Feature image photo credit: Julia Moon
Ann-Sofie Hoyles is the eloquent and powerful voice behind Spiders, a band formed with her husband and guitarist John Hoyles in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2010. Since that time the band has released four full-length albums and have toured all over Europe and have done numerous dates in the U.S. and North America as well. Spiders is set to release their fifth full-length album on September 25th. The album is called Crystal Eyes and it is their the second for the Wild Kingdom Records label.
In this interview, Ann-Sofie discusses the origins of the band, the writing and recording details behind their latest record, the importance of song order, and where we might see Spiders on tour.
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Hello everyone! My name is Scott Itter, but some know me as Dr. Music. I am a music journalist and photographer out of the Chicagoland area, and I have been in practice for over 20 years. I grew up in the 70’s with two big brothers that showed me all kinds of rock and roll. As I grew older I ventured out into different genres like jazz, funk, folk, and whatever else I could wrap my ears around. As I read every liner note and every Circus and Hit Parader like they were the Old and New Testament, I came to realize that I just love sound and appreciate all the people that create it.
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