Our guest — Bobby Flowers of Hello, Face — joined us for 88Nine’s State of Sound lineup in October. Flowers and three of his fellow musicians formed the band after growing up in the Milwaukee music scene playing in beloved groups like Maritime, The Championship, Carolina and The Benjamins. Hello, Face has an emotional-yet-euphonious sound they suggest sounds best played loudly in a bar on repeat — a decadent blend of heavy guitar riffs, sweet melodic harmony and head-nodding beats.

88Nine music director Erin Wolf spoke with Flowers about Hello, Face’s more intimate, sucker punch of a song, “No One Else.” Listen to their full conversation, as well as part of Hello, Face’s set from the State of Sound live show.