We didn’t want to lose anything from the last record. That pretty accurately describes what we wanted to do. SAM: And now this album From Water to War, it seems like an expanded sound for you guys, would you agree with that? It was really crazy just to see how we decided we’re going to do what we do, and we’re going to commit our plans to you Lord, and see what you do with them. From that point he took an interest in us, we met, and now we’re a part of the Tooth & Nail family. And on top of that, Trevor just happened to be at home resting from a surgery – I mean, thank God he’s OK – but I am thankful he had some time at home to listen to our stuff. So the promoter committed a certain number of shows in Alabama and so he had a relationship with Trevor and sent our album to him. So the promoter that we were trying to get a show with just happened to be part of that commitment that Trevor – they needed a certain amount of shows promised in America before they could get the proper documentation to come and tour. And eventually, what happened – it turns out this guy way back in the day helped Trevor when he was trying to move his band into America to try and get shows. He came to one of our shows to see if he could pull it off live. Just a slot, sometime during the day, we weren’t even asking for much. So, it’s crazy, we were just trying to get another show at a festival and – basically, we sent our album to a festival promoter locally around here, and asked if he could get us on their festival. We just decided we were going to do what we do and just try our best to honour God and just let things happen how they happen. We prayed about it, we made a very peculiar decision and that was not to send in press kits and demos to labels. We’ve always wanted God to be the very centre of what we do, just sharing his message, his love with people. Back then we were just a local band that would get together and make the music we loved. JEREMY: Well I joined right after graduating in 2007. Can you tell me briefly how you formed as a band? SAM: You’re the lead singer of Nine Lashes. SAM: Where in the world do we find you today? I talked at length with lead singer Jeremy Dunn to get the inside word on the album. Across their third album From Water to War are sounds ranging from rock to electronic to pop – but the whole thing shows us the challenges we face as Christians on this earth, although nothing that’s not out of God’s control. Nine Lashes are an alternative Christian band from Birmingham, Alabama, that create a sound that is mighty hard to narrow to one musical genre.
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