Interview with TILIAN
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Tilian is ready to start anew. The Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer has been an unstoppable force in the alt-rock scene since 2007, a master of memorable melodies and more experimental flourishes, both in his solo efforts and as the lead vocalist and guitarist for a number of bands. But 2021\\u2019s Factory Reset, his fourth solo album and second on Rise Records, is more him than anything he\\u2019s ever done before. This is the first time Tilian\\u2019s tackled nearly every aspect of the record himself, and it\\u2019s resulted in his most thrillingly eclectic work to date: a falsetto-laced brand of alt-pop that spans everything from trippy psychedelia and heavy prog riffs to warped hip-hop beats and dembow grooves.
\\u201cThe first album that I did with this project was not quite me,\\u201d he admits about 2013\\u2019s Material Me. \\u201cNow I want to make the album that I want to hear. \\u2018What would be my favorite band?\\u2019 as opposed to, \\u2018What is everyone\\u2019s favorite band?\\u2019\\u201d This philosophy started to take shape with his previous release, 2018\\u2019s The Skeptic. Now, with Factory Reset, he\\u2019s fully realized it.
The writing came rather unexpectedly. Tilian began putting words down just a few weeks after the COVID-19 pandemic forced California to go into lockdown, in March 2020. He had planned on touring with his band Dance Gavin Dance, until\\u2014like the rest of us\\u2014he was stuck at home. And more to the point, he was alone. The Clearwater, Florida, native has always worked as a part of a larger unit since forming his first band in Tampa in 2007. Even as a solo artist he frequently collaborates, most recently with Marigolds+Monsters and Travis Barker on 2020\\u2019s \\u201cFalling Out of Rhythm\\u201d single.
But in forced isolation, the songs began to flow. He decided to write, record, and produce the album himself, eventually remotely bringing in drummer/frequent collaborator Kris Crummett to help button it up. Having full creative control allowed Tilian to experiment more than ever.
This maverick mindset colors Tilian\\u2019s reflections on his 2020 experiences\\u2014including meditative trips to the desert, life-changing psychedelic revelations, and an unsettling amount of death all around him. Religious, otherworldly, and metaphysical imagery pepper his lyrics, fueling both the heavy moments and a sudden sense of light and purpose that arrives toward the end. Factory Reset is both highly personal and wholly universal\\u2014who wouldn\\u2019t want to press restart on everything at this point?
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