1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio Live is a production of iHeartRadio. 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 2: Welcome to iHeartRadio Live with Pentatonics. 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:11,039 Speaker 1: Well, Hello, hello, everybody, good evening. My name is Cubby. 4 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: Happy holidays. 5 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 2: We are high atop the Empire stability with an amazing 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 2: view here in New York City, and we are here 7 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 2: to help you celebrate Christmas with a group that has 8 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 2: made this holiday their own. They really have their eighth 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: holiday release, Christmas. 10 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: In the City. It's available everywhere right now. 11 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 2: And they've been called one of the most innovative and 12 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 2: inventive vocal groups of all time, and rightly so. And 13 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 2: they've won three Grammy Awards and counting. Plus they have 14 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 2: a number one holiday song this season with a fellow 15 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 2: named Frank Sinatra. 16 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: Have you heard of that guy. Yeah, he's had a 17 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: few hits. 18 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 2: More on that later, but first let's introduce if you 19 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 2: don't mind, multi platinum selling recording artist Pentatonics. 20 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 3: Hello, Merry Christmas, Happy holidays. Thanks so excited, Thank you 21 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 3: guys having us, Thank you Empire State Building, thank you. 22 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 3: I Heart Radio. 23 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: Sit down, let's talk, let's chat. Take a break. Take 24 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: a look off your feed. Hey, it's the holidays. 25 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 2: What is it about Christmas? And Pentatonics just going hand 26 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: in hand. There's something about that formula. It seems to work. 27 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: Well, what is it? 28 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 3: I think a lot of it's harmony, like there's back 29 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 3: in the day, like the Nat King Cole songs and 30 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 3: Prank Sinatra. There's so much choir, there's so much harmony, 31 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 3: and it just like feels warm and cozy to hear 32 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 3: that lush sounds. 33 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 2: What inspires you each year to get into Christmas again? 34 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: I mean, because you keep doing it. 35 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 3: We're never the Christmas spirit, You're never started January first, 36 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 3: all right, we're just trying to do the songs that 37 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:38,839 Speaker 3: we have left. 38 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, true, but you feel this. 39 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 1: Way in August truly. 40 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 2: Now you've reimagined so many classics, how do you choose 41 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 2: which Christmas song to reinvent? I mean it's got to 42 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: be like are you guys all talking about it? As 43 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 2: one person brings something to the table. 44 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 3: We like to pick songs, well, now we truly do 45 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 3: like the popular ones that are left, but like we 46 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 3: like to pick songs that have like strong melodies and 47 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 3: interesting chord progressions, and like songs that people love that 48 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 3: we can flip and do in a different way. 49 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 2: And do you have a favorite song, like from your 50 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 2: Holliday catalog that you still love performing. I know all 51 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 2: of them, but is there one that really hits home 52 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 2: change big catalog? 53 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 3: Right, probably, I know it's not a Christmas God rest 54 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 3: has been really fun to. 55 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 2: Right, and and and the thought that you know, it's 56 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 2: like a tradition now to play your music around Christmas. 57 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: I mean that's got to be pretty cool. 58 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 2: Like your families are thinking of Pentatonics now up there 59 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 2: with some of the other legends, you know. 60 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's I mean, it's like to be the soundtrack 61 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 3: to like such amazing memories that you have, Like everyone 62 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 3: remembers being a kid in Christmas time and like to 63 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 3: be in the background that part of that family special. 64 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 2: Now there's a once in a lifetime collaboration on the 65 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 2: new album as uh, it's Pentatonics. And of course the 66 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 2: chairman of the board, Frank Sinatra. Give it up for 67 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 2: Frank Sinatra. You guys, you guys team up on I've 68 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 2: Got My Love to Keep Me Warm. Congratulations on having 69 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 2: the number one holiday song of twenty twenty five. 70 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: By the way, thank you, okay, thank you. Crazy thing. 71 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 2: Now this has never been released, right, this was an 72 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: unreleased Frank Sinatra song. How did it come to you? 73 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 2: Was it a lawyer nightmare? Or I mean to get 74 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 2: Frank Sinatra? How did that happen? 75 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 3: Well, the person who made it happen is here actually, yeah, 76 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 3: so our executive producer on our album, Dave Pierce's truly 77 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 3: the best musician I've ever met my entire life, and 78 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 3: he knows the Sinatra estate and everyone involved. 79 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. 80 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 4: It was one of the covers that we had picked 81 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 4: just for Irving Berlin Great American Songbook, and so we 82 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 4: hadn't re arranged at all, and then when we started 83 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 4: working with Dave, he was like, what if you guys 84 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 4: did it with Frank Sinatra? And we were like, what 85 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 4: that would be amazing? Are you? Are you kidding? And 86 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 4: he has a relationship with a Frank Sinatra state and 87 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 4: we're just so thankful that he trusted us and they 88 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 4: trusted us, and we're just so honored and so blessed. 89 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: Was it surreal hearing that in the headphones as you're 90 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: recording it? Yes? Oh, you can hear it vocals to 91 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: me because I hear the sheet music chills right yeah, 92 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: oh yeah, and. 93 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 3: You can hear the bleed of the orchestra from the 94 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 3: other room. It was like a time capsule. 95 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 2: What's the vibe like in the studio? I always wonder 96 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 2: what setting are you guys in. 97 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: Is it dark? Do you have Christmas lights everywhere? What's 98 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: the studio like when you guys record? You know, I 99 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: don't think we made up the studio, but the thing is, like. 100 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 2: Our vibe is so joyous and fun, like we're always laughing. 101 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 2: It's always just hilarious in the studio, and I feel 102 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 2: like that really lends well to what we do with 103 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 2: the Christmas music. 104 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: It's just always good energy, good vibes. 105 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 3: And this time we got to have a orchestra there 106 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 3: in big band and stuff that was so cool. 107 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 4: I was gonna say, what was so unique about this 108 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 4: this album in particular, was just working with the instrumental 109 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 4: lessons singing like for example, like the Love Medley, and 110 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 4: hearing all the strings and like really getting into the 111 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 4: passion of what you're singing, and it was just like 112 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 4: so incredibly moving and just different than anything we've ever 113 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 4: experienced in the studio at all. 114 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: It's a very jazz feel, right totally, Yeah, yeah, yeah, 115 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: I feel that influence absolutely. 116 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 2: Is it true that recording, like this recording has never 117 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 2: been heard before until like it was on the album, 118 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 2: like no one really heard it. 119 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: Right back to the Frank track real quick. 120 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 3: He released this song, but the vocal was unreleased, right right. 121 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:10,239 Speaker 1: I think that's the case. Just making sure. 122 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 3: Sure because I've been telling everyone that. 123 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: So okay, good, yeah, confirm. 124 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 2: Now, what is your holiday schedule? I mean we're you know, 125 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 2: the thick of Christmas is coming up. I mean, are 126 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 2: you guys non stop to the end of the year. 127 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:22,559 Speaker 2: When do you get a break? 128 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: Tour? 129 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:23,799 Speaker 3: Still tour? 130 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 4: We have a show tomorrow. We have ten more shows 131 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 4: left going until December twenty seconds. 132 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: I know someone you can. 133 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 4: Get tickets up and I'm just kidding, but it's but 134 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 4: it's been so fun. I mean, the show is so great, 135 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 4: and I feel like we all feel very passionately about 136 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 4: the music, and we feel that we elevated this tour 137 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 4: in terms of like our outfits and the choreography and 138 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 4: just the show structure in general, and alongside with the music, 139 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 4: I feel like we're all very present and loving. 140 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: And when do you have a chance to breathe? Like 141 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: is it after New Year's You're finally like all right, 142 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: being an acapella. 143 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 3: Were are used to not being able to breathe. There 144 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 3: you go, well said, yeah, honestly, December twenty. 145 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 2: Sixth Yeah, okay, it's all over at December twenty six Yeah. 146 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 4: We try to try to leave each other alone. Would 147 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 4: love like bye, I see you a holiday? 148 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 2: And where we be spending Christmas Day at home or 149 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 2: Los Angelesa? 150 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 1: Yeah? Family with the family exactly. And and what are 151 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: you listening to? I mean, what kind of classics are you? 152 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: Are you popping up? 153 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 3: I mean, I honestly, we're probably core artists like that 154 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 3: King Cole, that a Sinatra bing Crosby. I love that 155 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 3: old classic sound. But my parents will put on pansmics 156 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 3: of course, but I don't mind. I'm like, I'm like, 157 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 3: I love loving parents. 158 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. What kind of do you get? 159 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 2: Like text messages from family and friends every time you're 160 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 2: on TV? Like you know, I saw you on the 161 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 2: Today Show. I mean people are always hitting me up right. 162 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 3: Lots of times, like like targets and really he has 163 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 3: hurt you in target I just saw you. It's those 164 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:50,919 Speaker 3: texts memos. 165 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: Well, you guys have been friends now, I mean how 166 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: long twenty. 167 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 3: I've been friends with twenty here, yeah, and you for 168 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 3: thirty years. 169 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, we've both known Mitch separate licens. We were ten 170 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 4: and then I met Scott and freshman. 171 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 3: English, so. 172 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 2: It really is a true family right now, yeah, forever forever? 173 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 2: Do you want to do that Frank Sinatra song that 174 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 2: we were just talking, Yes, that current, by the way, 175 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 2: number one song, which congratulations you give it up for Pentatonics. 176 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 4: Thank you. 177 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: I want to ask you one more thing. 178 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 2: That song you just did was synced up to lights 179 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: here at the Empire State Building. 180 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: Oh my god, here in New York City. 181 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 2: If you're listening nationwide, how did How does that feel 182 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 2: to know that your music is being on top of 183 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 2: the coolest building ever? 184 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 3: It's like hard to pross, right, so iconic? I mean 185 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 3: that it's an honor. 186 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, Yeah, that's a dream come true, right truly, 187 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 2: I can wait. That song gives me goosebumps, and you 188 00:07:54,360 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 2: guys give me goosebumps. And quite frankly, I'm falling elevel Pentatonics. 189 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: Everybody, Happy holidays, Thank. 190 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 4: You, thank you, thank you guys, thank you guys, thank 191 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 4: you for coming you Ticula see. 192 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 2: iHeartRadio Live is a production of iHeartRadio was produced, edited 193 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 2: and mixed by Jordan run Talk. 194 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: If you liked what you heard, please subscribe and leave 195 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: us a review. 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