Episode 2: Andy Gibbs of Thou

Summary: <p>This week, we’re really excited to welcome the wonderful Andy Gibbs to the show - he’s the guitarist, songwriter and founding member of Louisiana's resident experimental metal sextet Thou. </p><br><p>They formed sixteen years ago in 2005, and released their first full-length effort, the blackened sludge outing Tyrant in 2007 following the recruitment of vocalist Bryan Funck. Since then, they’ve gone on to become one of modern metal’s most prolific bands, having released five studio albums, including 2018’s 75-minute post-metal opus Magus as well as a string of EP’s, split collections, and collaborative projects with the likes of experiment noise merchants <strong>The Body </strong>on 2014’s Released From Love and 2015’s You, Whom I Have Always Hated and more recently the spellbinding genre-bending crossover with the ambient, ethereal folk singer-songwriter <strong>Emma Ruth Rundle </strong>on 2020’s May Our Chambers Be Full and this year’s companion collection The Helm Of Sorrow. </p><br><p>It’s this latter collaboration that we dive deep into throughout our conversation with Andy, exploring the differences between being at the helm of your own band and being part of a more dynamic songwriting structure when working with others, as well as how the process of merging two worlds of music you might not think possible to bring together worked for them. We also talk about coming to terms with opening up the songwriting process to others, sharing the responsibilities and creative freedom, as well as the struggles of reflecting on your work post-release. We'd like to thank Andy for taking the time to chat with us, and a massive thank you to Lauren at Rarely Unable for setting it up. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did making it, and if there’s anyone you’d like to see on the show in a future episode, please do get in touch with us!</p><br><p><br></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>