Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Josh Garcia. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Josh, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.
I’ve worked on quite a few that have meant a lot and left an impact on me, but the honest answer is always the project I’m right in the middle of. Lately, that’s been a series of three albums that I’ve been writing with my band, Grandma Mousey. We’ve previously released two EPs that are a mixed bag of indie rock tunes, but these new albums are going to be much more cohesive in their themes and styles. The first will feature dance music, which will probably be a little more sleek and synth based than our previous recordings. The second record is “country,” whatever that word even means anymore. Think somewhere between a Spaghetti Western and cow punk. The last one is probably our most ambitious and technical, where we will enter the arena of progressive rock. We’re pulling all the stops with this one – 15 minute songs, strange nonlinear song arrangements, and lyrical concepts about a matriarchal rodent living in a mutant world!
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
Right now is a really interesting time to be a rock band. Since rock’s long reign as the main genre has since been passed up by hip hop, electronic, and other forms of pop music, it’s getting back to its origins of being a bit more scattered along the outskirts, especially for new bands. I hear bands around Austin all the time that are doing really cool takes on all forms of guitar driven music, and cutting their own path for how the next few years will sound.
There’s this debate out there over what “indie” music even is. Is it kind of like alternative, but with synths? Is about the lo-fi, DIY approach? Is it just whatever is new? For Grandma Mousey, we find it all really liberating and mix all our influences together to keep experimenting. Cory comes from a background where he’s studied metal and classical guitar. Alex is big on jazz and punk. There’s really no rules for rock in the 2020s, which is much different that previous eras where they would be a big wave of something, like all the grunge bands that took over the world for example. One thing I have noticed lately is that there are a lot of really funny bands out there. Like, the music is seriously good and well constructed, but they also have a sense of humor. So, I’m hoping we can play some more shows with bands like that.
Alright – so here’s a fun one. What do you think about NFTs?
They’re a sham.
Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?
There hasn’t been any major works that I can think of, but I did just start reading David Byrne’s book, How Music Works, which is really cool so far.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0vcZCxlNMGDxe4t5fUT4UO?si=SJdvbIbMSXWBOfu3w1pMmQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandma_mousey/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Grandma-Mousey-582172165637292/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/grandmamousey?lang=en
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEfyvndx5pI
- Other: https://grandmamousey.bandcamp.com/
Image Credits
Album art by Gerardo Rodriguez – Instagram @grz1985