![]() Honesty definitely opens up the vulnerability. So, my goal was just to try to be really honest in the hopes that it would create something more original. I didn't want to put something out to people where people would say that it sounds really forced. I just wasn't in that mode at the time because all the songs I was trying to write for fun felt kind of forced. I didn't want to be writing songs to write songs that were like, "Oh, this is a cool song that I wrote." You know? With just the intention of like, "Oh, this is fun." I love having fun, and I don't think that writing songs for fun is a bad thing. I just didn't know where else to go, because I was stuck. JZ: Yeah, I mean, it was my intention with my songwriting. Was there a clear intention to be more transparent and vulnerable with this effort? MT : You've relinquished the Darlin' surname, shown yourself naked, and told very personal stories. ![]() It's going to go right over their heads, but I hope that some people might think about what the message is, or why they are having a reaction. Is there something more there? Maybe other people don't think that way. To me, I feel like, if I'm really offended by something, I usually try to investigate why I'm bothered by that so much. So, some people might sort of be turned off by it. I think for the most part, if people don't like a band for something they're doing, they usually just don't listen to them. JZ: Yeah, I mean I would definitely say that there's certain people who - well I wouldn't say it's people getting mad necessarily - I would say that some people, their feathers are kind of ruffled. MT: Are there people down there who hear your music and find it controversial? Has anyone confronted you as to the messages you are trying to get across? That's not my entire goal, but it is a factor in what I do, I would say. In a way, I sort of try to expose the reality of what's going on down there, in some ways. I know the Northeast and the Northwest are some of the more liberal parts of the country, but the one thing that kind of is a little bit frustrating sometimes is that a lot of people are just kind of clueless about how things still are in the South and other parts of America. There's definitely a lot going on in the South. There's some sort of friction to work against. ![]() Jessi Zazu: Yeah I would say that's part of the reason I like it there so much. Are people still shocked to see/hear that sort of thing in the South? Has that influenced the topics you choose to write about? MT : You got some flak for your album cover banner, and a lot of the songs on your recent album Blur The Line push gender boundaries and promote feminism in a way. Music Times chatted with the band's guitar player and songwriter Jessi Zazu about their upcoming record, being vulnerable in her songwriting, Touring With Diarrhea Planet, and the labels they are tiring of hearing. With three full-length albums under their belt and extensive tours behind them, the group has begun work on their fourth record. Despite not intentionally wanting to stir up trouble, the content of their latest effort challenges gender roles and some of the outdated views still held in the South. The cover of their 2013's album Blur The Line, featured the band members' nude legs and torsos, which got them into some hot water after they hung it on a banner in front of a Nashville record store. ![]() Nashville rockers Those Darlins, made up of Jessi Zazu, Nikki Kvarnes, and Linwood Regensburg, are no strangers to controversy. ![]()
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