Indie icon Dan Boeckner is perhaps best known for his role in the legendary mid-2000s post-punk indie rock band Wolf Parade. Since Wolf Parade (sadly) went on hiatus, Boeckner was involved in a project called Divine Fits (with Spoon frontman Britt Daniel) and he started Handsome Furs (with his ex-wife Alexei Perry). Currently, Boeckner has a new band called Operators. Last Gang Records will release the Operators debut full length, Blue Wave, on April 1, 2016.
I chatted with the entire Operators line up including Boeckner (on vocals, guitar, and synths), drummer Sam Brown (New Bomb Turks and Divine Fits) and electro-wiz Devojka. Somehow I get this trio to talk about everything including Louis CK, using sex to sell, how Dan and Sam met, being a complete dick, Dave from Japandroids, how collaboration works in Operators, and the beauty of starting over again.
I think this is the only interview I've done with a group hug. You'll have to listen.
Tracks played on the show...
1) Operators, "Ecstasy In My House" single (2015)
2) Operators, EP 1 (2014) "Truth"
3) Divine Fits, A Thing Called Divine Fits (2012) "Flaggin' A Ride" **
4) Operators, EP 1 (2014) "Start Again"
ALL songs CANCON except **
