INTERVIEW WITH...
TINK AND THE LOST BOYS
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Tink and the Lost Boys are a rock band from Northville. They've got a 7 track album Wings that was released last year and you'll be able to catch one of their live shows over the summer. We caught up with lead guitarist Tristan Presley and got his thoughts on music and art.
Remove Records: Tell us somethings about yourself and your project.
Tristan: In short, we are a group of people that took the phrase “let’s start a band” way to seriously. We craft tunes using bits and bobs from various genres, mostly stemming from alternative and garage rock. We are here to make noise and have a good time doin’ it.
What are some of your musical influences? And what are some non-musical influences? As a whole, we mostly take influence from the rock revival bands of the 2000s like The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, and of course, The White Stripes. Non-musically, I can really only speak for myself. One of my biggest influences in life was Alexander Calder. One time he showed up to his own exhibition with only a role of wire to make his sculptures out of. The curator of the gallery asks, “so, where’s all the artwork?”, and Calder pulls out the role of wire and says, “here it is”, make it all on the spot. That always keeps me going when I know I’m in a crunch.
What is your favorite venue? Our homebase is Harmony Hall in Novi. Acoustics are great, and lighting is amazing. Some of our favs that we hope to play one day are Trumbullplex, the Nice Place, UFO Factory, El Club and the Outer Limits Lounge.
What advice would you give to someone just starting out in music/ art? Do what you want to do. Make what you want to make. And don’t be afraid to share it with the world. There is someone out there that will enjoy what you do, whatever that may be. And, of course, don’t give up, obviously.
What messages or themes are you trying to convey through your music/art? The general vibe coming from our work is “let it out and let it rock”. Most of our lyrics are simple stories or thoughts we’ve had floating around in our minds, so we are really not trying to convey anything too deep. We just hope that our crazy sounds can please the ears of the community.
What are you working on next? We are currently working on a handful of singles and plan to release them very soon. Our newest is some good ol’ blues rock. We’re also putting together a crap load of shows for the summer months. There is also to be a line-up 'shift' in the near future.
What do you think about the future of music/art? We feel the future of art as a whole is very bright. Many, including ourselves, have found joy in art and we think that’s what attracts people to it. I mean, what else is there to say? It can only get better from here, right?
Tink and the Lost Boys (pictured left to right)
Erik Finger bassist
Tristan Presley lead guitarist
Jack Fulton lead vocals
Nick Fites drummer, backing vocals
Noah Mueller keys