hey I’m Matt I’m Dan we’re in the van set your goals and your watching
set your goals and your watching
set your goals and your watching watchmojo.com these day area pop punkers
watchmojo.com these day area pop punkers
watchmojo.com these day area pop punkers also have a hardcore edge hi I’m mahila
also have a hardcore edge hi I’m mahila
also have a hardcore edge hi I’m mahila coleman with watchmojo.com and today
coleman with watchmojo.com and today
coleman with watchmojo.com and today we’ll be speaking with set your goals
so tell us how did set your goals get
so tell us how did set your goals get together well about five years ago
together well about five years ago
together well about five years ago Jordan and I wanted to start a pop-punk
Jordan and I wanted to start a pop-punk
Jordan and I wanted to start a pop-punk type of an in our area and there wasn’t
type of an in our area and there wasn’t
type of an in our area and there wasn’t really one we recruited some of his
really one we recruited some of his
really one we recruited some of his former bandmates dan here on guitar and
former bandmates dan here on guitar and
former bandmates dan here on guitar and Mikey on drums and our friend Israel was
Mikey on drums and our friend Israel was
Mikey on drums and our friend Israel was on base at the time just sort of stole
on base at the time just sort of stole
on base at the time just sort of stole their van mates it was just for fun at
their van mates it was just for fun at
their van mates it was just for fun at first and sort of snowballed to where it
first and sort of snowballed to where it
first and sort of snowballed to where it is today
there’s two of you on vocals right what
there’s two of you on vocals right what are the pros and cons of that I mean it
are the pros and cons of that I mean it
are the pros and cons of that I mean it is special the cons would be stage space
is special the cons would be stage space
is special the cons would be stage space you know sometimes when we play smaller
you know sometimes when we play smaller
you know sometimes when we play smaller clubs it’s hard to move around and we
clubs it’s hard to move around and we
clubs it’s hard to move around and we bump into each other or you know other
bump into each other or you know other
bump into each other or you know other members of the band but other than that
members of the band but other than that
members of the band but other than that I think it’s a good dynamic live there’s
I think it’s a good dynamic live there’s
I think it’s a good dynamic live there’s a lot more energy we have a lot more
a lot more energy we have a lot more
a lot more energy we have a lot more going on onstage and when we record can
going on onstage and when we record can
going on onstage and when we record can do a lot more vocally with harmonies and
do a lot more vocally with harmonies and
do a lot more vocally with harmonies and layering and stuff like that
now let’s speak of it about your sound
now let’s speak of it about your sound right how would you describe it let’s
right how would you describe it let’s
right how would you describe it let’s take two somebody’s grandmother are you
take two somebody’s grandmother are you
take two somebody’s grandmother are you guys like hardcore punk pop punk how do
guys like hardcore punk pop punk how do
guys like hardcore punk pop punk how do you call it we’re going to strive it to
you call it we’re going to strive it to
you call it we’re going to strive it to somebody’s grandmother maybe we’ll just
somebody’s grandmother maybe we’ll just
somebody’s grandmother maybe we’ll just say kind of sort of happy sounding fast
say kind of sort of happy sounding fast
say kind of sort of happy sounding fast rock it’s the easiest way to do it it’s
rock it’s the easiest way to do it it’s
rock it’s the easiest way to do it it’s fast and aggressive but you can
fast and aggressive but you can
fast and aggressive but you can understand the words
so you guys come from the bay area right
so you guys come from the bay area right do you stand out do you fit in over
do you stand out do you fit in over
do you stand out do you fit in over there what’s the scene like first kids
there what’s the scene like first kids
there what’s the scene like first kids weren’t very open-minded to it the bay
weren’t very open-minded to it the bay
weren’t very open-minded to it the bay area is very I don’t want to say elitist
area is very I don’t want to say elitist
area is very I don’t want to say elitist but very picky about their music and
but very picky about their music and
but very picky about their music and they’ve definitely warmed up to us now I
they’ve definitely warmed up to us now I
they’ve definitely warmed up to us now I mean I could say we play pretty much
mean I could say we play pretty much
mean I could say we play pretty much anywhere in the bay area now and we’d
anywhere in the bay area now and we’d
anywhere in the bay area now and we’d have a good-sized show but it wasn’t
have a good-sized show but it wasn’t
have a good-sized show but it wasn’t always like that
me
me how do you find that your sound like
how do you find that your sound like
how do you find that your sound like evolved from the beginning up to now
evolved from the beginning up to now
evolved from the beginning up to now it’s a little more serious we’ve had a
it’s a little more serious we’ve had a
it’s a little more serious we’ve had a lot of time to just reflect back on our
lot of time to just reflect back on our
lot of time to just reflect back on our time with the band and we have some
time with the band and we have some
time with the band and we have some commentary on that yeah it takes a
commentary on that yeah it takes a
commentary on that yeah it takes a little bit darker I think it’s a
little bit darker I think it’s a
little bit darker I think it’s a definitely more improved set your goals
as far as song structures and stuff like
as far as song structures and stuff like that go that everything has more of like
that go that everything has more of like
that go that everything has more of like a normal verse chorus verse chorus kind
a normal verse chorus verse chorus kind
a normal verse chorus verse chorus kind of structure to it which you know I
of structure to it which you know I
of structure to it which you know I think it’s a little bit easier on the
think it’s a little bit easier on the
think it’s a little bit easier on the ears easier to remember and I think
ears easier to remember and I think
ears easier to remember and I think everything is just a lot catchy or two
well thank you very much thanks for the
well thank you very much thanks for the interview Henry welcome
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