Fuzzy Logic

Having recently had Beatles on the brain, specifically the early years of their hysteria-inducing mop tops, I started to think about their early interviews. I started to look up some of those early pressers and was taken aback by just how many times the fab foursome was asked about money and marriage, but there were some gems amongst the clunkers. And so, inspired by the early press conferences of the Beatles, especially their US interviews, I decided to ask some of those very same questions to some of the best and brightest making music today.

I first came across Boise's Sun Blood Stories while taking a look at this year's Treefort lineup. It was pretty much love at first listen with these "High Desert experimental psych-fuzz"-makers. Their magnetic, colorful sonic machinations are both soothing and stirring, commanding attention whether they're caressing or crashing into your eardrums (which they do with equal enthusiasm).

The triad of Amber Pollard, Ben Kirby,…