Deftones’ Enduringโฃ Legacy: โNew โmusic, Youngerโ Fans, andโ a Festival Vibe
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Nearly four decades โฃinto their career, Deftones are demonstrating they are far from a legacy act. The Sacramento-based band continues โคto captivate audiences, evidenced by theโ eager response from a โgrowing fanbase-manny of whom are the age of theirโ children-at recent performances.
A Generational Shiftโข in โขFanbase
Singer Chinoโ Moreno noted a โsignificant change in concert attendees โbeginning around 2022.He observed a surge in younger fans,someโข even introducing their โฃparentsโข to the band’s โextensive catalog,including the โขseminal 2000 album,”White Pony.” This shift reflects a broaderโ trend in music consumption, where older artists are finding new audiences through streaming and social media.
“It does freakโ meโ out โwhen I sit back and, โin retrospect, think about it,” Moreno admitted while backstageโข in โVictoria, Canada, during pre-tour rehearsals. โขThe band’s sound,a blend of post-hardcore,trip-hop,and โคshoegaze,has resonated with a โคnew generation discovering โthese genres.
Deftones have โsuccessfully transitioned from being aโค cult โขfavorite โwithin the nu-metal scene to โฃbeing widely recognized as โa highly influential band ofโ that era.
Did You โคKnow?
Deftones’ sound has been described as a unique blend ofโ genres, often creditedโ with influencing a โwide range of โcontemporaryโค artists.
Despite not being an avid user โคofโ social media, Moreno acknowledges its role in the band’s resurgence. He recognizes the platform’s โability โคto connect artists with fans and facilitateโ music revelation. “Thereโ are positive โsides to it,โค like amongst all the noise, you can share music. It is neat thatโฃ everybody’s much more connected to be able toโ share โitโ like that,” he โsaid.
The influx of new fans has reinvigorated the band, inspiring them to push creative boundaries both onโฃ stage and in the studio.This renewedโค energy is channeled into their โlatest โคalbum, “Private Music,” which showcases Deftones at their mostโฃ evolved.
“Private โขMusic”: โA โคNew Chapter
“Private Music” โขmarks the band’s tenth studio album and a continuationโฃ ofโข their collaboration withโฃ producer Nick Raskulinecz, โwho previously worked โคon “Diamond Eyes” (2010)โ and “Koi No Yokan” (2012).Moreno playfully referenced their working relationship, stating, “Dude, we haveโฃ toโ finish the trifecta!”
the album’sโ creation spanned a year and a half, allowing for โขa relaxed and experimental atmosphere. The band โคmembers,now geographicallyโฃ dispersed across the United States,embraced the โฃchance โคto reconnect and collaborate.
“Having this whole new generation ofโ eyes on us and more attention nowโ than we’veโ had in decades. So why โขnot โembrace โคit?” โขMoreno explained.”I love that โI met aโค lot of parents and children,โ fathers and daughters, and they’re atโ the show together as a bonding experience, โand to talk about โsome type of โขart you both connected overโ โฆ it’s really cool.”
The band’s approach to recording prioritized โcreative fulfillment over external pressures. “Recordingโ can’t โbe where โtheโ label needs [the album], or we need money,” Moreno emphasized. “We’ve made records under โthose circumstances before, and it sucks the fun โout of the experience. We’re bratty in thatโข way where we only want to do something if it’s โsomething we want to do.”
Key album Details
| Album โคTitle | Producer | Releaseโข Date |
|---|---|---|
| Private Music | Nick Raskulinecz | Septemberโข 2024 |
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