Interview with Fever Blush
Q. How did you guys meet? Can you detail your story behind you forming the band?We initially met because we were all involved in the Nashville DIY scene individually. We all played in different bands and would play shows together at the local spots. We formed Fever Blush knowing we were all like minded in being very song-centered, meaning we had a similar understanding of the importance of the song and value strong songwriting over any other aspect of being in a band. When we first started, we wrote together for like 30 hours over the course of a few days and completed our first few songs. Some of those we don’t play anymore, some of which we revisited and rewrote, some of which remain almost exactly the same as the day we wrote them over two years ago. - ChaseQ. Please tell us the Origin of your band name Fever Blush, and your experience or experiences when you decided the name. We performed under a few different names until we settled on Fever Blush. Lean was the name we had prior, and we had to change it because we found out there was another band using that same name. We knew we had to change our name before we could release the EP “Remember, Forget,” and we decided on Fever Blush pretty quickly. - JennaQ. Your music includes beautiful noise and it’s dreamy at the same time. Do you create all music together? How did you create and record your songs?We’ve written every song together so far. One of us usually comes to band practice with an instrumentation idea like a chord progression or a lead guitar line, and then we work off of that all together at the same time. I usually try to figure out vocal melodies while everyone else is playing. We play around with noise while writing and a lot while we are recording. These songs we recorded in two places. Some of it was done in a studio called 4115, and Chase recorded a lot of it at his house where we wrote the songs originally. - JennaQ. All the songs in this EP are changeable and it shows a lot of expressions. Jenna’s vocals are sweet and subtle which is fascinating, and we think the vocals, the backing vocals, and the music itself are a perfect balance! How do you create your vocals and all your harmonies? Is there anything you are particular about when creating your wonderful harmonies?Jenna and I work really hard on the melodies and lyrics. Usually, it’s us digging deep into her ideas to shape and form them into what best serves the song itself. I love doing harmonies and it’s a pleasure being able to support Jenna vocally. Our voices both compliment the other’s very well, which makes writing much easier in that way. We like the girl/boy dynamic vocally, but we always try to avoid sounding like it’s a duet. That’s a blurry line sometimes, so we spend lots of time on vocals when writing and recording in order to land on the perfect melodies, harmonies, and lyrics. -Chase