Jennifer Herrema

Jennifer Harrema

black bananas

interview by LIZZI BOUGATSOS
portrait by JUSTIN LOWE

 

LIZZI BOUGATSOS — Your band is now called Black Bananas, and you have a new album out called “Rad Times Xpress IV.” I remember there was a gay bar in Philly called Black Bananas.
JENNIFER HERREMA — Yes, I remember it. We’ve actually had some problems with the British press about the name. They think it’s nasty.

LIZZI BOUGATSOS — What inspired you to change your name from RTX to Black Bananas?
JENNIFER HERREMA — It’s basically about the broader base of sounds we’ve created over time. This resulted in a new musical vocabulary, so it seemed logical for us to have a new name.

LIZZI BOUGATSOS — How long did it take you to make the record?
JENNIFER HERREMA — Three years, the longest it’s ever taken us. We really wanted to…