Greta Van Fleet on Making Their Third Album ‘Starcatcher,’ Touring With Metallica & More | Billboard News
Written by djfrosty on July 18, 2023
Greta Van Fleet talk about their thought process making their third album ‘Starcatcher,’ how they feel about doing tour dates with Metallica and more.
Josh Kiszka:
Jake, do you want to do the Greta Van Fleet? I’ll do the Billboard News.
Jake Kiszka:
Hello, we’re Greta Van Fleet!
Josh Kiszka:
Oh, I wasn’t ready.
Jake Kiszka:
All right, well, you tell me when you’re ready. Hello, we’re Greta Van Fleet…
Josh Kiszka:
…And you’re watching Billboard News!
Lyndsey Havens:
Hey, I’m Lyndsey Havens for Billboard News and we are here with Greta Van Fleet. What is up, guys?
Lyndsey Havens:
We’re here to talk about your stellar third album ‘Starcatcher’ out in July. Yes, stellar.
Josh Kiszka:
That’s a really appropriate term for an album called ‘Starcatcher.’
Lyndsey Havens:
When did you start talking about even making a third album? Like how do you know when it’s time?
Daniel Wagner:
The funny thing is, is we’re always moving on to the next Yeah, we’re actually about to start the next album as we speak.
Lyndsey Havens:
That’s why we brought you here today?
Josh Kiszka:
There are songs that go in and out of time for us. Some get shelved, and then you pick them up again, because they make sense for that thing that you’re looking for. And a lot of this stuff just comes about and spontaneously ends up on the record that we’re working on. The ‘Starcatcher’ record was something that we were working on about the time of the Strange Horizons tour.
Watch the full interview above!