Bad Omens frontman Noah Sebastian has reflected on the band’s very well-rehearsed live shows, and how with new music they’re wanting to make it less “rigid”.
Noah Sebastian has shared how Bad Omens’ massive touring cycle for The Death Of Peace Of Mind has inspired a new sense of fun in the music they’re writing now.
In an interview on The Break Down With Nath & Johnny at the end of the band’s recent Australian tour (watch it in full below), the frontman detailed Bad Omens’ incredibly precise live show over these past few years – and how tough he’s made it for himself by being such a perfectionist.
“I think part of the new stuff we’re writing has that in mind,” Noah agrees, when asked if he’s wanting to leave room for some live creativity going forwards. “This is the most touring we’ve ever done on this album cycle, obviously, because it just took off, and I’m learning a lot about my voice touring, and what I can and can’t do, and how to manage it when it’s something so nuanced as your body – it’s like, ‘I went outside to check the mail today and now my throat’s scratchy.’”
Noah continues, “With the new music, I definitely think there’s a part of it where I’m trying to leave room for fun, where it’s not so rigid. I almost view our show like a movie. It’s on a track, like a tramline, I guess you could say. It’s rehearsed to a tee and everything’s automated with the lights and the content and stuff, so it is like trying to recreate the same movie every night, and that gets boring too, and exhausting.”
Check out the full chat with Noah:
