Radio Macbeth

Radio Macbeth is Darien Campo and Declan Hertel. Lo-fi Indie Pop/Rock from Oregon.

School: Western Oregon University

Interview Highlights:

The band name, “Radio Macbeth” was completely random. Declan creates a list of potential band names on his phone
Used to be music snobs in high school, but opened up to pop in college
Darien wants to talk about personal things without people knowing what he’s talking about. So he uses abstract lyrics and metaphors
Darien likes writing about things he is scared about
20 Scholars is Darien’s thought of the people in charge are as scared as him
Declan writes about girls, self-loathing, and self-loathing about girls
Darien and Declan both like listeners to create their own meaning rather than telling people what their songs are about
If Declan tells Darien, “That sounds so gross,” Darien knows he’s on the right track
“It’s digital, it’s free” was their unofficial motto for this album
Zapruder parallels the unbelievable event of JFK’s assassination with the unbelievable feeling of love loss
Ophelia was influenced by the Shakespeare play, Hamlet
Cephalaphoria is a made up word for Cephalophore meaning a saint statue who is depicted carrying his or her own head.
Advice to aspiring musicians: Just do the thing. Just do it.