This band is simply amazing. They've been called Omaha's best kept secret. With an album on the way, as well as a 7" vinyl coming out in February, this secret will soon be spoiled....
Two Pandas: Give us a brief history lesson on It’s True!
It’s True!: (Karl) The long and short of it is that Adam wrote some really great songs that he had been playing solo, and the rest of us just kind of naturally gravitated towards those songs and convinced him to form a band. From there, we’ve pretty much just spent the last year trying to do justice to the songs as a band…sometimes succeeding, sometimes not.
TP: We find ourselves asking almost every band this: What is the story behind the name?
IT: (Adam) When the name came to me, I was in a period of deep questioning…a state I’ve been in most of my life. I realized that no amount of intellect could deliver an answer to the “Great Question.” Logic certainly has its place at the table, but I believed, and still do, that a person must ultimately choose what he or she believes. And I believe it’s true.
TP: It is our understanding that you have just finished your first full length album. What are the plans for releasing the album? (Release date? Will it be released digitally? Etc.)
IT: (Adam) You understand correctly…or at least mostly. There are a lot of things up in the air right now. We’re still having discussions about track order and whether or not we’re ready to call some of the tracks “finished”. We’ve also been entertaining the idea of adding a song or two to the album. I think the hardest thing about any piece of work is actually knowing when it’s done…especially with art. The one thing we know for sure is that we don’t want to sit on what we have for much longer…at some point in time you have to just let it go. In summary, we have some decisions to make and we plan on making them very soon.
TP: Where was the recording for the album done?
IT: (Karl) We split our recording time between Conor Oberst’s ARC Studios and The Faint’s Enamel Studios….which, collectively, we like to refer to as “Name-drop Studios”.
TP: You are releasing a split 7” vinyl with Lawrence trio Cowboy Indian Bear, which should be an amazing release. Was this an idea Cowboy Indian Bear brought to you guys?
IT: (Adam) We had been entertaining the idea of doing a 7” of some sort as a precursor to the album. Some different ideas had been thrown around, but I’m not sure any of the ideas were worth pulling the trigger on until Cowboy Indian Bear mentioned that they were thinking of doing something similar. They had an actual plan in regards to how to go about putting it out and pretty much spearheaded the whole thing, so it all fell into place pretty easily for us. We love those guys and what they are doing and are really excited about sharing a piece of vinyl with them.
TP: What are the release plans for the split 7”?
IT: (Adam) The plan is for a string of release shows with both bands playing…Feb 5 and 6 in Lincoln/Omaha (Eagle Seagull is joining us on these dates. Awesome!), and the Feb 18-20th in KC/Columbia/Lawrence (Capybara is joining us on these dates. Also awesome!)
TP: As we ask every band, what is in store for It’s True! in the coming months?
IT: (Adam) Decisions, decisions, decisions…. We have a few things simmering right now, and a number of details to sort out. Then we’re going to put in some serious effort to schedule as much touring as possible. As a band, we’re also very serious about opening up a flower shop to supplement our incomes. We have an almost nauseating passion for horticulture. We hope that soon you will all be able to listen to our newly released music and perhaps look at our floral arrangements, if you so choose.
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