Evanescence’s New Sound “is something like Portishead”

Lead singer Amy Lee said that the work for the next album are in full swing – but reveals that the band will not play unreleased stuff in Sao Paulo on November 8.
“Let’s give our best.” This is the assurance given by Amy Lee, Evanescence’s lead, to show that the band will do their best at the Festival Machinery in Sao Paulo on November 8. After an hiatus of nearly two years, the group prepares for a second visit to the country, where, according to the singer, the fans are “more special”.
By telephone, Amy was relaxed and excited about the presentation. However, the Australian public does not care for the new tracks: the last album, The Open Door, was released in 2006 – and the next one is planned to hit the market next year. Meanwhile, guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray, members of the old formation, left the band. Leaving the band so sudden, the process of creating and compositioning new stuff for the band came basically to a standstill, a fact lamented by Amy.
“It’s hard being in a band, because everyone must work together and be together forever, I’m the only original member,” she said. “Although the writing itself include only two or three of us, it is difficult to move forward after a change.” Although nothing new in the repertoire, the show will be different from that presented by Evanescence on the Brazilian tour in 2007. “We will rely on our big hits, we all know, but we should include something that was not shown last time.” Before going onstage, Amy will do as usual: she will warm up her voice and hear her favorite tunes with other mates. “We heard several different bands to cheer up and relax, as Rush. It is the coolest job in the world.”
Without giving many clues about the future album or the new material from Evanescence, she says she has “stayed awake until dawn writing and recording songs. But fans still have a good time to go: it is expected that the new album will reaches the shops in the last quarter of 2010 (she “would not take so long for the album to be released”). Meanwhile, the band create new songs – “everyone is doing a little bit – in the studio that Amy keeps in her own home in New York.”
At 27, the singer also said the group’s sound can get some different ringtones using more power and less guitar in the music – but, she insists, without affecting the identity of the group. “It will look like Portishead, bet. “In fact, one album must have many things to say to your audience.” The new phase may also take bits of electronic music coming from artists like Depeche Mode, MGMT, MIA and the Brazilians of CSS, which names the artist has heard recently.
In the brief 15-minute interview, Amy’s just not talking one subject: the new band of former members of Evanescence. Announced in mid-June, the group formed by LeCompt, Gray and Ben Moody (Amy’s partner in the founding of the band) was named The Fallen, title used for the debut of Evanescence in 2003. For the part of the lead singer, the trio hired Carly Smithson, 2008 Finalist of American Idol. Whether by remorse, jealousy or just discretion, Amy would not comment. Click here to read the orginal article!
Thanks to Rolling Stone Brazil & EvanescenceVille for this find!