Would you give a band a chance just because every member was a cat?
I absolutely would. I'm in a neo-soul band, but unfortunately, none of us are cats. That would have been hilarious. In fact, we tried to make our bassist's cat part of the band, but his cat wasn't so interested. He ran away during every practice session and only came back for the food.
For a big part of my life, I enjoyed music as a listener. I grew up listening to other people's songs. I went through a pop era that revolved around Justin Bieber, a punk era led by Green Day, an alternative rock era with The Strokes and Arctic Monkeys, and an emo era with My Chemical Romance. These days, I'm also a Swiftie. As you can see, my playlists have been through a lot. But I hadn't made my own music until I started playing drums and joined a band in 2021. Becoming friends with my bandmates and making songs together changed my relationship with music. So for about five years now, we've been creating our own songs, which has given me another way to enjoy music. I can try cool grooves with my friends and help turn something we're playing around with into something interesting.
Musicians know that listening to your finished album is one of the most satisfactory experiences. We finally have the recorded result of all that time we spent making music together, recording, editing, producing... So after years of getting attached to other people's songs, it's nice to think that someone might discover ours and connect with them too.