“It’s quite a nice change to occasionally not be in a band with my brothers”: Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka on why he’s embarking on side project band Mirador
Last May, Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka announced his new side-project, Mirador. While the project allows Jake to expand upon his bluesy folk rock palette, it’s also his first opportunity to write with people that aren’t his brothers – and it’s been a breath of fresh air.
Despite cherishing the musical bond he shares with his Greta Van Fleet bandmates, brothers Josh and Sam Kiszka, Jake admits it’s an “exhilarating change” to collaborate with different people – particularly Ida Mae’s Chris Turpin. “I’d always written music with my brothers so there are all sorts of particular complexities in that, but I’ve never worked like this before,” he explains to Kerrang!. “And you know what? Chris can really write.”
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“He’s the full package; he sings great, is a brilliant lyricist and a genius guitar player,” he continues. “Locking in, one-to-one, to write and record with an individual – I’d never done that before. There are many different parameters with Greta, so to do this with Chris was an exhilarating change.”
Alongside Turpin, the line-up is rounded off by drummer Mikey Sorbello and Nick Pini on bass and keys. Together, the foursome are churning out blues rock and infusing folk with an edge of rock ‘n’ roll. “It’s something we can come back to outside of our other bands, not just because we love it but because we genuinely want to grow,” Jake explains.
“It’s quite a nice change to occasionally not be in a band with my brothers – it’s different to be in a band of people that are just friends. Some people you choose to be with; others you are just stuck with… No, I’m kidding!”
That being said, Mirador have already been given a huge platform supporting Greta Van Fleet on a recent tour. So, in a way, Jake’s brothers have still been a massive help by believing in his new project. “We’d be on as the first band of three in an arena that might be 12,000-capacity,” Jake says. “The response was so overwhelming that by set two they seemed to be singing back 75 per cent of the songs. By our third show it was like they knew all the songs. It was unbelievable.”
This Friday, Mirador’s debut is set to drop. Fortune’s Fate and Feels Like Gold serve as the first taste of what the project has to offer – and it’s certainly got plenty of intricate licks to dig your teeth into. “It’s a positive time to be doing this,” Jake says. “Hundreds of thousands of young fans are pouring into rock’n’roll shows now. It’s a wonderful thing for us to be a part of this great time in history!”
Mirador’s self-titled debut is out 19 September.
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