Latest Interview - Matt Skiba From Alkaline Trio - 6th July 2008
Photo Of Alkaline TrioWe caught up with Matt Skiba from Alkaline Trio for a chat about the bands brand new album 'Agony And Irony' and a few other things on the eve of the album release.

Hello and thank you for taking time out to do this interview.
N o thank you.

The last time we interviewed you was in November 2005, a lot has happened since then; you took a break, a number of side projects were formed, a couple of Alkaline Trio Cd’s were released and now you are back with a brand new album, how would you say the past 2 and a half years have been for you?
They've been great. its been awesome having time off to write and work on other projects but those things also help in getting the creative juices flowing for alkaline trio songs.

You recently released a three track EP on itunes as a teaser for the new album, but to the disappointment of the UK fans it was only available to download in America, how come?
Im not quite sure. if it was up to us we wouldve released it worldwide. we're on 2 different labels in the US and the UK so apparently there was some miscommunication between the two entities. sorry about that.

Your new album 'Agony And Irony' is being released on the 7th July, how did you come up with this album title and what themes are covered on the album this time around?
T he title is a play on Ebony and Ivory because the album has a theme of duality, of light and dark. it deals with good and evil, light and dark, hope and despair.

How did you go about writing and recording 'Agony And Irony'?
We spent the better half of 2 years writing the songs but only 6 weeks recording and mixing the album. i think going into the studio with a ton of songs and narrowing them down to a baker's dozen was of great advantage creatively. we took a more live approach this time to recording the record.

What route have you decided to go down sound wise with 'Agony And Irony'?
Big and simple.

The artwork for 'Agony And Irony' is very basic yet has a good Alkaline Trio feel about it, who came up with the design?
It was an idea we came up with based on a 1966 TIME MAGAZINE cover. our manager thought we should incorporate the logo and john yates (our designer) put it all together.

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