Rare Friday Update: Interview with John-Mark Lapham of The Late Cord

Alright, would they put out a full-length already? I'm hopping in my seat, demanding new tunes from these guys.

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I just want to relate a moment regarding this band's music. It was Memorial Day; I was at the abode of friends Kevin (Swing the Heartache) and Jacki. The sun was heavy in the late afternoon and fighting through building clouds. Most of the barbecue guests had left by that point.

I was poking at the wood in the fire pit while Kevin pushed Jacki on the swing that hangs from the tree branch. At that moment, I thought it best to slip into the house, put Lights from the Wheelhouse on the CD player, position the speakers so they faced out the windows, and press play. The first song builds slowly, so I knew I had a few moments to get back outside before anyone noticed what I had done.

The moment went from idyllic to magical in a few brief moments. It's Kevin's best memory of The Late Cord, and probably mine too.

-CW