We sat down with Indy of the awesome Doomsday Outlaw for a quick chat about their latest Redux album releases, their plans for the future, and the state of the music scene. Check it out below!
What made you want to remix/master your older albums?
Two things really. Firstly, they got taken down from everywhere after we left our old label, so I knew we had the job of getting that music back out there. And secondly, we tried a lot of new things when we recorded Damaged Goods around the mixing, mastering and post-production so I thought it’d be cool to bring that new knowledge and contacts to the performances we put down back then – to deliver an improved album, and make it worth people going out and getting.
What do you think to the reception to the albums being redone so far?
Really good. As I say, we used the existing performances but really wanted it to be step up all the same. The reaction to the singles has been amazing with Break You getting the love we always thought it deserved, Phantom Limb building on being a live favourite and Will You Wait really showcasing what we can do with an epic tune.
I imagine you’re also working on more music in the background to follow up to Damaged Goods?
Yeah. We’ve got a few tunes sketched out but ranging from Stones type rockers to riff heavy footstompers. Still got a load of work to do though, but they’re sounding good!
You’ve got quite a busy rest of the year touring, right?
We’ve got a few select dates. Aside from the music it’s been a big year for our personal al lives so a few more commitments, so we’re kinda looking at next year now to get back out consistently in people’s faces.
What do you think to the state of the scene currently? Nice to see so many NWOCR festivals and gigs still thriving!
It’s good! There’s a lot of great bands doing things from Gorilla Riot who have some new stuff out right now, to the likes of These Wicked Rivers who are going from strength to strength.
Also I have to ask, what is the origins of ‘Indy’s Weekly Pick’? It’s such a simple idea that I imagine helps on socials no end!
That came out of Covid lockdown. We’re pretty good at keeping in touch when we’re touring or recording but trickier when we were in hibernation. So I made a commitment to do something every week. It’s had great feedback with people saying they follow it every week which is great and I get to dig up some memories which is therapeutic for me too!
Do you have any specific goal you want to hit in the next say five years as a band?
New music, new fans, and hopefully, new countries!
What is your dream tour lineup? Any big bands you want to support or friends you want to take on the road with you?
So many bands we would love to tour with from Black Stone Cherry to Massive Wagons, These Wicked Rivers to The Darkness. We love being on the road and playing for people so wherever there’s a crowd of rockers, we’d be happy!!