Nashville based alternative rock band, MODOC, released their new self-titled album on August 27th. There is nothing better than a little mix of rock and blues, and MODOC has created the perfect recipe for just that. Needless to say, by listening to not even a full song you will be able to tell that they posses extreme talent. Check out the stories behind three of their songs off of their new album below, and if you haven’t heard or picked up a copy of their new album, you can do both here.
“Coward”
This song came together musically in about 20 minutes. Caleb came in with a bass line and it kicked off from there. I just started playing that chime-y E chord in rhythm with his line, and John came in with the drums. It was as if the melody was already in my head, so it came out rather easily. The breakdown kind of came about because we felt like we wanted to cut loose somewhere along the way – so we did, and we decided to keep it. Then Kyle did his thing, piecing in the right melody for lead parts, which meant we had everything but a few lyrics. At the time we were writing this, I was feeling pretty betrayed by a particular person, so what better way to get back at them by calling them a coward loud enough for everyone in the world to hear? Although as time went on, and the lyrics were crafting themselves, in many ways I felt like the “coward” here was actually me…
“Runnin’”
We never set out to write in any particular style or genre. But when we’re writing, it usually has to come together fairly organically, or we’re just going to move on to something else. Nothing is forced. “Runnin’” is another one of those songs that came together quickly. I started out messing around with a god-awful amount of reverb and playing that little arpeggio at the intro. The song was constructed in a matter of minutes. I struggled with the lyrics for a while due to the fact that I didn’t want it to sound too mainstream. But that’s what was coming out of me at the time- fortunately, I roped in John to help me just in the nick of time! We cut it the next day.
