Brian Moss - Hanalei, Great Apes, The Ghost
Brian Moss joins the podcast this week to discuss the release of the new album from his project Hanalei, called Black Snow. \xa0Hanalei is a mostly solo project that Brian has been doing for nearly two decades, allowing him to flex his creative muscle with songs that might otherwise not fit in with the other projects that he was doing at any given time. \xa0This new album features several guest musicians, including longtime collaborators Ryan Marshall (Great Apes) and Josh Staples (The Velvet Teen/The New Trust). \xa0\nOn the creation of the new album, as Brian describes it, "I began writing Black Snow roughly two years ago after finding out my wife was pregnant. The process served as a means of coping with the relentless anxiety and bouts of depression that polluted my expected joy. How could I bring a child into a world on the verge of collapse?" \xa0\xa0\xa0\nNot unlike other musical projects he's been involved in, the songs are written in a narrative voice, in this case set in the not-too-distant future during a turbulent time for the environment. \xa0Among those many projects that Brian Moss has been involved in over the years include his bands Great Apes (Asian Man Records), The Ghost (Solidarity Records), Olehole! (Underground Communique Records), Sub-Dio, The Wunder Years (Tomato Head / Side With Us Records) and more. \xa0\xa0\nBlack Snow is available to pre-order on vinyl now via A-F Records, here - https://a-frecords.limitedrun.com/\nTo hear some of the music mentioned on this and our previous episodes, check out and follow this playlist on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3oI01ZU\n\nQuestion The Answers is co-sponsored by The Bad Copy and Sell The Heart Records, be sure to follow them as well to stay up to date on music news, reviews, and to check out the releases on our label. \xa0\nSell The Heart Records - https://www.selltheheartrecords.com | @selltheheartrecords (IG) \xa0\nThe Bad Copy - https://www.thebadcopy.com | @thebadcopy (IG)