this week i sat down with mental and blxty to talk shopping at saks, unconventional wendy's orders, fiona's world and their upcoming album.
you can find mental and blxty @7mental7 and @blxty on all platforms, or follow them directly here:
mental:
/ 7mental7
/ 7mental7
/ mental
open.spotify.com/artist/7rQMX...
blxty:
/ blxty
/ blxty
/ blxty
open.spotify.com/artist/6xCkH...
and you can follow BACKLIGHT here:
solo.to/backlight
and you can follow noah, the interviewer, here:
solo.to/noahsellers
intro sound/graphics supplied by our amazing graphic designer bryce, you can find his work here:
bryceterry.com/
additional graphics supplied by our lovely graphic designer rei, you can find her instagram here:
/ reikonggg
and here are each of the artists mental and blxty mentioned in the interview!
lazydoll: / lazydoll
mino: / prodmino
kiryano: / kiryano
coreylingo: / coreylingo
sea-no: / sea-no0606
kairo: / kairo6k
datealyfe: / lullabyhill
reserv: / reserrvv
lunchbox: / yunglunchbox
oddyssi: / oddyssi
zee!: / teejayx6stolemyjob
draf2k: / draf2k
emorave: / emorave
senses: / 7senss
tropes: / tropes777
coldspades: / coldspades
blush: / blushxoxo
bliss: / bliss05
abstrekt: / abstrektt
jiccjucc: / jiccjucc
ch2rms: / ch2rms
masaru yokoyama: / masaruyokoyama
mamomo: / mamomop
timestamps for each question:
0:00 intro
0:13 what were your first impressions of each other?
0:47 how do you resolve creative differences when working together?
1:28 how do you look back on your earlier music?
2:11 advice on how to make producer/vocalist friends?
2:45 how was FIONA'S WORLD?
3:09 thoughts on performing live?
3:34 BONUS: blxty & mental's fabled wendys order
4:23 BONUS: jucc eats
5:48 funniest stories from FIONA'S WORLD?
7:07 how did showing your music to your parents go?
8:37 advice on how to show your parents your music?
10:02 how was working together in-person after working together online for so long?
10:43 BONUS: blxty has a 144hz monitor but had it at 60hz for years
11:01 how blxty & mental got matching MCM belts
11:25 BONUS: noah's disastrous neiman marcus story
13:11 funniest real-life interactions you've had related to the scene?
13:34 BONUS: noah's professor played midwxst in class
14:33 BONUS: mental self promo-ing at school
15:04 what are the blxty & mental meals?
16:40 BONUS: off the yerb
17:19 pros/cons of sending beats out vs. producing one on one?
18:05 biggest mistakes artists make when promoting their stuff?
18:57 favorite anime/manga?
19:36 how will the lofi sound develop over time?
20:35 best small artists we should listen to? (links in desc)
21:24 artists you want to collaborate with?
22:02 things you want to accomplish this year?
22:52 BONUS: mental worldwide
23:15 outro
8 авг 2024
