Clearly everything was done remotely but tell me about your experience of creating an album in this environment. Something doesn’t feel well in the world, something’s rotten in Denmark as they say.īefore we come onto some of the specific songs, I’d like to ask you about the writing and recording of the album, because of course this all took place during lockdown. I mean, although I was certainly busy and we were busy inside the house, I was living in a new country, no idea when we could go back to the States, no idea what the future was other than this little baby and so for that reason there were times I was melancholy. But looking back, it was still psychologically strange. But we really got lucky in the sense that we were able to put our nest together and be with him every day. We had touring plans and recording plans and travel plans with the baby and all these things. I had to save up all my pennies and say ‘okay, now for six months I have to be home’. I remember when I had my first son, who’s thirteen now, and I just had to take the time off.
But it’s fantastic that you’ve become a dad! You’re obviously someone who is used to being away from home but becoming a dad again, the timing was perfect in the sense that it allowed you to be at home. It was strange but a great time!Ībsolutely! It’s crazy to think it’s been that long. So I just started writing and recording and raising a child. But yeah, February 2020 and a month later we were locked down in Denmark and it never ended, it just kept going. I’ve had a baby that’s fully talking now since the last time I played. That’s the thing, I think I did my job – I think the record is top notch, it’s for every LA Guns fan, it should be right up their alley so I’m more concerned about being extremely nervous about playing guitar after two years. You don’t really have much control over what happens when you release a record these days. It’s funny because I’m thinking more about the show that we’re playing that night on release day. What sort of thoughts are going through your mind at album release time? It’s an enormously exciting time with the imminent release of LA Guns’ new album Checkered Past. Throughout lockdown he has become a dad again - a son called Ole - and it’s so heartwarming to see Tracii brimming with pride! We make ourselves comfortable and our conversation begins… Of course, we are met with the warmest of welcomes and we see Tracii proudly wearing a T-shirt that simply says BEST DAD EVER. And it’s on a warm Los Angeles day that we catch up with Tracii to talk about how Checkered Past came together. Interestingly, fans will see that the track listing is divided up into sets or sweets were sonic style is explored across multiple songs before moving onto the next, making for a remarkable listening experience.
Written and recorded while the world was still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic, the new studio album sees guitarist Tracii Guns, vocalist Phil Lewis and company continuing the darker lyrical tone of the proceedings studio albums The Devil You know and The Missing Piece whilst incorporating their classic rock influences into the mix. Iconic hard rockers LA Guns have announced the release of their new studio album Chequered Past.
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