LA-based electropop artist Lostboycrow, who is currently out on his nationwideSpin The Globe tour with Prelow and DYSN, was kind enough to take some time out to chat with us about his music. We are, after all, huge fans of the musician and are immensely proud to have premiered some of his music in the past.
Lostboycrow recently completed his Traveler trilogy by releasing the final EP in the series – Traveler: The Third Legend. OC Weekly has dubbed Lostboycrow a “poetic voice of the youth."
Listen to the full EP above.
IHM:
You became Lostboycrow when you moved to LA. Did the alias stem from a sense of feeling loss in the madness of LA?
Lostboycrow: I think subconsciously it did. I wrapped myself in new people and names that seemed like they had always been a part of me. It was a comforting sense of disorientation. Similar to feel at home on the road.
IHM:
You’ve basically released Trilogy with all your Traveler EPs. Maybe it’s my own bias but all the song titles feel like they can be book titles. Was your intention to release Traveler in 3 parts?
Lostboycrow: There had been a few songs recorded prior to the discussion of the three part album, but ever since traveler the album was conceptualized, it was always three.
IHM:
How powerful are titles for you? I cant help but connect Lost-Boy-Crow all with the word Traveler.
Lostboycrow:
Titles are probably the most powerful to me. I often think of my titles first and work backwards because they can inspire an entire song. Entire worlds of imagination. Which is why I believe them to be so inviting – for me as a writer but even more so for all of us listeners.
IHM:
If you could create the soundtrack to any movie what would it be?
Lostboycrow:
I think I just want to remake the Newsies – but honestly there are many stories that have yet to be told on screen and I’d love to be a part of them. We shall see what happens.
IHM:
You’ve toured with various artists. Are you the type of person who needs solitude while touring or do you prefer being surrounded by others?
Lostboycrow:
It’s a bit of both. I think I need my quiet moments and routines to maintain sanity and health. But the road feels like such a home because I am surrounded by the ones I call family. Wouldn’t trade that.
IHM:
What are some typical routines for you as you tour? Do you explore the city or is it monotonous as driving into the city, soundcheck, eat, perform, then onto the next one?
Lostboycrow:
It can be very routine. Perhaps monotonous to some but again, there are so many variables on the road and life in general that I’m very ok with that. It makes it easier once you’re in the swing of things. However I’m a traveler and I love to see people and places and touch the earth everywhere we go. The rest All kind of depends on the routing.
IHM:
Since this is the final segment of the trilogy, and you’ll be ‘traveling’ to tour it, how do you feel about the journey of this Traveler arc in your career? Is there a cathartic release like with ‘Sigh for Me’? Do you feel like a Phoenix has rises from these beautiful ashes?
Lostboycrow:
It’s a beautiful arc. I feel like it’s really the first installment of Lostboycrow and everything has been leading up to this album. Everything after this album will be palpably different and exist intentionally on many different planets. It’s an interesting crux.
IHM:
It may be too forward thinking but What kind of artistic path or evolution do you see yourself taking on next?
Lostboycrow:
I’m two albums ahead. I can’t wait to finish up what I’ve started and share the stories that are dying to get out.
IHM:
The tour ends on 4.20 in Santa Ana. Do you have plans on celebrating the tour by enjoying the sights and sounds of Coachella?
Lostboycrow:
No plans for Coachella. Not really a big festival guy and I always love to travel on my own terms after a tour as well (: I’m going to finish up the next album and get lost with people I love.
Find out more about Lostboycrow’s Spin The Globe tour, here. He’ll be back in the Bay on April 17th, when he headlines Cornerstone in Berkeley. Tickets are available, here. Follow Lostboycrow and his music on via website, Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud, or Spotify.
SXSW wasn’t the first time we’ve seen morgxn perform, but seeing him on a bigger stage at We Found New Music’s official showcase, climbing the speaker stacks and slaying the crowd with an assurance that reminded us of U2′s Bono was even more exhilarating than our prior experience seeing him live. Plus we near lost it when morgxn performed his last single, Translucent, his best song to date, in my humble opinion. Though we’re still inextricably hooked on that song (re-visit our feature, here), the California crooner’s new single has swiftly snagged our hearts, too. Carry The Weight, revealed via a lavishly constructed music video, is lifted from morgxn’s highly anticipated debut album “vital”, due out May 18th via wxnderlost records / Hollywood Records. It’s another soaring pop anthem bursting with passion and loaded with a sweeping chorus. With Carry The Weight, morgxn seems to lift a weight off our very shoulders. His voice both comforts and lifts us off the ground. Hope overcomes anguish, desperation, and heartbreak. morgxn says: “it can get messy. it can make no sense. but at the core – we are all learning to combine our sensitive voice with the weight of our personal strength. “carry the weight” is my personal anthem. and it exists because i am constantly learning to stand up for myself and for my family and friends.” The swiftly rising star will be performing at LaureLive, Firefly Festival, Lollapalooza, and Cayuga Sound Festival in the coming months. You can download Carry The Weight, here.
We’ve spent the past week at SXSW and fell behind on loads of music. This is a Moosiq Mosaic roundup, Will feature a few of these tracks on the blog individually soon!
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