combining power-pop with inventive post-hardcore sound their music is
post-hardcore sound their music is
post-hardcore sound their music is distinctive hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
distinctive hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
distinctive hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com we got the
welcome to watchmojo.com we got the
welcome to watchmojo.com we got the chance to check out warp tour and speak
chance to check out warp tour and speak
chance to check out warp tour and speak with Blake from verse emerge
so we always like to start with the
so we always like to start with the origin stories of the bands that we
origin stories of the bands that we
origin stories of the bands that we interview so why don’t you give us an
interview so why don’t you give us an
interview so why don’t you give us an idea of how verse emerge got together
idea of how verse emerge got together
idea of how verse emerge got together hmm this is a long story but I’ll make
hmm this is a long story but I’ll make
hmm this is a long story but I’ll make it short in ninth grade I started
it short in ninth grade I started
it short in ninth grade I started playing in a blues band that band turned
playing in a blues band that band turned
playing in a blues band that band turned into another band I turned into another
into another band I turned into another
into another band I turned into another band I turned into versa we had a male
band I turned into versa we had a male
band I turned into versa we had a male vocalist at first Sierra who is our
vocalist at first Sierra who is our
vocalist at first Sierra who is our current singer now actually found us on
current singer now actually found us on
current singer now actually found us on myspace when we were holding auditions
myspace when we were holding auditions
myspace when we were holding auditions for a singer she lived three hours away
for a singer she lived three hours away
for a singer she lived three hours away from us at the time her mom would drive
from us at the time her mom would drive
from us at the time her mom would drive her back and forth from practice three
her back and forth from practice three
her back and forth from practice three hours there three hours back took her
hours there three hours back took her
hours there three hours back took her out of high school let us go on tour
out of high school let us go on tour
out of high school let us go on tour full time it’s not something a normal
full time it’s not something a normal
full time it’s not something a normal mother would do that was the end of oh
mother would do that was the end of oh
mother would do that was the end of oh seven then we toured 0809 and now we’re
seven then we toured 0809 and now we’re
seven then we toured 0809 and now we’re here
what kind of music did you eat grow up
what kind of music did you eat grow up listening to and how do you think that’s
listening to and how do you think that’s
listening to and how do you think that’s kind of come together to make the verse
kind of come together to make the verse
kind of come together to make the verse emerge sound all of our influences are
emerge sound all of our influences are
emerge sound all of our influences are insanely brought I think that kinds it
insanely brought I think that kinds it
insanely brought I think that kinds it kind of comes into play though with our
kind of comes into play though with our
kind of comes into play though with our sound because there’s I feel like our
sound because there’s I feel like our
sound because there’s I feel like our sound is is deeper than just one genre
sound is is deeper than just one genre
sound is is deeper than just one genre we’ve toured with metal bands we’ve
we’ve toured with metal bands we’ve
we’ve toured with metal bands we’ve toured with pop bands it’s like trying
toured with pop bands it’s like trying
toured with pop bands it’s like trying to make our own niche you know
I know a lot of Ben’s lately have been
I know a lot of Ben’s lately have been really anti a genre at first we were a
really anti a genre at first we were a
really anti a genre at first we were a little anti genre I think but now like
little anti genre I think but now like
little anti genre I think but now like we feel really strongly just to call
we feel really strongly just to call
we feel really strongly just to call ourselves like rock obviously it’s not
ourselves like rock obviously it’s not
ourselves like rock obviously it’s not like typical but when people ask us we
like typical but when people ask us we
like typical but when people ask us we say we’re a rock man
why do you think so many bands lately
why do you think so many bands lately have been so anti hashanah music is
have been so anti hashanah music is
have been so anti hashanah music is getting so inbred for lack of a better
getting so inbred for lack of a better
getting so inbred for lack of a better term you know a bands are being
term you know a bands are being
term you know a bands are being influenced by all these hundreds of band
influenced by all these hundreds of band
influenced by all these hundreds of band that they’re surrounded by and
that they’re surrounded by and
that they’re surrounded by and everything is becoming very very much
everything is becoming very very much
everything is becoming very very much the same I think it’s really important
the same I think it’s really important
the same I think it’s really important for a band to kind of have influences
for a band to kind of have influences
for a band to kind of have influences there may be left of center maybe a
there may be left of center maybe a
there may be left of center maybe a decade before their time in order for it
decade before their time in order for it
decade before their time in order for it to kind of be somewhat unique somewhat
to kind of be somewhat unique somewhat
to kind of be somewhat unique somewhat original and kinda start that genre
original and kinda start that genre
original and kinda start that genre cycle over again because chances are the
cycle over again because chances are the
cycle over again because chances are the chords are playing have already been
chords are playing have already been
chords are playing have already been played before and it wouldnt in that
played before and it wouldnt in that
played before and it wouldnt in that same order you know it’s just you got to
same order you know it’s just you got to
same order you know it’s just you got to kind of like have your influences like
kind of like have your influences like
kind of like have your influences like in outer space and would you know come
in outer space and would you know come
in outer space and would you know come off original nowadays
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