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From Liverpool to 'Siberia'
Echo and the Bunnymen
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
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Formed in the Beatles' hometown of Liverpool, England, in 1978, Echo fused '60s psychedelia with post-punk. The result was a signature sound that defined classic-'80s modern rock.
Songs like "The Cutter," "Bring On The Dancing Horses" and "The Killing Moon" (which was featured in the cult film "Donnie Darko") have kept the band popular and touring the world through the years.
Now with original members Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant, the band is set to perform their old hits and new tracks from their recently-released "Siberia" album on Tuesday at Key Club at Morongo.
Sergeant spoke to The Desert Sun by phone from his home in England.
Question: So, is this show the start of a bigger U.S. tour?
Answer: We're kind of always on tour, we just don't call it a tour. It's just various bits of dates all over the place.
Q: Everything '80s seems to be coming back. Does the new album "Siberia" go back to the classic Echo and the Bunnymen sound of the early '80s?
A: To me it's just Bunnymen, but everyone' s been saying it's like early Bunnymen. I think it's because we used the same producer that produced the first two albums.
A: I think what it is, is that a lot of the new bands coming up are looking back at that time, at the '80s bands, like Joy Division, New Order, that kind of thing. It's like when we started, we used to look back at the '60s bands all the time. I think it's a natural thing happening, like getting influenced by your older brother's record collection.
Q: What bands were you influenced by?
A: Sixties stuff really, a lot of psychedelic stuff.
Q: What about now?
A: Still the '60s stuff, the psychedelic stuff. I like digging around for old gems.
Q: Are there any new bands you like?
A: I like The Departure, The Editors, I'm into Pulp.
Q: Is it better being a rock star now or was it better back then?
A: I wouldn't know, I've never been a rock star. A rock star is like David Bowie or Keith Richards... I think it (the scene) was better then really because we felt we were pushing everything forward somehow, we felt more important. Right now it's kind of you know, really, realistically your time is up. We're still making what we think are good records but we're never going to be seen as the hip new thing. It was kind of a nice feeling being around that back then.
Q: So who are your fans nowadays?
A: It's a bit of everything really. We get new people turning up because they read interviews with the likes of Coldplay or The Editors saying we're a good band. Being on that "Donnie Darko" film also brought a strong new influx. We're just a band, we're just playing... we're a working band, that's what we like to do and that's what we do it's better than working on the mines (laughs)."
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