Hi Daimen, and thank you for being with us today! Let’s jump straight to your latest project, the excellent single “Cuticles,” a track that captivates you from the first second to the last. Can you tell us about the inspiration behind this song and what it means to you as a band?

Thank you so much, well this song started off as a poem. I’ve written poetry for fun since high school. This poem however in particular was written about my anxiety I was feeling at the time. When I write poetry though I never really think much about it, it’s always just like a for me and me only thing. That being said a couple days after I wrote that poem I started singing the chorus. All of a sudden I was like “Oh you know I wrote that poem a couple of days ago I wonder if that would fit?” So I tried it out grabbed my guitar, figured out the bones, and boom song was written. I went to Jason’s house a couple of days later did a quick demo. After I presented the track to the rest of the band, and we all kinda just knew right away we had something really special.

Your band’s sound is described as alternative/pop punk. How do you blend these influences to create your unique musical style, and what artists have had the biggest impact on your sound?

I think we all just have so many different influences, and that’s truly what gives us this sound. For me growing up, punk was my first love. I don’t even know how I found these bands, but I was influenced as a kid by bands like The Germs, Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, and Misfits. That being said I wanted something more melodic, and catchy so I found bands like Blink-182, Motley Crue, My Chemical Romance, Good Charlotte, Sum 41, Yellowcard, and Fall Out Boy. Then my dad showed me Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden. So it was just this crazy blend of sounds and music that really shaped my childhood. For me, at the end of the day, it’s all just personal taste. I never try and go in like “Oh this is a pop punk song’ or “Oh today I’m going to write a grungy song” it’s just what happens when I pick up a guitar.

Your album “Pale Flowers,” released in 2023, is such a powerful release, featuring gems like “Colorless” and “Summer Song.” What was the creative process like for this album, and what themes or messages did you aim to convey through the music?

Well, that record was just an insane process honestly. Really at first, I didn’t even intend on making a record. I just had all these singles piled up, and it got to the point where I was like “Why am I just sitting on all this good music?” You know “Colorless” was written over 10 years ago and was recorded in 2016 maybe 2017 with Matt Good. I just never found the right time. Once I decided you know what I want to just put out a body of work. That’s when I was like you know what if I’m gonna do it, I’m just going to release everything. So in a really weird way “Pale Flowers” was 10 years in the making. Every song was done so drastically different. Like said Colorless was recorded so long ago. Then you have a song like “Tomorrow” that took me 2 years to write because I needed the chorus just right. Then you have “Summer Song” which took maybe a week to actually write and record. Just all crazy different experiences all the way through, and I love it. Ty, our bassist co-wrote, produced, mixed, and mastered most of it. I truly can’t stress how much he helped me see this thing threw. Jason is like the entire reason this band even exists. Stephen is just a freaking animal literally one of the best drummers I’ve ever seen, and an incredible vocalist. Then you have Tony who is honestly the heart, and soul in this band. He brought so many positive vibes. My initial thought on the theme of the record was really just about the different types of happiness one can experience. The happiness that can come from moving on from grief, finding love, finding confidence. That’s truly what the record is about.