The Lyric: Mosey West’s “The Next Breakdown”
photo credit Dan Page
Mosey West is gaining stream with the new EP Bermuda, and since our review of the record in our January issue, we’ve fallen in love with the track “The Next Breakdown.” Therefore, we figured we’d dig deeper into the lyrics and see what the band had to say about their meaning, origin, and their music in general.
CMB: You seem to be talking about traveling, maybe touring. Give us the lowdown on these lyrics.
MW: The song was written about the opening band, drinking, staying in shitty hotels, wasting time and all the things that go along with playing music. I started writing the lyrics while on tour in Texas and finished it after I got back. The song is about always looking forward to something, but not being sure what that is until it’s over.
CMB: The lyrics seem almost depressed or distant at times, is that what you were going for?
MW: The lyrics are meant to be distant, but also fun to sing whether we’re playing in front of 30 people or 300. The song is really more about the overall vibe to me. I really like the driving rhythm and Andrew Berlin’s mix on the EP. I’m not good at writing happy songs because they often seem hokey or meaningless.
CMB: Is there anything specific that you channel when you are writing songs, or does it just kind of hit you?
MW: Sometimes lyrics can take a long time. Sometimes I’ll have a cool melody, but I have trouble writing any words. Other times, I’ll have an idea of something to write about and I can pick up a guitar and write a song in only a few minutes. I wrote most of “The Next Breakdown” while driving and made up the rest at practice. Once the right tempo was figured out everything else sort of fell into place.
CMB: Would you say there is an overall message to your music?
MW: No, I just try and write songs that people can relate to and would like to hear while driving their car or hanging out at a bar with their friends. I’m not trying to change the world, I just want to have a good time and make good records.
CMB: What is coming up for the band?
MW: We are playing at the Hi-Dive in Denver on 4/10 with Lydia Loveless. We’ll be at Hodi’s in Fort Collins on 4/4 with Von Stomper and again on 4/26 for FOCOMX. We’ve got some festival dates booked for the summer and we’re working on scheduling a few tours. We plan on getting back in the studio to being working on the next album in the next few months.
CMB: Where can we find the music?
MW: You can check the band out at www.moseywest.com. Our music is for sale on iTunes or streaming on Spotify and if you live on the front range you can get our latest EP ‘Bermuda’ at Twist & Shout in Denver, Bizarre Bazaar in Fort Collins, or Albums on the Hill in Boulder.
Online: moseywest.com
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