Interview: Elliott BROOD, troubadours

Elliott BROOD have been in the earballs and heartvalves of TheNeverPress since around 2008 when one of us gifted the other a mix-tape. Upon that mix tape was a song called 'Miss You Now'. You ever have a piece of art come from nowhere and just change how you are? No drip feed of info about the upcoming thing, no word of mouth - just bam! Here it is in your life and that is that. That's how it was with TheNeverPress and Elliott BROOD. It's mega fawny we know, but we just love this band and have followed them ever since that mix-tape, catching as many shows as we can when they have hit these shores. And wouldn't you know it, we have landed an interview with them? Despite being in the middle of a tour, Elliott BROOD took the time to talk to us. What a troupe of very cool dudes. So, that's enough from TheNeverPress - ladies and gentlemen, a conversation with Elliott BROOD.

‘Doing it the hard way for 20 years’ appears on your website. We love it, and it appeals to TheNeverPress’ spirit. Can you tell us more about 'the hard way' – what it means to you, how it represents Elliott BROOD?

Well there are many different levels of touring.  From the size of the crew to how you're travelling, there are obviously a lot of different levels to doing this thing.  The 'hard way' in our minds is the DIY aspect of literally everything we do and have done for 20 years.  We've never had a driver, we've never had a bus and at most we've ever had 2 extra people in the van at any time other than ourselves.  We're obviously not a band with mainstream success so we've been on the backroads hitting the small markets for most of our career and we really wouldn't have it any other way.  The hard way is having to wake up at 7AM and drive for 8 hours to the next show.  The hard way is counting on only each other for everything.  The hard way is continuing to follow that long white line as Sturgill says.