GW: ‘You And Me’ - This one is a short, sharp stab of indie pop, do you think there is a specific formula for concocting these kind of songs, and if so, would you say you have perfected it yet? But I remember when we played Community Festival in London last year we walked out on stage to see loads of Scottish flags in the crowd and to a chorus of “here we, here we…”, so that was a really nice surprise. PR: I love the classic Scottish chat - “here we, here we…” and you don’t tend to hear that much at English shows. GW: ‘Shout’ - What’s the most memorable thing a fan has shouted at you during a gig? Have you had any interesting fan encounters? We wanted the record to feel somewhat live and conjure up images of a festival with your mates so we tried to structure it as best we could like that. Tracklisting-wise, we tried to imagine it as if it was a gig setlist. PR: For the singles we tried to share a slightly different side to Vistas with each track so that’s how we narrowed down what we’d release. GW: ‘The Love You Give’ - This is one of the singles leading up to release, how did you go about deciding which songs to share first? And how easy was it to decide on the final tracklist? There’s a few extra harmonies and things added to the tracks too that we’ve added in as we played them live countless times over the last few years. The hardest thing to replicate was the reverse sound that you hear at the start of ‘Retrospect' but I think we got it down. We re-recorded every single detail from the clap samples to the ambient background noises and tried to emulate them as closely as we could while giving them a slightly fresher feel. PR: This actually a really interesting question. GW: ‘Tigerblood’ - This song has been kicking around for a little while, what changes did you make to this and ‘Retrospect’ for the album? I think we’ll spend a lot of time planning for album two and getting the direction of that ready so that when the world goes back to normal we’ll already have a lot of the framework for it. The last three summers I’ve been playing festivals or recording so it feels strange not being able to book any of that in. PR: The main change as you say is the absence of festivals. GW: ‘Summer’ - How have your plans changed for summer this year? What will you be doing to fill your time in the absence of festivals? And then six months later I broke my right wrist also playing football in goals so that was pretty daft. PR: Well I broke my left wrist playing football in goals. GW: ‘Sucker’ - You say on this track that you’re “a sucker and a fool” when you’re in love, outside of love, what is the most foolish thing you have done? A lot of the time that’s where the best bands are born. I think it’s really important for bands who are starting out to really cut their teeth in their local venues. ’15 Years’ is a thank you letter to our fans and that lyric is saying that no matter where we might end up I’ll always be thankful for the basement gigs we played in our hometown and then later up and down the country. GW: '15 Years’ - You sing “And I could move to California, and I would know that I’d still wanna go to the basement clubs” on this one, how much of an impact has your hometown music scene had on you as a band? And could you tell us a little more about it?
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The record they recently put out shows they still know how to write fresh indie tunes and re-work the formula that they’re so good at.
PR: My teenage musical heroes were The Strokes and I would say they probably still are now. GW: ‘Teenage Blues’ - Who were your musical heroes when you were a teenager? Are they still the same now? I hope it can provide some light relief for people and it reinforces for me that being in a band is all worth it. We definitely didn’t think we’d be putting out an album in the middle of a pandemic but I’m glad we’re still releasing it. We’ve been doing lots of live-streamed gigs, guitar lessons, Q&A’s and writing a huge amount of new music. PR: It’s been a strange period of adjustment for all artists but I think we’ve managed to adapt okay. GW: ‘Everything Changes In The End’ - How have you been adapting to the changes in the world currently? Did you ever imagine you would be releasing an album, and your debut no less, in the midst of a global pandemic? Prentice Robertson: Hey we’re Vistas from Scotland. Gigwise: ‘Intro’ - Introduce your band in five words. Gigwise host virtual version of their Official SXSW Showcase
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