“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!
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