George Dionne interviews THE CALLING frontman ALEX BAND about their comeback album BEFORE THE WORLD TURNS TO DUST. The album is out now through TLG | Virgin Music Group.
“THE CALLING (in 2001) was never like a band, I just hired people…This is actually the first time that I have band members that are contributing.” - Alex Band
Highlights include:
-Why now was the right time for a new album
-Roadblocks and delays along the way
-Maintaining their early 2000’s sound
-Recovering from symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
-Working with producer John Fields again
-Cutting down the amount of songs written over the years
-Stories behind the singles
-Recent & future live performances
-25th anniversary of ‘Camino Palmero’
-Signing with RCA Records when he was 15
-THE CALLING’s first major tour
-One billion Spotify streams of "Wherever You Will Go”
-Changes in the industry since THE CALLING’s last album
-What ended THE CALLING back in 2005
-Why he didn’t release the current album as a solo album
-Not following his father Charles Band into filmmaking
-And much, much more!
