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away , it was just a really natural rekindling of our relationships with each other and our chemistry . And it ’ s slightly miraculous because I don ’ t think anybody expected us to be getting back together . But we did . And it really is better than ever .
IE : And it all coincided with your 25th anniversary ? EK : It really did . We had the 25th-anniversary edition of our debut album , out last year , and
next year we ’ re looking to follow that up with the same for Throwing Copper . So we ’ ve got a lot of things in the pipeline .
IE : Do you understand now that there ’ s just something majestic that happens when you guys assemble ? EK : Yeah , I think that we absolutely knew that . And the fans keep reminding us of that , year after year . Of how special it was . I mean , we all went and did our own things . But we all had this feeling , like , “ Wow – we really do have a unique sound and chemistry when it ’ s just the four of us together .” So we missed it . All the good years we shared jut really outshone anything we did n our break . But there ’ s also this level of gratitude there that you can really feel onstage , and people can sense that excitement and the new energy of the reunion . It ’ s really authentic .
IE : Any other upcoming songs you can talk about ? EK : I don ’ t have a title for the EP yet . But
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there ’ s a song on there that we ’ re hoping comes out next because it ’ s just our favorite song , ever . It ’ s called “ Be a Giver , Man .” And it ’ s just a really fun song , super upbeat , and we ’ re saying to turn it around in this selfish culture we ’ re living in and be a giver , not a consumer and a taker . And that dominates our culture right now . So it ’ s a big statement in a fun little rock song , which I always try to do anyway .
08 • 2018 IE : What have you learned from Live ? Every now and then , somebody will post something about how I look so intense and brooding in our old videos . But hey – it was a brooding time . But if I could just grab that dude now , at 46 , I ’ d tell him to relax . And the interesting thing is , we have relaxed since the reunion . And our confidence in our approach has made the music more intense and energetic . There still is a bit of that brooding aspect that ’ s there , but we ’ re actually bringing this new sound to the old one – we ’ re doing things now that are more sophisticated , more musical . And yet our music still has this ... this impact . And I think that ’ s why the Live shows are going off well as they are .
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Live plays the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Tinley Park with Counting Crows on Saturday , September 8 .
Tom Lanham
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August 3
James Living In Extraordinary Times Mac Miller Swimming Shemekia Copeland America ' s Child
August 10
Deaf Havana Rituals Enuff Z ' nuff Diamond Boy Il Divo Timeless Jake Shears Jake Shears Jason Mraz Know Kodaline Politics of Living Nicki Minaj Queen Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis Wild ! Wild ! Wild ! Shooter Jennings Shooter
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Ariana Grande Sweetener Blue October I Hope You ' re Happy Cullen Omori The Diet Cults Motels Death Cab for Cutie Thank You For Today Great Lake Swimmers The Waves , The Wake Justin Hiltner & Jon Weisberger Watch It Burn Slaves Acts Of Fear And Love
August 24
Alice in Chains Rainier Fog Autechre NTS Sessions Candi Staton Unstoppable Devil Makes Three Chains Are Broken Interpol Marauder Nonpoint X Nothing Dance On The Blacktop Plain White T ' s Parallel Universe
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Shemekia Copeland
Nonpoint
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