PASSENGER INTERVIEW 2
BRIGHTON based five-piece Passenger have come along way since their first SMHTP interview at the Lewes Guitar Festival. Their debut Wicked Man’s Rest released in September 2007 received astonishing reviews The Sun named the album, “Intensively beautiful” and Music Week said: “Already championed by Jo Whiley, Passenger pen guitar-driven pop songs that set themselves apart from the rest of the pack.”In a recent interview with SMHTP song-writing duo, Mike Rosenberg and Andrew Phillips tell us about their plans to crack the US market with their forthcoming tour, as well as what it takes to write one of their heart wrenching tracks.
The journey of Passenger all began about four years ago when Mike and Andrew met at a Benefit gig in London. The two got chatting about guitar, folk and electronica music. Their creativity sparked a unique idea - by combining the three genres together they found an exceptional sound. They made the dream reality and have never looked back since. Their new album Wicked Man’s Rest, is OUT NOW on the ChalkMark label. Mike claims to take a unique approach when it comes to song writing. In a world teeming with self-absorbed song writing, the 23-year-old frontman prefers to observe and reflect on other people lives through his lyrics.
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By age 21, Californian vocalist Colbie Caillat had evolved swiftly from an aspiring R&B/folk singer to a pop sensation with the marketing assistance of a little networking tool called Myspace. She grew up in Malibu and Ventura County and caught the music bug at an early age from her father Ken Caillat, an established audio engineer who helped produce Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Tusk. Songs were often mixed at the console in her Malibu beach house, filling the corridors with the sound of Billy Idol, Pat Benatar, and other '80s pop/rock.