Influenced by a notion of natures, colorful sounds throughout time, the fiercely beautiful, and ambiguously poetic words and noise, Race to Neptune radiate powerfully delicate dynamics with evocative vocal melodies.
They have garnered 25+ national and international reviews of their debut record and have a variety of their songs in radio rotation in North America and Europe. RtN has played classic venues in Fort Collins such as the Artery and Aggie Theater and have developed a little following after playing many shows in Denver at Herman’s Hideaway, Larimer Lounge, Lost Lake and the Bluebird District Music Festival. The band’s latest EP Abandoned Fashion has already gone down really well and was released earlier this year, you can check it out below!
We managed to catch up with the band as they talked about their latest EP and more!
So how has your latest EP gone so far with fans then?
The reception from fans has been wonderful and the reviews that we’ve gotten thus far have been super flattering. Since we’ve just been together, as a whole, for about 5 months or so it’s given us nothing but excitement and energy to carry us forward.
Tell us something about the release no one knows?
It’s all recorded live which isn’t really a secret but we did hit ‘Abandon Fashion’ in one take which was really awesome. It was the first thing we did the second day in the studio and when we finished playing it, we looked up at each other and we’re just like “well I guess we don’t need to warm up today.” It’s pretty cool when you have that as a band. That cohesion has been with us since day one of being together and it’s not going anywhere either.
If you could work with any band on a new song, who would it be and why?
I’ve been listening to a lot of Tame Impala lately, specifically the Innerspeaker album. Kevin Parker is a phenomenal musician and the fact that he does all the writing and recording for Tame Impala seizes to blow my mind- to have his input on a song would be super cool to me.
How has your latest single been received?
There wasn’t a specific single that went along with the EP but we’ve been considering ‘Abandon Fashion’ as the sound for our re-branding of Race which is significant for us as a new line-up.
Can you tell us about the meaning behind the track?
‘Abandon Fashion’ is an instrumental track and the reason we chose it to help describe Race’s new approach to creating music is because it is so different than what people heard on Oh Contraire. The drums hit hard and don’t let up throughout the entirety of the song, and if you listen to what Brian, Zach, and Matt (bass) are doing it, at times, it sounds like we have three lead guitarists which I think is amazing. The song starts off based around that melodic riff by Brian and with Zach getting those super spacey and eerie sounds out of his guitar, as Matt and I come in on bass and drums the song starts to build, fill out and completely come together. Once you think we’re full force we just keep trying to take it up a notch until rising all the way up and launching into the ending of the song where we wanted to leave the listener wanting more. It’s very comparable to how we came together with Matt and I coming on to keep Race alive and now that we’re here and together this is what you can continue to expect out of Race To Neptune- relentless rock music.
What tours do you have coming up, and what can you tell us about them?
We’re working on booking shows in our locale for right now. First show is going to be at Surfside 7 in Fort Collins, CO on 9/27 and we are in the process of booking more shows along Colorado’s Front Range..
What venue are you most looking forward to playing the most, and why?
I can’t wait for the Surfside show because it’s going to be our first show together. We’re planning to make a strong first impression in our music scene out here.
What else can we expect from you in 2018?
Live shows and another EP. We can’t wait to keep sharing our music with everyone.