#not allowed to listen to metal or pop punk or emo rock whatever stuff. I open the mp3 player and pre-stock it with only

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#my blog is in his last year of middle school. he'll be off to high school next year (at least I think so..? 13 yrs old is usually 8th grade #at least from my experience. 9th graders are usually 14. 10th are 15. etc. etc. and then you're in 12th grade #and graduate high school usually 17yrs old.) ANYWAY.. wow he is so ancient.. #maybe he's still in a preteeny early teen emo phase or something.. I hope he gets some black and white striped armwarmers and black eyeline #r for his birthday. Maybe an MP3 player of course. Though because I don't really like most alternative music and he is my son he's actually #not allowed to listen to metal or pop punk or emo rock whatever stuff. I open the mp3 player and pre-stock it with only #disco and funk and classical music. he can have a little chiptune or techno stuff as a treat (sometimes emo adjacent maybe more #scene. I think a lot of scene kids were into that more.. emo's weird eccentric brother)) #Also he starts taking iron pills his 13th birthday because he's probably incredibly anemic just like me #so on and so forth and et cetera (I'm just being silly.. I am not pro-controlling your children down to whatmusic they #listen to or etc.etc. lol) #THOUGH I love that it's in january... january is one of my favorite months if not my favorite. yeeaaay #just such a nice cool month. I like that it's the start of the year mostly and that it's sometimes snowy here. Like where I live nov - dec #isnt really actually snowy?? You always associate those winter Months with snow but I think snow happens later on this coast #so it's more like Jan - March or even april sometimes. Though that may just be climate change lol.. But it's cool that Jan is winter AND #ACTUALLY snowy. plus the Beginning Of Year vibes and energy.. hrm... nice nice.. ANYWAY #AND this is not even my first tumblr blog. I had a different one before it I think.. #evviilll to be on one website for so long lol.. Very thankful that most websites I used to use as a 10 year old or whatever #are now defunct. There's something weird about how humans are just creating endless streams of words and pictures and all of this stuff #and it just goes out into the void and stays there long after the person themselves has forgotten it. not even like 'oh no what if i said #something bad!!' but more just the general sense of.. people create so much more ideas than they can actually hold in their heads. nobody #remembers exactly word for word every post they've ever made or etc. It's like parts of yourself that you've externalized and then fade awa #from you but they're still you but they're not so you just have little snapshots of yourself in time floating around entirely unbenknownst #to you. like making clones of yourself and then forgetting you did so but every once in a while going 'shit... there's clones out there.. #of me and I don't even have track or awareness of them anymore.. what an odd concept..' etc. not EXACTLY like that ghbj..you know what I me #n.. or maybe you dont.. hrmm... ANYWAY #I am just now slightly recovering from my most recent mysterious illness spell and etc. so I would like to post more again and mAYBE even #do a costume if I'm being ambitious.. but after so many times of being randomly stricken by problems I'm now fearful of ever being too #hopeful lol.. always like 'I would like to go to the grocery store tomorrow! .... MAYBE.. if i CAN.. possibly... NOT getting my hopes up'. #etc. etc. etc. every statement has a caveat and a backup plan and so on and so forth and such is life.. anyway. happy birthday evil tumblr

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Pet Library  Interview

Pet Library are an math rock two piece featuring George Milner (Drums, Vocals) and Tim Andersson (Guitar Vocals) based between London and Hertfordshire. Their sound takes elements from math rocks titans TTNG and Tiny Moving Parts. The most interesting thing to me about this band is that they use their music as an outlet and projection of themes based around mental health in order to put the subject in a more positive light. I think that’s pretty rad. 

<a href="http://petlibraryuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-corners-of-my-eyes-hold-the-most-vivid-visions">the corners of my eyes hold the most vivid visions by Pet Library</a>

How did Pet Library Formed and what made you want to play music together exclusively instead of working with other musicians?

Tim: I went to see George's Nu Metal band at a local pub which, was pretty terrible. A few months after I tweeted online about wanting to start an emo band, George replied and then Pet Library formed.

George: When I first met Tim, I'd had quite a lot to drink and we only really talked for roughly ten minutes and arranged our first band practice. I remember when I first turned up to band practice our old bassist and Tim was there though, because of the amount I had to drink the night before I was really unsure which one of them was Tim.

Tim: I didn't actually know that till now. Yeah that’s how it all started, a pub gig and tweet.

What made you want to become musicians and begin writing and playing music?

George: For me the main inspiration was from seeing My Chemical Romance during the Danger Days tour and the reaction from everyone in the room when they played The Only Hope For Me Is You. Seeing that made me want to create something that could make people feel or react in a similar fashion. 

Tim: I heard Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple and wanted to learn guitar from that it was mainly a result of my stepdad playing a lot of classic rock when in the house when I was younger. From there I started getting into bands like Mettalica and became a bit of a young metal elitist. I got into punk bands mainly from listening to Gnarwolves and Tiny Moving parts which really opened up a bunch of new avenues in my playing style.

What misconceptions did you first come across when you first started playing and how did you think and feel about music back then?

Tim: When I first started I thought that I would instantly be a really sick guitarist but, then I quickly discovered how difficult being a musician was and that it was going to take a while to get to the level where I was able to express what I wanted on the guitar. 

Strangely enough I had several phases where I didn't actually play guitar for a year or so. I feel that most of development and progression  came from playing with George in Pet Library this band has pretty much allowed me to play everything that I hear in my head. 

George: At first like Tim, I thought that I'd be able just sit behind a drumkit and be able to play everything I could possibly think of, unfortunately its a bit more difficult than that.

You spoke before about bands such as Tiny Moving Parts being a main catalyst to making you want to change the style of music you played can you explain that in greater detail?

Tim: Yeah Tiny Moving Parts was the main band that really wanted me to become a better musician, I even bought the same guitar as Dylan but that wasn't enough, I had to learn all of their songs. Breaking down Dylan's approach to the guitar really allowed me to create anything I wanted to in Pet Library in terms of technicality we're both very different musicians but he's definitely one of favourite players.

George: Before Pet Library I never really played with anyone like Tim. I'd only played in post harcore bands with lots of breakdowns or music that required me hit everything really hard and aggressively. Playing with Tim really requires me to have to think about technically complimenting what Tim is doing, its a completely different and fresh approach for me, though I'm mainly just trying to rival Tim's playing style. We equally push each other to become better musicians and there’s always a feeling that we are moving forward as a band.

How are the songs in Pet Library written and who brings what elements to the table and how would you describe being a two piece compares to playing in a larger band?

Tim: Well since there's only two of us its a pretty small table. Being a two piece is not exactly something we do by choice its just that we wouldn't be able to find anyone who shares the equal amount of passion commitment. Pet Library is essentially the brain child of me and George and we are equally precious about the music we make and since lyrically we are talking about different aspects of mental health and finding someone who can relate or take the topic seriously isn't the easiest thing to find.

George: Tim will mainly bring an idea or a riff to practice and we'll usually work on that  for a while and then improvise other sections until we get to the end of something that feels like a solid idea, that process gets repeated until we have a complete song. Its a really organic experience. Nothing is really pre written or decided before we get to that space. Lyrically we both have the same style and approach to writing lyrics most of the themes are very melancholy. We try every idea that each of us has to see what works so there aren’t any boundaries that we personally set, its just a case of whatever comes out comes out. 

What was the last time you got out of your comfort zone as musicians? How important do you think it is for musicians to push themselves out of their comfort zones?

Goerge: Mainly when recording our album which is still in the works. The main challenge was to write music that sounded completely different to our for track EP but we still wanted to maintain the original style and sound that we have in Pet Library. I think its important far artists to try new things and explore what they can do with different elements or genres of music.

Tim: I'd say that there's a specific difference between pushing yourself and writing new material. Forcing yourself to make music that you don't want to create or play isn't a form of progression so there's really wrong with staying in your comfort zone if that’s what works for you as a musician.

What specific bands made influenced the album? that you’ve currently been working on?

George: Tim's more into the mathy side of things and during the writing process I mainly listened to My Bloody Valentine and lots of Radiohead.

What advice would you give yourself if you could go back and see yourself as a younger musician?

Tim: Avoid buying a BC Rich and get into Emo sooner and learn something other than Deep Purple songs.

George: I'd tell myself not to be so pretentious about playing drums. Back when I first started playing anything that I couldn't play would deter me from focusing on developing my skills. I'd tell myself to focus more on the simpler elements of playing drums and then move onto the technical stuff later. 

What was the last band that made you exceeded your expectations of what was possible with music?

Tim: MeWithoutYou has is the main band that I'm into at the moment.

George: I'm a huge Radiohead nerd, anything that they put out really just blows my mind I don't understand how that band really continues to make great music. Sad Blood as well, it was great to see a band playing cool emo pop and just really catchy music. 

Pet Library will be playing in Southampton at So Punk Fest on Sunday 3rd Of Feb tickets can be purchased here:

http://abovethewavespromo.bigcartel.com/

You can follow Pet Library’s Pages and stream their music at:

https://petlibraryuk.bandcamp.com/releases

http://homebirdrecords.co.uk/album/the-corners-of-my-eyes-hold-the-most-vivid-vision

https://www.facebook.com/petlibraryuk/?fref=ts

https://petlibraryuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-corners-of-my-eyes-hold-the-most-vivid-visions