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Let’s admit it, the so-called “emo revival” that flourished in the early 2010s is still going strong to the point that the revival tag line is now redundant. Nevertheless, emerging Newcastle trio Threadbear<\/strong> look to prolong the genre’s\u00a0momentum with their debut album – ‘Fine By Me’.<\/em> Citing genre forefathers The Get Up Kids and Jimmy Eat World alongside more recent bands such as\u00a0\u00a0CSTVT, Marietta and Free Throw as influences, ‘Fine By Me’<\/em> blends together serene tone with youthful brashness delivering a heartfelt collection of songs.<\/p>\n Although the self-funded record isn’t due to be released until April 3rd, Threadbear<\/strong> have decided to launch the album with Already Heard<\/strong> by premiering the video for its first single. ‘Yupppp’<\/em> closes ‘Fine By Me’<\/em> and neatly captures their sincere lyricism and urgent and raw musicianship.<\/p>\n In addition, we spoke to guitarist Jon Teggert to learn more about Threadbear, the making of ‘Fine By Me’, recording with Bob Cooper and what the deal is with the simple yet odd concept behind the\u00a0‘Yupppp’<\/em> video.<\/p>\n AH: Today sees you announce your debut album (‘Fine By Me’<\/em>), as well premiere a video for its first single (‘Yupppp’<\/em>). The album follows two EP’s. For those hearing Threadbear for the first time, what should they know?<\/b> AH: We’ll admit when you reached out to us and mentioned some of your influences, you caught our attention. Besides the influence of 90’s and emo revival bands, what makes Threadbear different?<\/b> AH: How did you find the experience writing a full-length compared to the EP’s? Did it allow to explore more ideas?<\/b> Once we had those core five\/six songs written, we were selective in choosing material that flowed coherently, instead of having a collection of unrelated songs. There were a lot of ideas that got scrapped in the run-up to last August because we couldn\u2019t see how they would contribute to the finished product.\u00a0It was a completely new way of writing for us but I feel we got the best from it.<\/i><\/p>\n AH: You headed to Leeds last summer to record the album with Bob Cooper. With such a glowing reputation, how beneficial was his input to ‘Fine By Me’<\/i>?<\/b> https:\/\/youtu.be\/aci9MBI4ltY<\/p>\n AH: Let’s talk about the video for ‘Yupppp’<\/i>. It seems a pretty simple but weird concept – the three of you performing with a guy getting messy with some spag bol. What’s the story behind the making of it?<\/b> We were pointed in the direction of Krishna Mutharangu (Bish), who\u2019s done a few local music videos; we\u2019ve known of his work for a while due to his documentation of the Newcastle skate scene. We didn’t hesitate to contact him and he loved the concept. He helped us create the exact video Sam had pictured as well as making it really visually interesting; somehow he managed to make the weird little idea look like some deleted scene from Suspiria<\/a>! We also can’t thank Allan Scorer, the owner of Little Buildings (where we filmed the video), enough for putting up with the mess – and for looking out for us over the past few years.<\/i><\/p>\n AH: So with the album out soon, what’s next for Threadbear?<\/b> ‘Fine By Me’<\/i> by Threadbear<\/b> is released on 3rd April.<\/p>\n Threadbear<\/b> links: Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n Do you have a new video or release you\u2019d like to premier on Already Heard<\/b>? If so contact S\u00eaan Reid<\/a> to find out more.<\/i><\/p>\n
\nJon: We’re a three-piece from Newcastle that people have described as \u201ca nice band\u201d. We became friends through working together, and we started playing music together in 2016. At the end of 2017, we\u2019d just finished writing a collection of songs after releasing our last EP (‘Poland Spring’). We joked that instead of recording another EP, we\u2019d write more songs and make an album instead\u2026 seems that joke turned into a reality! <\/i><\/p>\n
\nJon: A big part of Threadbear\u2019s creative process is writing music that we enjoy playing and would like listening to. Whilst we wear a lot of our influences on our sleeve, we actually listen to a wide range of music among the three of us and I hope that comes through in the way we don\u2019t just fit into one section of the \u2018emo\u2019 genre. We don\u2019t really try to write any specific style and we\u2019re not trying to write songs that we think are going to be \u2018hits\u2019. There\u2019s also just the three of us playing, so there\u2019s a lot more emphasis on each individual instrument. When we write, we make sure that each part is necessary and adds something to that song. <\/i><\/p>\n
\nJon: It was quite a different writing experience for us as we didn\u2019t just have songs there ready to record; we actually had to write songs with the goal of having an album at the end of it. As we had written the original bunch of songs maybe six months before deciding to record a full album, our interests developed a bit; we discovered new music and became more instrumentally focused.<\/i><\/p>\n
\nJon: Bob is amazing; he’s a real perfectionist when it comes to recording. He pushes to get the best out of you and isn\u2019t afraid to say when he knows you can do better. From the get-go, Bob had it figured out – which is obvious from the list of bands he\u2019s worked with alone. He really tailored the process to how we wanted it to be and the album sounds even better than we could have imagined.<\/i><\/p>\n
\nJon: Honestly, the idea was pretty random. Sam and I were out for food and he just had this idea of our friend, Jacque, eating a big old messy bowl of pasta and getting it everywhere whilst we play, oblivious to what was happening.<\/i><\/p>\n
\nJon: We’re already onto writing LP #2 but we\u2019ll save that for another day. For now, we\u2019ll be releasing another single before this album\u2019s released, then once it\u2019s out we really want to start getting out and playing it around the UK. We\u2019ve got some friends in some amazing bands we\u2019d love to be able to play with, we\u2019ve waited long enough. With any luck, people will dig us and give us a reason to keep writing songs!<\/i><\/p>\n
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