Carnivores' Garage-Pop to Grace the Golden West

Carnivores is a four-piece band from Atlanta that plays music that might easily be classified as garage, but blends quite a few sensibilities together, including surf and post-punk.

The band's latest album, called If I’m Ancient, came out in late 2010. They recently did a Daytrotter session, and have received press from the New York Times and Pitchfork.

Carnivores are performing at 10 p.m. at the Golden West on Wednesday with garage-pop band Bake Sale and Baltimore art-rock two-piece Weekends. The cover charge is $5.

Patch exchanged e-mails with Carnivores’ keyboardist and vocalist Caitlin Lang about the band and its Atlanta roots.

Patch: How is tour going so far?

Caitlin Lang: Actually, this is a short trip for us. We are really just visiting New York for the weekend and thought we would drop on by one of our favorite East Coast cities. We will be coming back through in late September on our way up to Montreal Pop Fest, so that should be exciting.

Patch: Where's your favorite place to play?

Lang: It's difficult to say where our favorite place is to play. Every city is different every time we visit—different moods and different people. We recently went to Europe for the first time, and I must say, that was a great experience. 

Patch: How long have you been around?

Lang: We have been around now for about two years. 

Patch: Is Atlanta fertile ground for your music? 

Lang: Atlanta is a great place for music right now. There is a large music community comprised of several different types of bands and people. It is really supportive in a lot of ways and it seems as though people are happy for each other when success comes their way. 

Patch: What's it like living and working there?

Lang: Hot.

Patch: Would you consider yourselves "garage"? Do you think "garage" has any viability?

Lang: I think that it is difficult to categorize us under any one genre. We do have some garage aspects in some of our music, as well as many other elements. As far as the viability of garage music goes, there will always be people and bands pursuing that sound. It becomes viable when you make it interesting and your own, and hopefully we are on that track.

Patch: Major influences?

Lang: David Bowie, Suburban Lawns, Joy Division.

Patch: Plans/aspirations for the near future?

Lang. Traveling the world.