VIDEO: INTERVIEW – Night Tapes Take Inspiration From Personal Pain, Bjork, Talk EP ‘Assisted Memories’

The EP ‘assisted memories’ from Night Tapes dropped in June to much anticipation after the band had released a handful of songs from the project leading up to its release. Songs like “drifting,” “loner” and “projections”.

“The EP is about honouring and remembering the different versions of ourselves,” says lead singer Iiris Vesik. “These songs were created by capturing artifacts of time on analogue and digital recordings. Each song relates to a memory that includes an understanding that came with changing. Lyrically it’s a somewhat emotional organization of those understandings. As I’ve understood that we humans are forgetful creatures. Those who write history down, access control over the interpretation of their own stories and thus responsibility over their own realities.” The trio comprised of Max Doohan, Sam Richards, and Iiris Vesik, met while in university and started out as evening jams between housemates in their home base of London, England. They bonded over their passion for making music and take inspiration from both their lived experience in the world that they can see and touch, as well as what they describe as the less tangible spiritual and metaphysical realm. The band just wrapped up their first U.S. tour with plans for more live dates in 2025 along with more new music.

Night Tapes spoke with B-Sides host Pete Mar during their first U.S. tour in Los Angeles, CA. They speak about the band’s latest EP ‘Assisted Memories’, the struggle with chronic pain and recovery band member Max Doohan went through, the dynamic of living together and more.