As The Story Grows

Chapter 227 - "None Of This Should Be Relevant Right Now" ...as read by Daniel Howe of Ray Gun Solace

This week we welcome Daniel Howe from Ray Gun Solace and The Natural 20s to the podcast. I chatted with Danny the day before the election, so politics was on the brain. Danny talks about his musical background, the anxiety from the 2016 election that led to him writing Reagan Zealous, and the musical projects he hopes to release in 2021. 

Go Give Reagan Zealous a spin - https://friendclubrecords.bandcamp.com/album/reagan-zealous

And then give The Natural 20s a spin - https://natural20s.bandcamp.com/music

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Chapter 227 Music:

Ray Gun Solace - "This Just Sucks"

Ray Gun Solace - "You Stood On the Precipice"

The Natural 20s - "Song For An Emo Comp"

The Natural 20s - "Beware The Wolves"


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Chapter 226 - "We Were Doing Things That People Thought Weren't Good Until They Became Good To Other People" ...as read by Matt Carter of Emery

This week we welcome Emery guitarist and Labeled Podcast host Matt Carter to the show. Matt and I discuss Emeryland and how the band’s approach to making music has helped them in the pandemic. Plus we deep dive into Emery’s sound and podcasting. 

Emery - https://www.emerymusic.com/

Emeryland - https://www.emerymusic.com/emeryland

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Chapter 226 Music:

Emery - "The Road Beneath My Feet"

Emery - "The Party Song"

Emery - "Butcher's Mouth"

Emery - "Now What"

Emery - "Voices In The Air"


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Chapter 225 - "This Is the Perfect Time To Make Things" ...as read by Jake Ciccotelli from Overgrow

This week we welcome Overgrow frontman Jake Ciccotelli to the podcast. Overgrow has a new ep coming out on December 4th via Common Ground Collective called Hear Your Voice Again. This was a super fun conversation about songwriting and creativity in the time of Covid. We chat about Jake’s early hardcore influences, spending his early 20’s touring with Everyone Leaves, and Overgrows musical evolution.

You can find Overgrow's latest singles and previous releases (plus a ton of other killer tunes) at https://commongroundcollective.bandcamp.com/music

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Chapter 225 Music:

Overgrow - "Broken Things"

Everyone Leaves - "Black Umbrellas"

Overgrow - "The House You Made"

Overgrow - "Hang Over Me"



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Chapter 224 - "We Didn't Want To Be Considered A Nostalgia Band" ...as read by Stacy Hilt of The Casket Lottery

This week I’m exited to share my chat with The Casket Lottery and former Coalesce bassist, Stacy Hilt. The Casket Lottery will release their new record, Short Songs For End Times this Friday, November 6th. Stacy chats about the chaotic early days of Coalesce, The Casket Lottery’s origin, and how much damage Covid has done to the music industry.

Photo credit @shutterhappyjose

Pre-Order Short Songs For End Times - https://shop.merchcentral.com/collections/the-casket-lottery/products/the-casket-lottery-short-songs-for-end-times

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Chapter 224 Music:

The Casket Lottery - "More Blood"
 

Coalesce - "Every Season To"

The Casket Lottery - "Black Heart Wench Of Death"

The Casket Lottery - "What I Built Last Night"

The Casket Lottery - "Big Heart Closed Mind"

The Casket Lottery - "Everything Is Broken"



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Chapter 223 - "I Wanted To Be The Pop Punk Girl" ...as read by Maggie Schneider of Glimmers

This week we welcome Maggie Schneider from Glimmers to the podcast. Glimmers is another artist that came to my attention via Brittany Hughes at Common Ground Collective. Glimmers started as the solo project of Maggie. She slowly put together a a backing band, recorded an album, and decided that this was a band project and rebranded the project as Glimmers. We discuss how Disney Channel influenced a theater kid to play guitar, and Glimmers debut ep, Cluttered Heart. 

Photo Courtesy of Matthew Alexander - https://www.mattagarr.com/

Give Cluttered Heart a spin and add it to your collection - https://commongroundcollective.bandcamp.com/album/cluttered-heart


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Chapter 223 Music:

Glimmers - "For Me It's You"

Glimmers - "Mixed Signals"

Glimmers - "Don't Tell Me"



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Chapter 222 - "Young Culture" ...as read by Alex Magnan from Young Culture

This week I’m excited to introduce Alex Magnan from the band Young Culture. Young Culture just dropped their debut, self-titled, LP on Equal Vision Records. It’s a fun debut and the energy on the record came through in my conversation with Alex. We chat about how tough it is to be sitting on a new record and not being able to tour and share your art.

Young Culture - http://www.youngcultureny.com/

Snag their debut on vinyl - https://equalvision.merchnow.com/products/v2/317919/self-titled-opaque-creme  

Or give their debut a spin on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/0zedI1W4lGY0lofhA6HhQs 



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Chapter 222 Music:

Young Culture - "Better Off As Friends"

Young Culture - "Holiday In Vegas"

Young Culture - "I'l Be There"


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Chapter 221 - "This Actually Makes Sense" ...as read by Rob Froese of Friend Club Records

This week, I’m excited to be joined by Friend Club Records co-founder Rob Froese. I’ve enjoyed getting to chat with all the various bands from Friend Club and decided it was time to chat with Rob. Rob and I chat about the friendships that led to Friend Club starting and the quick 6 month rise in popularity. 

Go Give Friend Club a Listen - https://friendclubrecords.bandcamp.com/music

And then buy a cassette or two - https://friendclubrecords.limitedrun.com/store


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Chapter 221 Music:

Paul Yoon - "Old Calendar"

Coffee Breath - "The Joy of Painting"

You Could Be A Cop - "The Roof Of Your Room"

Spaceships - "Bruised Reeds"

Sand Co - "Darkness So Blue"

Caterpillars - "Tangents"



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Afterdark - Underoath Discography Discussion

We’re switching things up this week. No interview. Instead I’m sharing last week’s episode of our Patreon Podcast, After Dark. Recently I’ve decided to take inspiration from our friends at Discography Discussion and deep dive different band’s catalogs for the Patreon show. Last week I was joined by longtime listener and Patreon member Ben Pike to discuss Underoath’s discography. Ben and I had some disagreements about the various records and I thought the dialog about nostalgia and how reunions can change your opinion about a favorite band was worth sharing with the larger As the Story Grows audience.


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Music:

Underoath - "Reinventing Your Exit"

Underoath - "Innocence Stolen"

Underoath - "The Last"

Underoath - "When The Sun Sleeps

Underoath - "Young And Aspiring"

Underoath - "A Moment Suspended In Time"

Underoath - "A Fault Line A Fault Of Mine"

Underoath - "In Division"

Underoath - "It Has To Start Somewhere"

Underoath - "Writing On the Walls"

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Chapter 220 - "Introducing Maple Hill" ...as read by Joel Beckwith from Maple Hill

Maple Hill is an an emo/pop punk band from upstate New York that just released a brand new single called Playing House via Common Ground Media. Joel chats about getting into music, his influences, joining Maple Hill as a rhythm guitarist before switching to bass, the theme of the new single and future of the band. It’s always exciting getting to chat to new up and coming bands. So I hope you enjoy this week's chat. 

Maple Hill on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MapleHillNY

Check out Maple Hill's older albums - https://maplehillny.bandcamp.com/

You can snag a download of Playing House - https://commongroundcollective.bandcamp.com/track/playing-house



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Chapter 220 Music:

Maple Hill - Playing House



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Chapter 219 - "All Of My Friends Online" ...as read by Matt Hartman and Adam Baker of Bares His Teeth

This week I’m excited to finally share my chat with Adam Baker and Matt Hartman from Bares His Teeth. There’s a lot of fun conversation about growing up as fans of hardcore and the scene both guys came through, as well as a quick look into both Matt and Adam’s band history. Then we talk about how a Facebook group led to starting a band in the midst of a pandemic.

You can pre-order On Second Thought, which features  Bares His Teeth debut single, Hope Like An Ocean at https://friendclubrecords.bandcamp.com/album/on-second-thought-vol-1 

Follow the band on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bares.his.teeth/ 

You can also snag the Toledo Knives EP at  https://toledoknives.bandcamp.com/album/fingertip-memory
 

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Chapter 219 Music:

Bares His Teeth - "Hope Like An Ocean"

Subsist - "Restraint"

Dead To Fall - "Memory (demo)"

Toledo Knives - "Lonely Because You Like It"


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