to play was (and still is) powerful emotional music with less rules than the music we previously played. As for the name, I Thought it was a good name since all of us were in bands that were splitting up.
During 2017 you have given us some clues that a new record is in progress. Could you share with us your thoughts on the new album?
Victor: Being a new member and also the third drummer in Final Days Society, I’ve really been pushing myself to contribute to the band as a whole and the efforts of trying to do something
different and new yet nostalgic with the new album. The last album “Icebreaker” is, in my opinion, a kind of dark and emotionally pervasive album which differs in many respects to the two
preceding albums, which had a more hopeful indie vibe to them. This new album is much like a merger between the first album and Icebreaker; the songs have both hopeful and blissful tendencies as well as immersions in feelings of the inconsolable and wretched. Thus, the scope of different emotions are quite broad on this new album.
Except for touring in Sweden you have been touring plenty in Europe as well. What has been your favorite moments on tour so far?
Pierre: My overall favorite moments going on tour is to meet and talk to all the incredible people before and after the shows. We’ve had fans driving for hours just to come to see us play and it’s
a huge honour for us to be part of something like that.
Victor: Just being on tour has been an amazing experience. The last tour we did was actually my first, so it will always have a special place in my heart.
Many of your songs are instrumental, but sometimes you include some vocal-layers too. What inspires you to include vocals?
Pierre: We look at the vocals not primarily as “vocals” but more as an instrument of its own. We won’t include vocals “just because” but in places we think it will add something to the song. That, and because our singer Suwat has such silky-smooth vocal cords :)
Victor: The other guys knows better about this but generally I guess we just perceive the vocals as yet another instrument but it is also a trait of our music which distinguish us amongst other
bands in the post-rock scene, I think.
It is soon the end of 2017. What has been the highlights for the band this year and what would you 2018 to be?
Victor: I don’t know if there has been any particular highlights, we’ve just been working and trying to get our schedules in sync, rehearsing songs and getting to know each other more as
musicians and human beings.
There are some swedish bands like "EF", "Seas of Years" and "Moonlit Sailor" that comes to mind when using the term "Post-Rock". Why do you think that there are so many great swedish bands labelled "Post-Rock"?
Pierre: Sweden have always had a great music scene that encourage the kids and give them the opportunity to learn and play music. I think that’s why we have so many great bands originating
from Sweden, Post-Rock bands included.
Victor: It probably has something to do with it being a country with a good enough welfare so that any particular individual can, practically at any point in time, start a band and rehearse for free or
at a reasonable price in many places in Sweden. This is what I think is the case for swedish bands in general. Now, to be more esoteric I would say that when it comes to “Post-rock” or any kind of emotionally pervasive type of music, Sweden is a place where I think that kind of music resonates especially well with people. Almost half of a year in Sweden is completely enveloped
in darkness and in our hometown we’re also surrounded by dark woods and with a nomination of being the rainiest and darkest city in Sweden on our back, I think “post-rock” or “emotional” music
is almost a natural state of being amongst individuals here. Hehe.
Your previous album "Icebreaker" from 2015 was quite bombastic. You even had trumpets on the song "Drifter" for example. Will the new album be an reaction to "Icebreaker" or do you simply include the strongest individual tracks?
Victor: I was not a part of the recording process of Icebreaker so the intentions of it being bombastic or not can only the other guys answer. I see this new album as a merger between the first album and Icebreaker; the songs have both hopeful and blissful tendencies as well as immersions in feelings of the inconsolable and wretched. Thus, the scope of different emotions are quite broad on this new album. And you’re probably correct in the assumption that it is a
reaction to Icebreaker, but we’ll see what happens in the recording process, I guess.
We usually let the bands we interview to ask themselves a question of their own choice. What would that question be, and could you please answer it for us?
Victor: Haha! That’s an interesting inclusion in a band interview. I think the question would be…
“What does it mean to be a musician in this day and age?” and the answer would be: It’s about being somewhat of a maniac for spending a disproportionate amount of time on it without making
any significant regular profit. It’s about being an artist, being humble and appreciate and love what you do, even though it might be difficult at times.
Pierre: “What’s your favorite ‘90s jam?”
That would be Refused, RATM and the four first albums by Kent.
Thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us at "ICIT Webzine"!
Photos etc: "Final Days Society"
For more info on "Final Days Society" please check out:
https://sv-se.facebook.com/finaldayssociety/
https://finaldayssociety.bandcamp.com/
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