Things are definitely looking up for the Reverie Sound Revue. One would assume that any band that has only two shows under their belts might be something of an unpolished wreck of musicality. To clear up any sort of misconception, let me just say this: The band came to the interview I asked for after having lunch with the promoter of MacEwan Hall–a lunch which the promoter asked for.
The Reverie Sound Revue takes the classic style of Beatles pop-rock and adds a spin of jazz, giving their songs instant availability while delivering well-crafted tunes that grow with every listen. They’re strong believers in creating a good song, whether that means following classic song structure or defying it at every turn.
"Solos are just for people with short attention spans," says guitarist Marc DePape. "A lot of bands have some basic power chords progression and throw in a solo just to cover the weakness of the song."
In the three months they’ve been playing together, the Revue has gone through their share of miscellaneous band crap. In addition to more name changes than shows, their first drummer left to join the group Tuuli, leaving the band to put up posters asking for a "New Age drummer." The problem is, New Age has two different meanings in the music industry–new intelligent pop and old-school industrial. So when current drummer John de Waal replied to the request, he was under the impression there would be "a bunch of guys sporting black attire and sunglasses." Though he was quite shocked when he heard their jazz-pop melodies, he stuck around for the count, adding the likes of Kraftwerk and Aphex Twin to influences like The Cardigans and Elvis Costello.
Though the Revue has many ties to the indie music community, they have no ideals about staying true to some invisible indie bonds. If the opportunity arose to sign with a major label, the band would definitely not hide behind the indie veil.
"We don’t want to have people picking out our wardrobe for us," says vocalist Lisa Lobsinger. "That’s not music."
"It’s the same old story," adds Bryce Gracey, the band’s bassist. "Plus, there’s not enough groupies in indie rock."
Coming to the end of the interview, guitarist Pat Walls mentions that one of Lisa’s favourite artists is Mr. Love himself, Barry White. So the natural question to ask would be: If you were offered a chance to have your music star in a porno, would you take it?
"It would have to be our porno–we would have to have complete creative control," beams Walls.