We got the chance to catch up with the guys from VoxHaul Broadcast recently to talk about their new album and tour. They were kind enough to pass a new track ‘Days Are Long’ along. If you’d like to download the song go to their myspace.

SC: How did you guys choose the name Voxhaul Broadcast? Does it reference anything in particular?

VB: Well when we were thinking of a band name we had a list of all the names we really liked and it took us a while but we narrowed down that list to couple words that sounded good together we really liked foxhole broadcast. So later on that night we went to a bar to meet up with some friends one of which had a really thick Scottish accent so when we told him the band name and he repeated it back to us it sounded like he he said Voxhaul Broadcast and we decided we liked that a lot better. The name itself has no meaning behind it its just a miss communication between people.

SC: Your currently recording a follow up to Rotten Apples. Do you have a title? Will it be a full length or an EP?

VB: Right now we are releasing a five song EP which is called Fact Fiction and Turquoise which is a short collection of songs that we recorded since the Rotten Apples EP. There was no room for these songs that we really liked on the album that we just recorded so we thought we would release these songs separately and get people excited for the new album that’s to come.

SC: Can you tell us a little bit about the album?

VB: We are all very excited about this new album because it will be our first full length since we have always just made EP’s. We also had the pleasure to record in Elliot Smith’s old studio the album was produced and engineered by our friend Eli Thompson and was recorded like the old days where everyone plays live and is recorded onto two inch tape, there was no computers in the studio just the sound of tapes being rewound and recorded over it was a really great experience and the vibes were amazing. We are going to release the album soon and we are thinking about calling it Timing Is Everything since this is our first album and we want everything to feel right.

SC: I read that you prefer to record live. What do you like about a live arrangement?

VB: When we record separately everything always ends up sounding sterile and boring it feels like there is no connection in the music. We are all old friends and we grew up learning how to play our instruments and write songs in front of each other we always vibe on one another and thats the only way the music sounds honest to us.

SC: Do you guys have a tour coming up?

VD: Yes we have a west coast tour coming up at the end of November beginning of December and then some UK dates coming soon.

SC: You guys site Motown artists, the beatles, and the Pixies as influences. What do you like about those artists?

VB: The music is timeless it never feels like the world can out grow them any subject those artists write and sing about always seems current and relatable to any person at any time going through problems or experiencing happiness it doesn’t seem to get old like a lot of other artists tend to do.

SC: What bands have you been listening to lately?

VB: Well David has been listening to Paul Simon’s Graceland and also ELO, Kurt likes Grizzly Bear and Phil Evans, Phil is into Blur and the Beach Boys and Tony has been digging Dr Dog and Fleetwood Mac lately.