Way back when, before blogging became a 'thing' but after the Dinosaurs had become extinct, Radiohead didn't exist. The same guys, with similar haircuts, and a similar style of music were instead called 'On a Friday' - they rehearsed every Friday. Then they got signed, changed their name and released some of the greatest albums ever INHO (In Ned's Honest Opinion)
Ned had an ingenious idea. If we continued playing a similar style of music, maintained similar haircuts, and changed our name, we too would release some of the greatest albums ever (INHO). So that is what we're about to do. Over the next week we'll be announcing our new band name, and setting up a new page for you all to 'Like'. We'll also be giving everyone who does so a free download of a new recording (of a cover).
Truth be told, the reason for the switchover isn't quite as I've stated....Part of why we want to change is that the name 'Esperada' has proven hard to remember. When event organisers who have booked you 5 or 10 times refer to you as 'Esperando' or 'Desperados' (my personal favourite...) you know there is a problem! More important perhaps is that 'Esperada' doesn't sit as well with the direction that we want to go in. We came up with the name when we were keen on infusing spanish guitar into lots of our music. Just like 'Metallica' suggests a metal band, and 'Sex Pistols' suggests a band that copulates using firearms, 'Esperada' suggests a band that consistently plays spanish or latin-based music. As time has progressed, however, we have realised that the music we write only counts spanish-guitar music as one influence among many. Sometimes the spanish-guitar element is completely absent from our songs. With a new name we won't feel pressure to force spanish-guitar rhythms into our songs and honour the name. Instead a new name will give us a bit more freedom,
Vedantha
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