Review Fix Exclusive: The Blue Dolphins Talk ‘Come On!’

Review Fix chats with Victoria Scott & Alfonso Rodenas of the Blue Dolphins, who break down their new album “Come On!” Discussing their creative process, as well as what makes the album unique, Scott and Rodenas give us an inside look at what makes the “sun-soaked” album a special one.

Review Fix: How did the band get together?

Victoria Scott: We met at The Cat Club on Sunset in Los Angeles- both being songwriters it was natural for us to write songs together as we got to know each other. Alfonso recorded a collection of songs for me, we enjoyed working together so much we formed the band, ‘The Blue Dolphins’.

Review Fix: What acts inspire you guys?

Alfonso Rodenas: We have a lot of musical influences between us spanning Led Zeplin, The Doors, Astrud Gilberto, nineties Acid Jazz all the way up to Jason Mraz. The artists that inspire us are those that dare to reveal themselves in a totally honest, authentic and heartfelt way.

Review Fix: What songs do you love but are ashamed to admit because no one would expect it?

Scott: Lionel Richie, ‘Hello.’ I was in love with Lionel when I was a pre-teen, he was my man. I don’t think people would expect me to like ‘The Doors’ as much as I do either. Alfonso has only ever listened to really cool music like The Incredible String Band, Daniel Lanois and Captain Beefheart.

Review Fix: What do you think makes you special?

Rodenas: We are pretty naked, we try not to hide behind layers and we write and play from the heart. We are fun, sincere and at times edgy. I think that’s cool. We are a Spanish man and we are an English Woman and that’s a pretty unique flavor in itself.

Review Fix: What song is the standout on this track, how was it written?

Scott: There are a few but ‘Wide & Blue Horizons’ is definitely one. Alfonso came up with the guitar riff and we jammed with it a bit till he wrote the track. He had the chorus lyric hook ‘Wide Skies and Blue Horizons and then I came in with more lyric. Which I wrote on my digital recorder, driving to work every day with a view of the Los Angeles Crest in the distance.

Review Fix: What song do you think people may skip on originally, before it grows on
them, why?

Rodenas: Sail Away is an interesting one- because it’s both Soul Ballad and Punk Pop, so it might take a bit of ….’What?’ and then ‘Oh now I get it’. It’s sort of the two sides of us, tender and rebellious.

Review Fix: How do you want this album to affect people?

Scott: We would like to touch listeners simply with the feelings of the songs, Life can be tough and it asks you to compromise a lot, we d like this album to inspire listeners to, as Joseph Campbell said, ‘Follow your Bliss’!

Review Fix: Bottom line, why should someone pick up this record?

Rodenas: It has 14 really excellent songs on it- there is not one filler. Plus it’s the sort of album that you listen to on a bad day and it’ll lift you up and get you back on track. The songs lift us up on a bad day.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Scott: Another album, we’ve started writing already, concerts both acoustic and plugged in. TV, & Radio. We’re moving house right now, which is a bit of an undertaking. This is a hero’s journey we’re on every day you know. The trick is knowing that, and trying to be awake for all of the experiences.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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