![]() SH: Growing up in Los Angeles, you really are in a car a lot because there isn’t a subway or rapid transit system here, and I was exposed to all the music my mom and dad listened to in the car. RCM: When did you discover your love for The Beatles and music of the ’60s? There was no other agenda there was no record company to please, there was no overarching ideas.Īnd beyond that, my first music crush was The Beatles and the music of the ’60s, so no matter what I do, that influence always colors everything. It had to be something that was coming from my heart and soul, honestly. It was going to be very true to my life, and very singable for me, and I wasn’t going to strive for anything beyond something I could just sink my teeth into. What I had in mind when I started working with Brassell was this idea that whatever we were going to write together was going to be done in the spirit of music that was very emotional. SH: For me, it’s kind of a mystical thing how it all works out, but I think it has to do with being in the right place at right time with the right person. RCM: The whole album has this really warm, summery, ’60s vibe to it. So for many years now I’ve been hoping “someday” to make another solo record. ![]() I mean, Brassell was only three years old at the time (laughs) – he was only a baby! So after I showed him some of these older songs of mine like Raining, along with November Sun, we just started writing while trying to figure out a way for everything to fit together, and many of the older songs I had written survived that process. ![]() And some of these songs were written as long ago as 1989. He was staying in my guest room at the time while he was transferring from Nashville to LA, and I asked him if I could play him some of my stuff. I told Brassell – everyone calls him Brassell – that I was confused about how to approach making this solo album. I also had this box of cassettes filled with songs that I had written over the years. I had taken many of the songs that I intended to put on a solo album onto those Bangles records. Susanna Hoffs: I think initially when I met my co-writer Andrew Brassell, I told him that I wanted to name the album Someday because I was thinking “Someday my dream will come true and I’ll make this solo album.” I had this project on the back burner for years partly due to all the touring with The Bangles. Rock Cellar Magazine: Where did the title of your new album, Someday, come from? Hoffs is currently in the midst of a summer tour with The Bangles, but she took the time to chat at length with Rock Cellar Magazine about her new album, collaborating, her affinity for The Beatles, and, um, nudity. With their catchy, bright melodies, Beatles-esque hooks and jangling guitar riffs, Hoff’s band The Bangles topped ’80s charts with hits like Manic Monday, Walk Like an Egyptian and Eternal Flame, selling millions of albums worldwide. ![]() Produced by Mitchell Froom (The Bangles, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Pearl Jam, Indigo Girls, Los Lobos), the album features 10 new songs written or co-written by Hoffs, who plans to tour this fall. The album was inspired by my yearning to sing songs that were as melodic and emotional as my favorite music of the 1960s. ![]() Paying homage to ’60s-era bands like The Beach Boys, and The Mamas and the Papas, Susanna Hoffs has recently released her third solo album, Someday – her first release in 16 years. ![]()
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