Incubus Ready to Rock 'n' Roll All Night

ByABC News
October 25, 2001, 2:19 PM

October 24 -- (ABCNEWS.com) Incubus follows up their hit single "Drive" with a new album, recorded as lead singer Brandon Boyd suffered a "heart-wrenching" split. The group talks about the recording and the need for music in a time of war.

You might have seen Incubus lead singer Brandon Boyd on the cover of Spin and you might also soon see him at a New York record shop, buying copies of his band's new album.

After a 10-year climb to the upper echelons of the pop chart, Boyd won't take anything for granted as he promotes his new album, the confessional Morning View. He says he's going to "walk into Tower Records" and pick up five copies, if only to keep record clerks on their toes.

"We are a slow-growth band," said Boyd, who thinks that situation is "ideal," and has helped them deal with the larger fame that other groups like Limp Bizkit and Korn seemed to grab more quickly.

Boyd and other band members spoke with ABCNEWS.com from Manhattan's Sony Studios, where they are giving a free radio concert to celebrate their new release.

Incubus seems poised for major stardom. "Pardon Me," and then "Drive" this summer became radio hits after the album Make Yourself was released. Members of the group met in school and have been performing together since, formulating their version of modern rock by mixing trip-hop with hard guitar riffs.

Last winter, Incubus set up shop in a house in Malibu to write their latest offering.

"I guess a bunch of young guys in a rock band living in this big mansion in Malibu sounds like a recipe for disaster," said guitarist Mike Einziger. He says while there was some "partying," they remained focused.

Singing About Tough LoveAlthough with bitter breakup lyrics, you wouldn't realize this was recorded at the beach. The album kicks off with the hard-rocking song "Goodbye," a harsh farewell to a relationship gone bad, followed by "Circles," which contemplates the fate of a spurned romance.

"I did go through a rather a heart-wrenching split of sorts during the making of the record," said Boyd. "So you can tell certain songs that are leaning more towards that in their content."