"Pleasure Vision" is amazing - it's one of my favorite album releases of the year. What were some inspirations for the album?
KM: Anxiety, heartache and being disgusted by American capitalism.
EO: Awh thank you! I think also alienation (due to capitalism) and the accompanying despair.
AB: For me: Big Eyes, Pissed Jeans, Screaming Females, and David Berman come to mind.
RH: Thanks so much for the kind words about the record! I agree with all of the above themes and influences. I’d also add that we were inspired by each other and our growth as a band over the past several years!
What's next for Bacchae?
RH: We started working with Brian Gorsegner at Wired! Booking earlier this year and were so excited to tour, but then shortly after our release show on March 6th, everything was cancelled due to the pandemic. Hopefully we will eventually be able to tour on the album when it is safe to do so. For the past few months, we have been working on songs for some compilation albums coming out later this year. It’s been really nice to work on music together, even though it is virtual.
EO: I think we also just miss hanging out with each other. So in my opinion Bacchae’s first order of business post-pandemic will be to simply Hang Out. And then yeah, tour for real and make a new record.
AB: Like Rena said, we’ve recently started working on new songs virtually, and I’m excited to see what we’re able to put together like that.
