Anyone that reads this site knows how much we love Philly’s phinest (intentional) hardcore bros Paint It Black. The band just released their ferocious third full-length New Lexicon (Jade Tree) last week. I’m not going to really beat around the bush here because in this situation the proof is in the pudding. Just listen to the album and compare it with their other albums and you’ll see what I mean. I’d rather have the band speak for themselves.
I talked with members Dan Yemin, Andy Nelson and Jared Shavelson a few weeks ago, while I was on the clock at work no less, when they were in NYC. For nearly an hour and a half, we talked about the early stages of the record, their recent record release shows in Philadelphia and, of course, their infamous house show down at the Fest VI in Gainesville.
I know there was another title for the album before it came out, “Gravity Wins.” Why did you change it to the New Lexicon? What does it mean?
Andy: That was never the title of the record. It was a working title and someone misunderstood something in an interview that happened while we were making the record.
Dan: I said ‘tentatively titled.’
Andy: One person posts something on one site and it just goes everywhere. Titling songs, records and bands is the most difficult thing.
Dan: It’s such a battle. You’ve spent two years working on this body of stuff that you’ve poured everything into and then you have to choose one to three words to define it.
Read on after the jump for the rest of my interview with Paint It Black.
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