Alex Goldfarb (Debt Neglector)
What are your top five albums that were released in 2022? (In order 1-5)
- No Trigger - Dr. Album
- Pup - The Unraveling of Pup the Band
- OFF! - Free LSD
- The Chats - Get Fucked
- Beach Rats - Rat Beach
What band did you discover in 2022 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? How so?
I really dig that record by The Chats! They sorta came out of nowhere for me. It's just dumb and fun and garagey and punk. I know they did a tour with Mean Jeans in the States, and I would have loved to see that bill together but it didn't make it down to Florida.
How will you remember 2022? (In terms of music)
We didn't get to play a lot of shows this year because I recently became a father and took some time to focus on that! It's been a wild and awesome and exhausting trip so far. But things are going really well and being a dad is awesome. We got to play The FEST in Gainesville again and a few other shows, but didn't do a whole lot else! The good news is we just started focusing on planning some fun stuff for 2023. I've been writing like crazy, so hopefully 2023 and beyond has a lot more in store than 2022 did!
What can we look forward to from you in 2023?
We're trying to get a new album recorded sometime soon! We've got a batch of songs in the works and I'd say we're close to halfway there at the moment. With vinyl production times being what they are, I'm not sure it'll see the light of day in 2023, but it feels good to have stuff in the works and I'm really excited about this new stuff.
What records are you looking forward to most in 2023?
Great question! My finger has been pretty off the pulse these past six months since my son was born. I know a lot of our friends in Florida like Rutterkin and Virginity are working on new music right now and I'm always very excited to hear what they put out.
Live shows are still a mixed bag as we adapt to social gatherings in a COVID world. What is something positive you see about touring right now? Anything you’d like to see change?
We haven't gotten to tour much since COVID happened. The tour we had planned last January with Dikembe and Virginity got canceled out of caution after COVID numbers started surging like crazy again in Florida. One thing I know is that the bands, venues, and people are really grateful and excited to have live music back again. It was really difficult for a lot of us to live without it all that time.
Alex Goldfarb – social media links
- Twitter: @debtneglector
- Instagram: @debtneglector
