Here we go again, this time with Sapling. I hadn’t heard them (hipster voice “but I’d heard *of* them”) until I was looking for a drummer for last year’s One Night Band and got in touch with Rainy. I’d seen her around with other bands, but not this one. They just put out a really great album, so make sure you check it out. Links at the end of the thing.
Let's start at the beginning. Can you give us some background on your come up and journey so far?
Sapling started in 2016 about a year after my band Rotating Strawberry Madonna dissolved. It was originally me, Dave Cignetti who had been the drummer in RSM, and Amber. Amber and I had tried to play music together as a duo and it just wasn't sticking; we needed a third person. In 2018 Dave left and we had Jon fill in but he never left.
What are people gonna see when they go to one of your shows?
Paint. A Theremin. Clowns. Bees. Bikini tops, maybe laminated nip-nops. Glitter. Invocations. Last show my bass cab melted, so there can be some unique smells too. We're a multisensory band.
You've got carte blanche to put together a show in Boston. Who else is on it with you and where are you playing?
Okay so like... any bands ever? Like bands we're not really gonna be able to play with right now, or what? Um... Future of the Left and Shellac. At the Sinclair. And Mission of Burma. We're willing Mission of Burma back together.
What other Boston artists are you crushing on lately?
Really into Miracle Blood right now. We're working on talking the whole band into dressing in drag for our next music video. Maybe this interview will awkwardly pressure them into doing it. Nice Guys, Editrix and Wendy Eisenberg... I guess they're from western Mass. I always forget that. Same with Oroboro; I always think they're from Boston. Ed Balloon. Still feelin' raw about Phenomenal Sun. The Rupert Selection.
You can find Sapling and buy their new album on Bandcamp, and you can look at them on Instagram. Photos by Coleman Rogers.