Interview with Jeff Caudill and Francis Garcia feat. I Was The Lead Singer EP (Allabout Records) Available from iTunes (2/2) By Nick Quantril

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How difficult was it deciding which songs to cover from the other's back catalogue? Are there particular reasons behind the choices, or was pressure applied by the other party?! Jeff:: I made my picks pretty easily. The song 'Gone' by Francis' band Yuck defines a period of time for me. It takes me right back to '92 and the good old days when I hadn't a care in the word - maybe just whose house would we crash at and how much pizza could I afford.

And Minutes Turn To Miles is right up there with my favorite songs ever. Brilliant. And I was really happy with the choices Francis made. And he knocked them out of the park as far as I'm concerned.

Francis: It was only difficult in that Jeff has tons of great songs in his catalogue and it was tough to narrow it down to just two. I had to be a bit more systematic about picking an older song, so I kind of relied on the nostalgia factor to weed out the high percentage of possibilities. 'Three To Get Ready' was always my favorite Gameface record. On top of that, some of my favorite shows as a member of Fourth Grade Nothing were with Gameface on the 'Three To Get Ready' tour. Once I was able to distill it down to that record, I went with 'Greentree' because the coming-of-age sentiment seemed appropriate. It also seemed like something I could do an interesting interpretation of.

How did you go about recording the title track duet? As you live on opposite coasts of America, was it a difficult process?

Jeff:: Francis tracked his 12-string and his vocal parts at his studio in Brooklyn, then sent me a mp3 to use as a guide track to record my guitar and vocals. My drummer Robbie added some tambourine. Then we sent back our individual tracks and he just dropped them in to the master and mixed it. We are living in the digital age folks! Francis: I downloaded Jeff and Robbie's tracks from an FTP site, added Greg playing pedal steel guitar and did the final mix. As far the level of difficulty - the luxury of rehearsing is always nice. But luckily we know each other's styles well enough to be able to pull it off with minimal face time.

Man, if we were both in the same town for more than a day or two and could actually practice before doing shows or recording together, we'd sound sweeter than Buck Owens and Roy Clark on Hee Haw.

As the theme of the EP is about laying the past to rest and moving onwards, what's up next? Jeff:: Hopefully just more music and more opportunities to collaborate. It's really what it's all about now. We're each working on material for new full-lengths and I've always got some extra little project to keep me busy. I don't see any reason to slow down.

Francis: I tend to think of the EP as a means of acknowledging my history and how it informs who I am today. At the same time, forward-motion is also a big part of my personality. So...I'm currently writing, recording, and getting into a routine of rehearsing with a 6-piece band. I'm hoping to have a new full-length finished by the spring of 2007.

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