Netherfriends is Shawn Rosenblatt.

He spent the last year bringing his beats to every state in the U.S. His electric-pop-psych style is new, catchy and quickly amping up the music industry with the help of just two loop pedals and a few various instruments.

**[MOVE]:** There’s been a lot of talk about your “50 Songs in 50 States” experience. How was that?

**[Shawn]:** In each state, I recorded a song that was at least two minutes long and cohesively related to the region I was in. I also played at least one show per state. It all took me about one year.

**[M]:** Where was your favorite place to record?

**[S]:** Probably Alaska and Casper, Wyoming. That was a very eye-opening, positive experience.

**[M]:** And where was your most difficult performance?

**[S]:** Indiana. There were a lot of people, and the stage was in the back, but the bar was in the front. You couldn’t really hear the music at all. That show was pretty terrible.

**[M]:** What was the best thing about traveling across the states?

**[S]:** I don’t have a home anywhere, so the road is my home. I had to learn to interact with new people, and I discovered how not to be a jerk. It taught me how to be a good person.

**[M]:** How did you begin your musical career?

**[S]:** I wasn’t good at anything else. I had given up playing violin, and when I started to play guitar at eleven, I said, “I’ll show you, Mom!” I wanted to be good at something. Anything creative is your outlet … it’s what you do to get things off your chest, and that keeps me going.

**[M]:** What inspired the name “Netherfriends”?

**[S]:** I wanted to name my band after a country, and I also wanted to make up my own word. I liked “Singawhore,” but it wouldn’t have really worked.

**[M]:** Who are some of the artists you have performed with? How has that influenced your style?

**[S]:** I’ve performed with LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear and Bill Callahan. I take little things from them that I don’t even realize at the time, like how to put on a good show. I’ve had to learn how to play for a room full of strangers, and how to win them over with my music.

**[M]:** What are your plans now that you’ve travelled across the country?

**[S]:** To do it again and again, and again … I want to keep touring. I leave at the end of August for a tour through November, and in February I’m heading to Europe to perform.

**[M]:** What should listeners expect for this weekend’s show at Mojo’s?

**[S]:**I’ve performed in Columbia a million times. This is the show to go to.