Punk Head: “Hold Up” feels like it lives somewhere between a late-night drive soundtrack and a festival closer. Was there a specific emotional setting you imagined while building it?
Let Go Echo: That's sort of what we were going for…
Read morePunk Head: “Hold Up” feels like it lives somewhere between a late-night drive soundtrack and a festival closer. Was there a specific emotional setting you imagined while building it?
Let Go Echo: That's sort of what we were going for…
Read morePunk Head: Everyone hears the Nirvana influence, but what makes someone listen to Aspesti and think, "This couldn't have come from anyone else"?
Aspesti: We definitely love the 90s foundations, and obviously love Nirvana. We also grew up with that…
Read morePunk Head: You describe "Loosen Up" as permission rather than escapism. What exactly stops people from giving themselves that permission in the first place?
Groovance: Fear that the holding-on is what's keeping it all upright. We tell ourselves a quiet…
Read morePunk Head: ”Some Birds" nearly stayed a mid-album track. What convinced you it had quietly become the album's opening statement?
Steve Stout: Funny enough the first song I wrote for the record was a tune called ‘everything i’ve wanted’ which…
Read morePunk Head: Hyperpop and electroclash are both known for exaggeration. What makes those sounds the right language for talking about real emotions?
Silver Dawn: Lyrically there’s an acceptance of blurting out subversive thoughts and feelings, unfiltered and rude like punk…
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