On Song :: Sad Day For Puppets

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We’ve been enjoying Sad Day For Puppets lush shoe-gazing sounds for the past month or so, since Sonic Catherdral name dropped them in a podcast they did for us.

Their album, Unknown Colors, was released last week, so we got Martin Kallholm (songwriter and guitarist) to answer some questions.

What was the first song that really caught your imagination?
A Swedish lullaby called ”Byssan Lull”.

What was the music your parents liked and do you think it’s influenced you at all?
My mother listened a lot to Bangles, Cyndi Lauper and Kate Bush when I was a kid, and I still love that music. Yes, I think it has influenced me.

What posters did you have on your wall as a kid?
Kiss, W.A.S.P and Motley Crue.

Which songs or albums would you play at a party?
I’d just play Surrender by Cheap Trick, over and over again.

Which songs remind you of a rainy day?
Almost any disco song.

Which album do you seek solace in when you are feeling sad?
Milk & Kisses by Cocteau Twins

Which album would you play when you wanted to get down to some lovin’?
I wouldn’t play any Cannibal Corpse-album.

What music was, or would be, the “first dance” at your wedding?
Mother by Danzig.

What was the first gig you went to as a paying customer?
Neil Young. I was fourteen, it was an outside venue and pearl jam was the support act.

Name the one song you think everyone should hear.
Plaster Caster by Kiss.

Which one artist do you think not enough people know about?
Television Personalities.

What’s the best thing you’ve heard recently?
MGMT. I really love the album, it’s full of great songs, and live they’re one of the coolest rock bands I’ve ever seen.

Dead or alive, what 5 acts would you have play with you at a festival?
Alice in Chains, The Cure, Kate Bush, Bette Midler and Neil Young.

We’d like you to make us a mix-tape. Pick five tracks with a theme of your choice.
Finest vocals ever:
Blind Melon – Soul One
Hole – Violet
AC/DC – If You Want Blood
Aerosmith – Cryin’
Joan Jett – Bad Reputation.

And finally, who would win in a fight: a stoat or a goat and why?
The goat, because of his advanced military training.

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