Interview with Lucero
We had the pleasure of interviewing Lucero Zoom video!
The search for one\u2019s identity is a lifelong process that every individual must go through. Who someone is today, is not the person they were yesterday nor who they may be tomorrow. Despite those changes, there is a general idea of a defined sense of self. No matter what happens, it is that small yet solid and grounding definition of self that continues to drive us forward in our search for identity and whatever may come with it.
It would be difficult to find any artist who understands that better than the band Lucero.
Since forming in Memphis in the late 90\u2019s, Lucero\u2019s base musical hallmarks have remained similar to the band\u2019s initial sound established with their first record The Attic Tapes. In the history of their expansive discography, Lucero has evolved and embraced everything from southern rock to Stax-inspired Memphis soul, whilst simultaneously maintaining their distinctive sonic foundations. Over 20 years later, dedicated fans of the group still flock to hear the band\u2019s punchy driving rhythms, punk-rooted guitar licks, and lyrics that evoke the whiskey drenched sentimentality of Americana singer-songwriters. As expected of any band built to survive, Lucero has welcomed change over the course of their career, but it has always been on their terms.
The band\u2019s twelfth album, Should\u2019ve Learned by Now, began its life as hardly more than some rough demos and lingering guitar parts. These pieces that were left behind from the band\u2019s previous albums, Among the Ghosts (2018) and When You Found Me (2021) were deemed too uptempo and capering for the prior records\u2019 darker themes.
The band, comprised of all its original members (which in addition to Ben Nichols, includes Brian Venable on guitar, Roy Berry on drums, John C. Stubblefield on bass, and Rick Steff on keys) teamed up for a third time with producer and Grammy Award-winning engineer and mixer, Matt Ross-Spang. Lucero began the recording process in Sam Phillips Recording Service before transitioning and finishing the record in Ross-Spang\u2019s newly opened Southern Grooves Productions in Memphis, TN. Ross-Spang appears to have settled in with the band\u2019s more trademark sound whilst very much making his touch known to listeners.
From its original Ben Nichols-designed cover art to its credits, the album is a reflection of a band that knows itself. Should\u2019ve Learned by Now bridges the gap musically between \u201cold Lucero\u201d and \u201cnew Lucero\u201d in a manner which affixes the band\u2019s position as the perfect intersection of punk initiative with hard-earned artistry. It\u2019s an album that recognizes the past in its sound and content, but leaves the door wide open to the future and for the lessons still in store.
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