Talking To: IdleGod — The Everyday

Born and raised in Suffolk, IdleGod spent his formative years writing and playing guitar for numerous bands, across a variety of genres. Following the release of their new single Glass we chatted to learn a bit more about their music, creative process and future plans.

You have a unique sound which crosses several genre lines. How would you describe it?

Thanks so much for saying that I really appreciate it. Blending all the genres that I would like to blend cohesively and effectively has certainly been a work in progress and something I'm only finding my balance with now I believe. I would label my sound as alternative rock at heart but crossed with alternative pop and electronic music with a lot of different hints of dance music, post-rock, hip-hop or whatever I'm listening to and enjoying at the moment.

You played in numerous bands across many genres in your formative years. Do you think this has influenced your sound today?

Massively, I learnt a lot from playing with musicians in a shed, rehearsal room or jam night. It's not something you can replicate or try to mimic unless you've really done it. Being ultimately a "computer musician" now, I think the prevalent influence of me being a guitar player who spent hours improvising and playing live with other musicians keeps the music I make from sounding too artificial (I hope).

Your new single Glass just dropped. Could you tell us the story behind it? How did you write it? What’s it about?

Glass was a spur of the moment idea which developed into a full-on single which is nice. I was inspired a little by how Doctor Who (Peter Capaldi era) deals with the mortality of its main character but mostly by my own experiences of being a care worker. Going into care homes and seeing all these people's memories taking the form of pictures and stories made me think of my own memories and life and how I felt about it. My initial idea for the song was the chorus lyrics and melody, then the main keyboardish synth that plays in the intro. After that, I knew I wanted to make a track that people could get emotional yet dance or move around to.

You used to play in bands but now you’re a solo artist. Since becoming a solo artist how have you found your creative process has changed

I really like being a solo artist. I don't know why though, maybe it's because I'm secretly a control freak or musical narcissist - I don't know. Right now it's very convenient as the more I make music the clearer my view of what every instrument is playing and how it is being played. I would like to eventually evolve into a band again, but that isn't the dynamic right now. However, things change.

Can we expect anything else from you this year?

I'm planning to release a lot of music this year. Now I'm confident in myself being able to record, produce and finish songs on my own in my home studio the entire process has become far quicker. I've written a lot of songs that are all at least half-finished production-wise.

You can find out more about IdleGod by going to their Instagram - @theidlegod