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Because I’ve worked with Mark Sparo for…since I was 12 years old. I mean it was definitely a change of pace. Right there.įEMMUSIC: How was it working it with David Malloy on this album? I LOVE this song.” And brought David Malloy back in, and he loved it, and my manager loved it, and we ended up cutting it. And “Where It Used To Break” came up, and I was like, “This was never on the tape you sent me. But only if it’s a great song.” And I said, “OK, whatever.” So I walked down to Dave Berg and talked to him, and he probably pitched me every song in his catalog in, like, 10 minutes. And he said, “Lila, Dave Berg’s in the hallway, and I told him if he can find a song right now that we like, we’ll cut it. I’m going to get some coffee.” Or whatever, you know? And he came back and he was laughing. All of us were like, “No, this is NOT working.” (laughs) And David Malloy said, “Well I’ll be right back. And I had a different song of Dave Berg’s picked out for the record, and I went into the studio and tried to cut it, and it just was not flowing at all. We recorded the whole record at Starstruck. LM: Dave Berg at the time was actually a writer for Starstruck, so he knew David Malloy pretty well. And it’s just a really neat thing to be a part of.įEMMUSIC: What can you tell me about Dave Berg and the song “Where It Used To Break”? And within 5 minutes they just have this amazing piece of music that they’ve kind of done themselves. Because usually it’s one of the most magical things, to see 6 or 7 people get together. LM: I think for me the most amazing experience-and it is every time I go into the studio-is just to be in there when the music tracks are being laid down, and watch a song go from what it is on the demo to what it is on the record. (laughs)įEMMUSIC: What was the best experience making Complete? It sounds like you were living the complete schizophrenic lifestyle. And that’s hard to do when you’re on the road.įEMMUSIC: Completely.
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And it was also difficult because we were trying to find songs at the same time too. You know, between being on the road and trying to do a record and still trying to maintain, you know, a busy effect in the studio, cause I wanted to stay there, I wanted to really be a part of what was going on. to do vocals, cause I was having allergy problems in Nashville. So I would, you know, go into the studio for a couple days, do some music tracks, do some vocal tracks, go back out on the road for a week, come back in the studio for two days, and it was like back and forth, back and forth. LM: One of the hardest things was that I was on the road during the whole making of this record. But I think if anything, it’s just a song that you feel strongly for, whether it be just for the vibe of the song, or for the lyrics, or whatever it is that draws you to it.įEMMUSIC: What was the biggest challenge for you in doing Complete? And so those kind of things, you kind of have to just put yourself in this position. Kind of like, “She Remembers Less”, because I haven’t had anybody in my family sick with, you know, certain diseases or certain states of mind. And I think there are certain songs on the record that I was more in that situation. But I think also that a part of it is almost like being an actress and being able to put yourself in somebody’s shoes and try to see what it would feel like if you were there, and that’s how you would portray the song. You sing songs about love, most people can relate to that personally. LM: Yeah, I mean definitely portraying a song is almost…they come from life experience, of course. So for this time, I was just trying to find stuff that was a little bit older but yet-I’m still only 19, so not stuff that was way far beyond what I’ve experienced or what I can relate to.įEMMUSIC: I think that actually answers the second part of my question, which was, what do you look for in songs? I was working with a new producer, it had been 2 years in between albums and I had changed a little bit. And in this case, you know, the music that I wanted to do, I wanted to be a little bit different.
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I think it’s a constant battle to look for songs because as soon as you finish one album, you start looking for material for the next. LM: This time around, we started looking for songs almost like a year and a half, two years ago. For more information visit and FEMMUSIC: How did you select the songs for Complete? McCann and Malloy searched for great songs to fill the album including the single, “Come a Little Closer.” McCann is beyond small songs and is growing into a Country Music Star. Malloy has worked with Reba McIntyre and many others. Her newest work, Complete, was produced by David Malloy. After moving from Seattle to Los Angeles McCann has continued to break records. Lila McCann does not fit the profile for a country music star, or a typical teenager.