A Chat With Chameleon Lady
With their new EP, ’11 Waverley Road’, dropping on this very day, 3/12/21, it was our pleasure to catch up with indie-rock outfit Chameleon Lady’s voice-box Cam! Diving into his own music habits and the band’s strong family ties, here’s our chat with Chameleon Lady…
RR: What to you is the best rock album of all time and why?
The best rock album of all time is such a tricky question. I grew up with The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance and the unbelievable American Idiot by Green Day. Personally I’d have to chose one of them as they really introduced me to the genre.
RR: How did you first discover rock music?
Apart from buying the albums Black Parade and American Idiot by My Chemical Romance and Green Day I suppose it was earlier rock. Bands like The Beatles, Meatloaf. Bat out of hell was regularly on in the house.
RR: How would you describe the current state of rock/alternative music?
I think it’s in great shape. There are so many new and exciting bands coming through with different and unique sounds. It’s such an eclectic mix.
RR: Who is your current favourite rock/alternative artist and why?
I love Fatherson. A Scottish band from Glasgow. They are just brilliant.
RR: Do you see the genre evolving in any particular way at the moment? For good or for bad?
I think the only way is up. I can only see the genre evolving into something bigger and better with new and more interesting sounds and talents.
RR: Can you tell us about the band dynamic? I understand there are a lot of family bonds there!
So there are a lot of family bonds. Myself and Tom are brothers, Caitlin and Robbie are brother and sister, Kenny is their dad and Michael is their cousin. Although a lot of people would suggest this is a nightmare it works really well for us. It allows us to have a very tight knit bond that other bands just don’t have. Our creative and performance chemistry is off the charts and that can only be a good thing.
RR: What did you learn about yourselves as musicians from writing the new EP?
I think we all learnt that we aren’t actually half bad as musicians. It’s always difficult starting out and getting your foot in the door but this EP has really elevated our sound and understanding of our music. It’s been such a positive and fun experience.
RR: What was the main source of inspiration from the new EP? Did this differ from your usual songwriting process?
Our usual songwriting process is very collaborative. One of us will bring a song or idea to a meeting and we all discuss and add our inputs from there. We have always done this but this time round we got more creative and experimental in what we were doing. We tried to dive deeper into the emotions and feelings of the lyrics and music. And we think we have struck gold this time round.
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