00:00My name is Mike Anthony and I am joined by Mike Bufus, my co-host for Metal with the Mikes.
00:12Hey Mike, it's weird seeing you with the sun out.
00:14It is kind of weird. We have our metal show 11 o'clock on Friday nights, so join us tomorrow night for that.
00:20But right now, the reason I asked Bufus over to the table is because I'm joined by a great band called Dayseeker.
00:25I got Gino, Zach, and Ramon. What's up, guys?
00:28What's going on, man?
00:29Thank you so much for stopping by on a show day and right before you're going to go on.
00:34Appreciate you having us.
00:36Thank you. It means a lot.
00:38So talk to me a little bit about the music.
00:41Sleep Talk, your last record, was a fan favorite, kind of strong opinionated record with bold statements and just great music on there.
00:50You follow it up.
00:51And is this a concept album that you followed it up with?
00:54Or is this just kind of like a lot of stories and themes that kind of blend together?
01:01I would say that this most recent record...
01:05Dark Sun.
01:06Dark Sun, yeah.
01:07Most of the songs are based around Rory's father passing away from cancer, so that's mainly what those songs are about.
01:18And we sort of took the same route musically as Sleep Talk because that was a formula that really worked for us and that we really enjoyed.
01:28Right, right. And Dream State in particular, which we're going to play after you guys chat with us, in particular, I was going to talk to Rory about that.
01:36But that definitely deals with the loss of his father and getting through that grief and all that, which is tough.
01:42I mean, when you lose a parent, it's just insane.
01:46The pain you can go through.
01:47Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:48I mean, I've done it.
01:50I know what it's about.
01:50So listening to tunes like that is cathartic and helps you get through.
01:54That's the importance of music, though.
01:56It helps you get through some stuff like that and you can turn it into a positive, if anything.
02:01We've had a lot of responses quite like that on this run where people will come up and be like,
02:05Hey, your album really helped me get through a dark time or the passing of my parents.
02:09And I don't feel like a lot of bands are that vulnerable on stage.
02:14And so it's cool.
02:15Like, you know, my mom passed two years ago and it was like I was rehearing all of the songs that Rory had written again for the first time because I didn't really know what that was like.
02:26Wow, yeah.
02:26And then you hear them and you're like, oh my God, this is...
02:28This hits home now.
02:29Yeah, this is beautiful.
02:30Yeah, yeah.
02:30It's dark.
02:31It's terrible.
02:31It's all of these things.
02:33Yeah, yeah, yeah.
02:34Definitely, definitely.
02:36Talk to me...
02:37And his vocals, by the way, I just want to point out are just tremendous.
02:41He has progressed and gotten so great at what he does.
02:45And you can hear that passion and emotion through what he's going through and singing about come through with his vocal ability, which is tremendous.
02:53Talk to me about the metalcore kind of label.
02:57You guys are kind of like lumped into that, I feel like, sound and stuff.
03:01But you've evolved over your records.
03:03This is the fifth release, I believe, right?
03:05Yeah, it's the fifth.
03:07And do you have any issue when people are like, oh, you're kind of in that camp or you're with those bands?
03:14Because you're on a bill right now where you're playing with such a diverse group of artists that...
03:19Totally.
03:19...you know, that really you could fit anywhere.
03:21So, like, how do you feel about kind of representing that state, that label, if you will?
03:29I wouldn't say we have an issue with it because we, as a band, started as a particularly metalcore-leaning band.
03:41Because we were all used to playing that sort of music and we sort of grew up on that stuff.
03:47And as we progressed, we really wanted to play softer music, but we weren't sure quite how to sort of transition into that.
04:00And with Sleep Talk, the record, actually, we took sort of a chance and we went softer and it's like, it's now or never.
04:10Like, if it works, it works.
04:11If not, then fine.
04:12So, took a big chance on that and it turned out to be a success.
04:19So, we were happy about that because especially, like, myself, I could speak for all the guys when I say we do listen to a lot of softer music and enjoy the softer side of things.
04:32So, we sort of try to incorporate both of those things at the same time, you know what I mean?
04:37We feel like, too, like, the pop structure for the direction that we went to was, like, easier for the listeners, too.
04:45There's still some riffs here and there and some breakdowns, but kind of went more the pop structure route.
04:50It's nice kind of bridging that gap, you know what I mean?
04:52Where we can kind of do both of the things because, like, we like soft music, but we also like heavy music.
04:56And it's kind of this nice little balance between the two, it seems.
05:00Yeah, yeah.
05:00You got to play your influences, you know?
05:02Yeah, yeah.
05:02That's just it.
05:03Well, just like we were saying earlier, if you're not having fun on the stage, your fans will feel that.
05:07Don't notice that.
05:08Exactly.
05:09Is it too broad of a question to ask what your influences are?
05:12Is that, like, a crazy question?
05:13Because I have, you know, I have a thousand different artists that I love.
05:16Oh, yeah, yeah.
05:16What about you guys?
05:17Where do you kind of lean?
05:18I mean, a lot of us grew up to similar artists and genres of music.
05:23For me, you know, I was, like, big fan of Radiohead.
05:27Uh, all of us were influenced by Thrice.
05:31I feel like that kind of helped formulate some of our songs.
05:36Definitely Circus Survive as well.
05:39Starting out as a band, Architects was a big influence on all of us as a group.
05:45Good stuff.
05:45Lincoln Park.
05:46Yeah, definitely Lincoln Park.
05:48The classics.
05:49Yeah, yeah.
05:50Oh, great bands.
05:51Oh, great artists.
05:52That's awesome stuff.
05:53Well, you guys go on at 620.
05:56Yes.
05:57So, Day Seeker, I know you don't want to miss these guys.
06:00You definitely got to get here and get here fast.
06:02So, you don't miss any of the artists actually performing.
06:04But, um, it's going to be just an awesome night.
06:06Guys, thank you so much for taking the time to stop by the broadcast booth.
06:09Oh, thanks for having us.
06:10Looking forward to watching your set.
06:11We'll be rocking you guys tomorrow night on the Metal with the Mic show.
06:15Absolutely.
06:15Appreciate you.
06:16Speaking of rocking you, we're doing Dream State right now.
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