• Greg Lutze
• Mr. Kevin Murphy

Have you been getting far out with studio toys?
Caleb (Quick) blew our minds yesterday playing out of a Leslie cabinet. He got into it halfway through and then we went back and did a bunch of songs with it. Everyone was suddenly woken up when he started playing on it. Very important I think to the sound and theme of the album.

Did you guys go into the studio knowing what you wanted?
It's a lot looser this time. Some songs were all the way there. Some still aren’t lyrically. We recorded a soul version of a song that came out pretty awesome. Actually, I'm happy with both versions.

How do the Moondoggies get the Moondoggie sound?
We sit in a basement and drink beers and mess around until we feel like throwing stuff up in the air and seeing where it lands. I wouldn't call it jamming either, but sometimes, there's that world, and then there's me on the 4-track world, and sometimes those worlds collide.

What have been the challenges so far while recording?
The Rhodes breaking, the keys breaking. Having to finish lyrics for twelve new songs.

Do you ever tune the Rhodes?
Caleb always does. That thing's a pain in the ass, but worth it.

What’s your approach mixing and mastering?
Listen over and over, take notes, and try to find a consensus between everyone.

If the Moondoggies had to choose: Allman Brothers or Lynyrd Skynyrd or Molly Hatchet, or speed metal.
You know, I've never gotten those Allman Brothers / Lynyrd Skynyrd comparisons. I don't like either of them all that much. Of course I'll blast “Freebird” like anybody else when I'm driving. But I don't think we're southern rock. I think we’re just rock. I think this album will make that more apparent. I think that's a quick comparison and those bands are on the top layer of the general public’s idea. There's a better reference point for us. The newer influences are there too, especially on the new record. So my choice is speed metal. I grew up on the Beatles, Camper Van Beethoven, and Nirvana, and still listen to them all the time. Shit, I just realized there will be a little pedal steel on the new album, we'll have to get Steve Vai to sit it.

The Moondoggies play Sat. Nov. 28th at the Showbox - Market with Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, and Star Anna.