Today, I’m talking to Connall, Ben and Joe from the band Central Arcade about life in an upcoming band, writing songs, gigging, marketing and balancing artistic ambition against income. It’s a hard, competitive environment and one that requires a complete commitment to the band and a realistic long term view of what constitutes success.
Central Arcade have had rave reviews for their energetic live performances and their original songs. We recorded this conversation on the day before they released their EP Master, which NARC Magazine described as ‘demonstrating vocal, instrumental and lyrical skill - and impressive diversity of each’… adding, ‘Central Arcade prove that good, classic indie rock is still very much alive and kicking in the North East’.
The band recorded two acoustic versions of songs from the EP for the podcast: Master and Liar in the Heart.
This episode of the podcast was produced and engineered by Dean Parker at Odobo Studios in the John Marley Centre in Scotswood, Newcastle. Dean also produced, mixed and mastered the two songs.
You can find out more about Central Arcade and listen to their music by following them on Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok and YouTube.
