Interview with Emily Whitehurst of Survival Guide and Tsunami Bomb
We had the pleasure of interviewing Emily Whitehurst of Survival Guide and Tsunami Bomb over Zoom video!
\u201cMusic is crucial to my survival!\u201d said Emily Whitehurst. \u201cSurvival Guide is one woman trying to shape her own place in this world as a musician.\u201d
An electronic indie-pop artist with a background in punk, Emily is the solo force behind Survival Guide. Her danceable tunes evoke a sonic birthday cake: alternating layers of Depeche Mode, Metric, Peter Gabriel, and Grimes, with vibrant melodies and vocals the icing on top.
A California native now residing in Texas, Emily\u2019s music obsession began with Green Day, leading her to a dreams-come-true life of punk rock as she traversed continents fronting the band Tsunami Bomb as \u201cAgent M.\u201d Over the years, her music gradually shifted toward synth pop in The Action Design, then further into the electronic indie-pop realm as Survival Guide.
Originally a duo, Survival Guide\u2019s first album, Way To Go, \u2013 dubbed \u201cpassion behind an electronic soul\u201d by New Noise Magazine \u2013 was released in 2015. It was around this time when Survival Guide slowly, amicably yet painfully became a solo act, leaving Whitehurst unsure of what to do next. Never having written or performed music alone, she considered everything from starting a new band to quitting music altogether. After a major geographical shift, an acoustic album, and some solo touring, she\u2019s finally ready to return as a solo Survival Guide.
The newly released, alter-ego Survival Guide debuted in January with RHV1.5 (short for Request Hotline, Vol. 1.5): featuring two intriguing dance-party reimaginings of AFI\u2019s \u201cTotalimmortal\u201d and \u201cGirl\u2019s Not Grey on Side A alongside two contemplative Misfits piano-serenade covers (\u201cSkulls\u201d and \u201cHybrid Moments\u201d) on Side B.
With only 500 copies pressed on randomly colored vinyl, RHV1.5 is also a taster for the 11-track, digital-only Request Hotline, Vol. 2, featuring all songs from the 7\u201d plus an eclectic array of further punk covers from Green Day, Runaways, Avril Lavigne, Distillers, Tony Sly, Sleater-Kinney, and Maybe Tomorrow, each with its own bold and unique Survival Guide treatment.
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