1. Thank you very much for your time! Before we introduce your new release to our readers – what kind of drink would you recommend to zip on while they listen to your new music?
We have our own drink, it’s called a “MUDSHARK”. Ingredients include:
2x Disaronno Velvet Liqueur
2x Kahlúa
Fill the rest with oat milk and (if you’re feeling a bit sluggish) add an espresso shot for that extra pep in your step.
2. Please give us an update about – new single, new album, tour dates, new videos?!
Our new record, “BEWARE OF THE GERMAN SHEPHERD”, releases on November 22nd 2024.
As of this interview, we have currently released two advanced singles: “SHATTER SOME” and “CLOSE YOUR EYES”, alongside performance videos filmed and directed by Shaun Hodson aka “Loki Films”.
Our next single, “BEAUTIFUL”, is out on November 8th 2024. To keep up to date with further releases and content you can follow us on all social platforms (@mudsharkofficial) and YouTube (@mudsharkmusic). You can also sign up to our mailing list via our website (www.mudshark.net) to be the first to know about any upcoming shows.
3. Name 5 things we all should know about you as a band?!
Hagen likes bananas.
Seb likes surfing.
Andy Barrett is in there somewhere.
We like to dress in black and look real mean.
Hagen and Seb both use .88mm plectrums.
4. What fashion style or brand would best describe your music?
Check out our videos and you’ll notice that there are several looks to each band member. A certain “stage personality” that is exaggerated through the clothing we wear.
We have collaborated a few times with “A Child of the Jago” and Ki Price. A lot of the stuff Hagen wears comes from flea markets, second hand shops or directly from STR▲NGR’s mum.
Shout out to Roulette Customs for the custom leather jacket featured in our “SHATTER SOME” music video.
5. We live in times of many conspiracy theories. Which, harmless, theory would you wish were true? (For example Dinos living inside Earth or E.T. living in a home in California)
Paul McCartney being dead is always a personal favourite for STR▲NGR.
The earth being flat is also an interesting one. We could travel to the edge of the world between shows and play boomerang as a pastime activity.
6. If you could change anything about the industry, what would it be?
Paying us a little more money and less angry people.
7. Tell us more about your songs! Topics! Message!?
The way we write doesn’t necessarily stem from certain topics. Most of the music derives from Hagen jamming on his guitar, whilst most of the lyrics derive from STR▲NGR’s subconscious doing its thing. What do you think our songs are about?
8. A question you’d like to answer, but never been asked in an interview before?! + Answer pls
What’s the one piece of gear or instrument you absolutely can’t live without?“
Seb: Definitely my Dingwall NG3 Combustion 5-string bass. It’s got the tone and feel that just feels like home for me.
„What’s a song you’ve released that you feel fans don’t give enough love?“
STR▲NGR: „EYES OF MEDUSA.“ It’s one of those tracks that has a ton of depth and meaning for us, and we’d love for fans to dig into it a little more.
„What’s the strangest job each of you had before MUDSHARK?“
Hagen: I’ve had my share of odd jobs—petrol station, supermarket, empty container manager in a beverage market, garden center, even a plastic bag factory. You name it, I’ve probably done it.
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Photo: Ki Price