Interview with Flycatcher: Greg & Connor

Flycatcher is a band from New Brunswick, New Jersey.  It is comprised of Greg (singer and guitar), Connor (drums) and Jack (bass).  They came to Wagner in the Fall of 2019 to perform in our concert for charity.  Their set was killer, and it was a pleasure talking to a local band!  We know we will see great things from them in the future!

WCBG: How did you become a band?
Greg: Jack, Connor and I all went to the same high school.  When I went to college, I wanted to continue playing some music together, so we kept at it.  This was about in 2016.
 
WCBG: How did you pick your respective instruments?
Connor: I got a drumkit in 2nd grade.  I lost interest for a long time but then a friend from school said we should jam together.  I went back to it and stayed with it ever since.
Greg: I was kinda a late bloomer.  In middle school we took a class and learned the guitar—I only remembered how to play a G chord.  In high school, my friend Christian brought up that it was never too late to learn the guitar, so he taught me some songs.  One of them was by the Red-Hot Chili Peppers.
 
WCBG: Describe your sound for me in 2 words.
Flycatcher: Power because we are a power trio and versatile because we play different styles.  It took us a while to hone-in our sound and explore different genres to figure out what sounds like us.
 
J: What is your writing process like?
Greg: I normally write ideas on my guitar in my bedroom.  Then I flesh it out, sometimes I write lyrics, other times I’ll go straight to the rest of the band to hear the track with instrumentals.  Jack and Connor then help me rework the song.  We pull it apart and then bring it back together.
 
WCBG: What’s your favorite lyric that you’ve ever written?
Greg: Connor, what’s your favorite lyric that I’ve written?
Connor: The ending of “Circles.” 
Greg: That’s the end of the album, where I talk about the lyrical tropes from the whole album.
Connor: Wait, I like ‘convoluted confidence.’
Greg: ‘Can I be enough/if it isn’t too late/I wish I’d feel good/but I know it can’t stay.’
 
WCBG: What is your opinion of streaming services?
Greg: I wish it was more sustainable. Streaming as a whole is for free and you can listen on different platforms like Spotify and YouTube.  It’s great for exposure but the pay isn’t that great.  I miss going to Barnes and Noble and listening to an album with those s*** headphones or listening to like those 30 seconds on iTunes so you buy the track.

WCBG: What is your favorite place during tour?
Connor: Yellowstone.  We had two days off and we woke up early, saw Mt. Rushmore and the drove to Yellowstone.  We even saw bison.
Greg: Idaho.
 
WCBG: What is your favorite venue that you’ve played in?
Greg: Asbury Park Brewery for our album release.  It has a great vibe and awesome people.
Connor: The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, I love the sound and vibe.
 
WCBG: What venue would you like to play one day?
Greg: House of Independents.  I love the venue and I’ve seen some awesome shows there.  I would love to be on a stage where people who inspire me have performed before.
 
WCBG: What is your favorite concert that you’ve attended?
Greg: I have a top 3, can I say them all, they’re in order?
WCBG: Go for it.
Greg: Tame Impala at Madison Square Garden, Boygenius at Brooklyn Steele and Modern Baseball at Union Transfer.
Connor: Queens of the Stone Age, Ringo Starr, and Foo Fighters.
 
WCBG: What are your plans for the new decade of 2020?
Flycatcher: Maybe drop a new album.  We are planning on releasing a song in early 2020 and we will hopefully go on tour again.  We want to try to make it to the West Coast.
 
Check out their music and stay tuned for what the band releases in 2020!  We stan our local musicians!


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