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No person would describe the music of 100 Gecs the same way.
The songs are catchy and artfully constructed, delivering an overwhelming listening experience.
It raises several questions about the duos intentions, the first and biggest being, Are they actually serious?
We tried to answer that question in a recentSwitched on Popinterview with the duo.
Laura Les:Average pop.
Dylan Brady:Middle-of-the-road pop.
Les:Totally normal.
Two totally chill and normal people making totally chill and normal music.
Brady:Were chill.
Les:Its got a verse, its got a chorus … easy peasy.
Do you have any thoughts on that?
Les:I think thats just a nice way of saying they dont like it.
My favorite songs are not challenging at all.
Super-easy to listen to my favorite music.
Brady:Oh, yeah.
Les:I dont understand ska hate.
Get this pickle more likes than the Nickelback Facebook page.People love hating on shit.
They did the same thing to dubstep.
Its like, you dont likeanydubstep?
Youre gonna wholesale say all dubstep is trash?
Brady:Theyre tripping.
Les:They dont like to have fun.
Who were you guys listening to when you made10,000 Gecs?
Les:Chocolate Starfish, Gorillaz …
Brady:Primus, Eddie Van Halen …
Les:Future.
He has this song called I Been Drinking, which is basically his version of Drunk in Love.
I was listening to a lot of that song specifically.
You Got Me, by the Roots.
Brady:Official sound from the horses mouth!
Les:Officially cleared.
You wanna talk about some fucking industry machinery?
Talk about getting the THX sound cleared!
Brady:Andsent to you.
Its the real original one.
Not a remake, not an edited version.
Les:We wantedtheone.
By the book, baby.
Cruz:Why that sound specifically?
Brady:Its huge.
We were trying to figure out how to start that song.
We had something, but then we tried this, and it just set the tone.
Brady:Ive loved that sound for so long.
Les:Its beautiful, and its terrifying.
Cruz:The track Doritos & Fritos is so different from a track like 757 or Hollywood Baby.
When you made those, were you looking for more of a mainstream sound?
Brady:I think were just trying to write a different kind of tune.
Wedidsay early on that we wanted something that you could play in your backyard while youre grilling.
So that inspired a couple songs.
Brady:Cookout vibes.
Les:Were trying to make the most brew-crackable music possible.
Cruz:Brew-crackable music.
Thats a great term.
Theres an over-the-top excess to it but also a deep seriousness.
How do you respond to people who think your music is just ironic and committing to a bit?
Brady:I feel like weve been addressing that since the first album came out.
How do we convince anyone at this point that we actually like the music that were making?
Les:I understand that sentiment.
We understand that peopledo thinkthat dubstep is funny.
Its hard to describe, but were not gonna make music that we think is bad.
There are things that are slightly tongue in cheek, but its not ironic.
Cruz:These days, artists face more pressure to put out bodies of work quickly.
Did you feel that pressure when10,000 Gecswas delayed?
Brady:I mean, I wanted to finish it either way, but you cant really rush it.
Les:Yeah, exactly.
The public perception doesnt bother me so much.
People are gonna want things, you know?
The minute when it was done, I was like,I wanna put it out now.
But all that is part of a growing process.
Cruz:So what comes after10,000 gecs?
Coming later this year.
Brady:Coming early 2023.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
