Past, Present, Future: The Scarlets

You've heard it before...but you haven't. The Scarlets, hailing out of Seattle, have a familiar indie-rock sound but when you listen closely, it's all new. Seth Littlefield's smooth vocals layer nicely over a simple power trio arrangement. Read our interview below and be sure to check out the song "Pick a Card"; it is a perfect example of the group's personality.

1. Past: What is your musical background? What has led you to this point?

Well, Seth is currently teaching drum lessons to middle-schoolers…and yes, he’s our guitarist and vocalist. After many years of percussion college, trips to Cuba and transcriptions of Art Blakey solos, Seth discovered his new favorite musical outlet: indie-rock with subtle Latin undertones. Since Noah and Seth are family…it seemed like it would be a natural addition to put Noah’s many childhood drum lessons to use. It turns out, they paid off. Then… to glue the two together, The Scarlets were providential to find the final 60 degrees…Shaun Stangler. His bass work is a true reflection of the many years studying guitar and jazz sax.

2. Present: Where are you at now in your career? What are you currently working on?

We feel that we are at the beginning of the “get your music out there” stage. We have a bunch of shows coming up while already having some very successful shows as of recently. We are very excited with our new material and still thoroughly enjoy playing what we released on our E.P. last year. After bashing out our new songs live for a little while, and narrowing down the list of songs, we plan on getting in the studio to finalize and release our first full length.

3. Future: What’s coming up for you? Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Like I mentioned earlier, a full length album. But also in the near future, we hope to find another multi-instrumentalist. Especially with the new stuff; we could definitely use another organ/piano/guitar person.

4. Where can people find more of your music?

You can always visit our EPK at: TheScarlets.com OR http://www.myspace.com/musicbythescarlets

5. Anything you’d like to plug?

We’ve got some shows coming up soon if you’re near Seattle!
Feb 20th @ The Mix
Mar 8th @ The Skylark