Review Fix Exclusive: Low Float Talks ‘Here Before’ And More

August 9, 2020 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with Low Float, who discusses his origin in music and new single, “Here Before.”

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Low Float: I was born into a very musical family. My mom’s a singer-songwriter and my dads a drummer so it was kind of bred into me as a kid. Music always flooded the house. When I was 14, I started recording my own songs, mostly electronic stuff. It never saw the light of day, but it did help me learn the song writing process a bit.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Low Float: I usually try to start with a melody/chord progression on the keyboard. Then I’ll add drums, bass, then probably scrap the keyboard part and re-write it and see if I can sing a melody over it. Basically, it is a lot of writing, re-writing and correction. I only know a little bit of musical theory so it’s mostly by ear which can be a pain in the ass, but it works for me.

Review Fix: What inspires you?


Low Float: This is a hard question because inspiration can come in so many different forms. It can come from reading a book or looking at the sun set. It could come from watching a bug crawl up a leaf using all his strength to get there. It could come from the sky, the earth, the water, the snow. It might even come from within, literally just out of the blue. I don’t think I can give a definitive answer on this one because it can come from anywhere! 

Review Fix: What does music mean to you?

Low Float: Music means family, love, loneliness, dread, elation, misery, fun, but most of all, life. It is in people’s blood. I hope my music can inspire some sort of emotion in people.

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you?

Low Float: I would recommend my music to someone who is a fan of Tame Impala, Glass Animals, Alt-J, Chet Faker… It’s kind of like indie pop with a psychedelic twist.

Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?

Low Float: I’ve never actually done any live shows with the songs off of the upcoming album. The only live shows I’ve done are of acoustic covers/unreleased originals. I hope to change that soon!

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

Low Float: Here Before was inspired by the past. It’s about feeling lost or angry in your life and hoping to find someone or something that can help fill the void a bit. It’s quite a lonely song, I think.

Review Fix: What are your goals for the rest of 2020?

Low Float: My goal for the rest of 2020 is to keep writing music every day. It’s easy to slack off in the time that we are in and it can be hard to stay self-motivated. I need to focus on reminding myself to stay on track.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Low Float: My next single, Debt, drops August 28th and the full album, For Your Dreams, will be out September 18! After that, who knows! But definitely more music! 

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14317 Articles
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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