As The Story Grows

Chapter 576 - "I'm Going To Feel To This" ...as read by Echos

Today we welcome Alexandra Norton from Echos to the podcast! The new Echos record, Quiet, In Your Service, is out today! Alexandra talks about her child spent in the woods and how that’s a defining aesthetic to her music, a new writing approach for this record, how she hopes people experience her music, and more.

https://echos.komi.io/

https://seekingechos.bandcamp.com/music

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Chapter 576 Music:

Echos - "Carousel"

Echos - "Bruises"

Echos - "Papercuts"
 

Chapter 575 - "Whoever You Are, You Deserve A Voice" ...as read by Peter Iwer of The Halo Effect

Today we welcome The Halo Effect bassist Peter Iwer to the podcast. The Halo Effect released their sophomore record, March Of The Unheard, last Friday on Nuclear Blast Records. Peter Talks about Odd Island brewing and getting involved in craft beer, his lifelong love of music, the origins of The Halo Effect, the lyrical themes on March Of The Unheard, coordinating schedules to book tours, and more. 

https://www.thehaloeffect.band/

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Chapter 575 Music:

The Halo Effect - "Conspire To Deceive"

The Halo Effect - "Shadowminds"

The Halo Effect - "What We Become"

The Halo Effect - "March Of The Unheard"

The Halo Effect - "The Burning Point"
 

Chapter 574 - "From Chaos To Ambiguity" ...as read by Jeremy Hunt

Today we welcome Jeremy Hunt back to the podcast. Jeremy recently released his debut book, From Chaos to Ambiguity: A Theology Of Noise Rock. Jeremy talks about deciding to form a theology around the sound of God and how noise rock intersected with that idea, choosing Oxbow and God Bullies as his centerpiece bands for the book, noise as resistance, and so much more. 

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https://qohelethnoise.bandcamp.com/music

https://philipkdiscs.bandcamp.com/music

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Chapter 574 Music:

God Bullies - "Mighty"

Oxbow - "Cold & Well Lit Place"

QOHELETH - "The Means Undid The End"

Echo Broke Alone - "We Worship Guns, We Murder Children"

Chapter 573 - "There's No Stopping Us" ...as read by Roger Miret of Agnostic Front

Today we welcome Agnostic Front frontman Roger Miret to the podcast! Roger has a new book out called “Agnostic Front - With Time: The Roger Miret Archives.” The book is a collection of photos, flyers, t-shirt designs, a tour diary, and more from the early Agnostic Front days. Roger talks about taking No Innocent Victim on tour, his love for early days of hardcore, deciding to put his stash of AF material into a book, Knocked Loose and the continued legacy of hardcore,  Agnostic Front’s future, and more! 

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Chapter 573 Music:

Agnostic Front - "Victim In Pain"

Agnostic Front - "Something's Gotta Give"

Agnostic Front - "Time Will Come"

Agnostic Front - "Police Violence"

Agnostic Front - "Us Against The World"

Agnostic Front - "Until The Day I Die"

Agnostic Front - "Now and Forever"

Chapter 572 - "Don't Tell Me I Don't Have The Right To Do This" ...as read by Josh English of Six Going On Seven

Today we welcome Josh English from Six Going On Seven to the podcast! Iodine is re-issuing Six Going On Seven’s sophomore record, Heartbreak’s Got Backbeat, on vinyl. Josh talks about growing up in Portland, following Will out to the east coast to place music, the unfortunate ending of the band, connecting with Casey for the re-issues, writing new music, and a lot more! 

https://sixgoingonseven.com/

https://joshuaenglishmusic.com/

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Chapter 572 Music:

Six Going On Seven - "EVerybody's Got A Hobby"

Six Going On Seven - "Reverse Midas"

Six Going On Seven - "New Improved!"

Today we dive into my favorite albums of 2024. A look at my top ten favorite ep's and top twenty five favorite full lengths! 

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Music:

Owl - "A Window In A Strange City"

Black Pegasus - "Void Reapers"

Gel - "Mirage"

Foreign Hands - "A Memory In Latency"

Trauma Ray - "Chameleon"

Planes Mistaken For Stars - "Matthew Is Dead"

Boundaries - "Turning Hate Into Rage"

Glassing - "Defacer"

State Faults - "Palo Santo"

Love Letter - "Popular Memes"

Love Letter - "Panic Disordinary"

Chapter 571 - "It Sparked The Rebirth Of The Genre" ...as read by rosecoloredworld

Today we welcome Rae and Addison from rosecoloredworld to the podcast! The band is currently signed to Velocity Records, with an album coming out later in 2025. The band talks about their experiences growing up, the emo scenes in Florida and New Jersey, connecting with each other in Los Angeles, touring, and more! 

https://www.rosecolored.world/

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Chapter 571 Music:

rosecoloredworld - "All We Had"

rosecoloredworld - "Cold Day In Hell"

rosecoloredworld - "Broken Glass"
 

Chapter 570 - "Pay It Forward However I Can" ...as read by Matt Burns

Today we welcome Matt Burns from Smartpunk Records to the podcast! Matt talks about his history in the Florida music scene, Smartpunk’s transition from distribution to record label, navigating the rise of streaming, offering their in house manufacturing services to a wider audience, and more. 

https://www.smartpunk.com/

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Chapter 570 Music:

Reconciler - "Runaway"

Suffocate Faster - "Strength"

Suck Brick Kid - "I Wrote On The Wall! Take That Society!"
 

Chapter 569 - "It Makes Me Feel" ...as read by Melee Fairy

Today we welcome Moxii and Fox from Melee Fairy to the podcast! The band talks about how they met at Staples, dealing with opinionated people, the inspiration for their lyrical content, and more. 

https://meleefairy.com/

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Chapter 569 Music:

Melee Fairy - "Stoner Boi"

Melee Fairy - "Undertow"

Chapter 568 - "We Can Do Whatever We Want, Whenever We Want" ...as read by Peter Espevoll

Today I’m stoked to finally share my chat with Peter Espevoll of Extol! Peter talks about discovering heavy music, how Extol got started and trying to find their place as a band, why the band’s sound shifted, creating new music without boundaries, and more. 

https://intheosis.bandcamp.com/

https://extol.bandcamp.com/

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Chapter 568 Music:

Extol - "Inferno"

Extol - "Burial"

InTheosis - "Mysteria"

InTheosis - "Iconoclast"