Interviews

Q&A with Frances Quinlan of Hop Along

By: Kenny Ristich | Posted: May 30th, 2014

"Hop Along was the first band I reached out to for an interview when I started Die Angry (HAPPY SIX MONTHIVERSARY GUYS!). That wasn't because they had an album coming out or a tour to promote, it was because even two years after the release of their debut full-length, Get Disowned, I was still finding..."

Hop Along: 'It's Fun To Freak Out'

By: Michael Katzif | Posted: June 9th, 2015

"It's practically impossible not to be drawn in by Hop Along's spiky and catchy melodies, or Frances Quinlan's distinctively frayed voice. It's the kind of voice that slides dramatically from scratchy intimacy one minute to intense howling into the night air the next. I first came across the band..."

An Interview with Hop Along: With Eyes Painted Shut

By: Gregg McQueen | Posted: December 9th, 2015

"It happens the moment you listen to any tune by Hop Along: getting bowled over by "that voice." Frances Quinlan's vocals are a unique and otherworldly instrument-part rasp, part sweetness, a chameleonic tool that can mutate seamlessly from croon to howl. "That voice" is the perfect vehicle for breathing life into the flawed..."

The Innocence of Witnessing: A Conversation with Hop Along

By: Rivka Yeker | Posted: July 9th, 2018

"After a photoshoot outside, where the weather granted us a perfectly lit overcast backdrop, Hop Along shuffled their way through the back door into the Metro. We made our way to a corner in the green room, while the sounds of people practicing vocals and chatting serenaded us. I began talking to Frances about her storytelling..."

The High Key Portrait Series: Frances Quinlan

By: Josh Pelta-Heller | Posted: January 28th, 2020

""High Key" is a series of profiles conceived with the intent to tell the story of Philly's diverse musical legacy by spotlighting individual artists in portrait photography, as well as with an interview focusing on the artist's experience living, creating, and performing in this city. "High Key" will be featured in..."

Frances Quinlan AMA

By: r/indieheads | Held: February 12th, 2020

"My writing process is a bit on the messy side and heavily lyrically edited by the time it's recorded-- I tend to pull a fair amount from my journals; they're full of disjointed, jotted thoughts, a lot of lines that haven't yet found their place---"Went to LA" I think is the longest I've ever taken so far on a song..."

Frances Quinlan and Dominic Angelella Talk Freshman Year, 15 Years Later

By: Dominic Angelella | Posted: October 8th, 2020

"Frances Quinlan and I have known each other since May 2005, when a mutual friend organized a one-off show for four different singer-songwriters at the legendary (at least in some circles) punk venue The Hobo House in Long Island. There are certain memories that stick with you..."