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Paul Sprangers, Free Energy (redux)
Paul Sprangers, Free Energy (redux)

When I interviewed Paul Sprangers of Free Energy in 2010, he mentioned his affinity for psychologist Carl Jung.  It's the only time I've ever heard a songwriter namecheck the father of the collective unconscious. Knowing this, then, you can read some context into our discussion about his creative process when you see words like subconscious, urge, tension, and ego. According to Sprangers, lyrics come from a place unknown even to him; his body is just a conduit for the words and ideas.  "It's all my subconscious barfing lines onto the page," he told me.

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Indie Pop, Power Pop, Rock, DFA RecordsBen Opiparifree energy, love sign, paul sprangers Comments
Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans, YACHT
Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans, YACHT

You'd be selling YACHT short if you just called them a band.  Sure, Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans make music that has been praised by many, including Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and the New York Times.  But they are, in their words, "a belief system," and the two spend a lot of time on the visual aspect of the band as well: the shirts, the logos, the web design, the videos.  So when you think of YACHT, don't just think of two people who make music, think of two artists.  And when you read about their creative process below, it's easy to do.  Their new album, Shangri-La, is out June 21 on DFA Records. Listen to "Dystopia (The Earth is on Fire)" from the album:

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Synth Pop, Indie, Electro Indie, DFA RecordsBen Opipariclaire evans, dfa, dfa records, dystopia, jona bechtolt, mystery lights, shangri la, single, the afterlife, yachtComment