Part of A Dirty Dozen with SHE WAS THE CARNATION AND THE ROSE – July 2024

According to a recent press release: “Emerging band She Was the Carnation and the Rose is excited to announce the release of their debut single, “Birds Before Rain,” from their debut album, The Guardian Angel, set to be released on August 2, 2024. The music and lyrics for the entire album were crafted by Michael Seebold, who also took on the role of producer. The recording, mixing, and mastering were expertly handled by Dick Hodgin at Osceola Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed during the late rainy months of 2023, She Was the Carnation and the Rose is comprised of singer Noémi Sárog, songwriter Michael Seebold, and drummer Bill Eagen. Their debut album, The Guardian Angel, features five original songs that create a range of atmospheres from wintry to melancholic to serene. This album is also the first installment in the band’s planned trilogy, known as the “stained glass” trilogy. Across these albums, listeners can expect a blend of dreamlike atmospheres, mellifluent and dark passages, and the occasional jazz nocturne or classical minuet.” We get Michael and Noémi to discuss new music, influences, and more.

1. Tell us a little about your latest release. What might a fan or listener not grab the first or second time they listen through? Are there any hidden nuggets the band put in the material or that only diehard fans might find?

Michael: The Guardian Angel is five songs and our first release. The first in a trilogy of albums, so, I’ll defer until II & III are out for comparison.

2. What got you into music, and can you tell us about the moment you realized you wanted to be a musician?

Michael: The thrill, challenge, insight, inherent in searching for how to elicit something envisioned. Interplay of mood and form.

3. Building on that, is there a specific song, album, performer, or live show that guided your musical taste?

Michael: Too many to name.

4. Who would be your main five musical influences?

Michael: I wonder if one knows these things? Guitar, piano, neutrality, mirrors, evening.

5. How would you describe your music to someone who’d never listened to you before? What is the one comparison a reviewer or fan has made that made you cringe or you disagreed with?

Michael: The band name might convey some first impression. None as yet.

6. What’s the best thing about being a musician?

Michael: Music.

7. If you weren’t a musician, what would be your dream job?

Noémi: A shamaness.

8. If you could magically go back in time and be a part of the recording sessions for any one record in history, which would you choose – and what does that record mean to you?

Noémi: I’d love to go back and actually record the classical European composers. How fun would that be to hear Bach, Stradivari, Mozart or Liszt play their own music.

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