1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: I love it. That is portals. The band is BRSR 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,559 and we have members of the band on with us 3 00:00:06,639 --> 00:00:09,279 via Microsoft teams. We're gonna speak with them in just 4 00:00:09,359 --> 00:00:12,480 a moment. But if you are listening live, welcome. We 5 00:00:12,519 --> 00:00:15,320 have entered our number two New Maarrow dose of Matt 6 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,079 Connorton Unleashed and we are live from the studios of 7 00:00:18,199 --> 00:00:21,800 WMNH ninety five point three FM and glorious but very 8 00:00:21,879 --> 00:00:24,960 very bitterly cold, Manchester, New Hampshire. Of course, you can 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,039 stream the show from anywhere. Go to Matt connorton dot 10 00:00:27,039 --> 00:00:29,960 com slash live for all your live streaming options, social 11 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,159 media links, contact info, show archives, et cetera, et cetera. 12 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,799 Today is January thirty one, twenty twenty six, and let's 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,000 go ahead. We'll get this up here. And I think 14 00:00:40,039 --> 00:00:43,200 we've got a few members of the band with us. 15 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:48,520 Hello everybody, Hello, Hey, hey, good. So let's see. So 16 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:53,439 it looks like we have Matt Hison, Drew Young and 17 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:58,679 Chloe Johnston with us. Is that correct? Yeah, that's right, wonderful. 18 00:00:58,719 --> 00:01:01,560 Welcome everybody, And uh yeah, I love that track. I 19 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,759 mean it's it's just and I did listen to the 20 00:01:03,759 --> 00:01:06,439 whole album by the way you've got a just a 21 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,640 big sound. I just uh, you know, that's the easiest 22 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,959 way to describe it. It's just big. It's expansive, and 23 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,680 I really really like that. I love I love the mix. 24 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,719 I love everything about it. So welcome. It is wonderful 25 00:01:16,719 --> 00:01:19,480 to speak to the three of you now, and you're 26 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:24,000 a five piece correct, Yeah, yeah, I bet when you 27 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,000 play live, I'm sure it also sounds you know, you 28 00:01:27,079 --> 00:01:29,760 know big. I'd love to I'd love to see all live. Obviously, 29 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,680 geographically that would not be uh not be easy to 30 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:38,200 pull on. But but let's see. So, so Matt you're 31 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,319 you're the guitar player, and Drew you're the drummer, and 32 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:46,640 Chloe you do vocals and synth. Correct, yep, that's right, 33 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,879 very good, very good. So well, let's start with the 34 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,359 most obvious question first, and then we'll kind of we'll 35 00:01:52,359 --> 00:01:54,239 we'll talk more about the music. But I want to 36 00:01:54,239 --> 00:01:56,280 know about the name. Uh what does b R s 37 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:56,599 R me? 38 00:01:58,200 --> 00:01:59,719 Speaker 2: So it's actually just short. 39 00:01:59,799 --> 00:02:03,359 Speaker 3: In the version of Bruiser it was Dove who's not 40 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,680 here to their front man who wanted here, originally wanted 41 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:07,400 to be called Burst, and I thought that was the 42 00:02:07,439 --> 00:02:09,960 worst name we postally go for, because the quotations for 43 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,759 that in Scotland are probably completely different from anywhere else 44 00:02:12,759 --> 00:02:17,479 in the world. But yeah, so we we went with Bruiser, 45 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,199 but I found out there was a DJ also called Bruiser, 46 00:02:20,319 --> 00:02:22,199 so I thought the easiest thing to do was to 47 00:02:22,599 --> 00:02:24,759 shorten it. Also, just it looks, it looks better in 48 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:26,479 terms of the logo and things like that. Just it 49 00:02:26,479 --> 00:02:27,960 looks looks a little bitter on the T shirt. 50 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's true, it does, it does. So am I 51 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:30,840 Am I saying it wrong? 52 00:02:30,879 --> 00:02:31,039 Speaker 4: Then? 53 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:31,319 Speaker 1: Am I? 54 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:31,439 Speaker 5: Am? 55 00:02:31,479 --> 00:02:32,879 Speaker 1: I not supposed to say b R s R. 56 00:02:33,879 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 2: No, it would be bruiser. 57 00:02:35,319 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 3: But we get a lot of people all the time 58 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:38,680 being like, oh hey, what what does it stand for? 59 00:02:38,759 --> 00:02:43,520 I'm like, well, nothing, so. 60 00:02:43,479 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: I should be saying bruiser Yeah brs Okay, wonderful, Okay, excellent, excellent. 61 00:02:48,319 --> 00:02:52,919 So tell me about that that track portals because it just, 62 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,639 like I said, it just sounds so big. It's atmospheric, 63 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,719 you know, it's it's it kind of reminds me a 64 00:02:59,759 --> 00:03:03,400 little little bit of of some of the at least 65 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,520 what was happening here in America. Some of that Well, 66 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,599 I shouldn't say happening here in America because a lot 67 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:11,599 of it was happening over there, but it was becoming 68 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,280 very popular here in America. You know that that kind 69 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:19,520 of a big, expansive sound, But I'm curious, I mean, 70 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,080 is that kind of I listened to the whole album. 71 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,719 It kind of sounds that's like what you're going for broadly, 72 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,039 but you you capture it so well. I think Portals 73 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:31,199 is an excellent choice for a single, But how do 74 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,800 you how do you describe your sound? What what is 75 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,479 it that you're trying to project with with Bruiser now 76 00:03:36,479 --> 00:03:37,680 that I know how to say the name. 77 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,879 Speaker 3: I think for us, from the start, we've always spoke 78 00:03:42,919 --> 00:03:45,280 about the fact that we feel that the best personal 79 00:03:45,319 --> 00:03:48,639 selves is live and when we recorded this album, we 80 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,840 recorded initially live in a converted church building over. 81 00:03:52,719 --> 00:03:53,759 Speaker 2: The course of two days. 82 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:54,319 Speaker 1: Oh really. 83 00:03:54,919 --> 00:03:57,199 Speaker 3: So for example, one of the longest song on the 84 00:03:57,199 --> 00:03:59,439 album is the second last track, Buried at Home, which 85 00:03:59,479 --> 00:04:03,199 is just under about eleven minutes, and the take that 86 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,400 is on the album was the was the only take 87 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,280 we did, and it was done live and full. And 88 00:04:08,319 --> 00:04:09,840 I think that that is the way that we want 89 00:04:09,879 --> 00:04:13,360 to capture the band because for me, I feel like 90 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:14,960 any band should be at the peak of the powers 91 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,959 when they're live and are able to express themselves and 92 00:04:17,399 --> 00:04:19,199 change things as time goes on. 93 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 2: Because you know the quarterly version of anything. 94 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 3: I think if you're going to stick to that version 95 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,480 for this, your career is going to get boring pretty quickly. 96 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 2: Mm hm. 97 00:04:26,519 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 3: So this, this is the kind of way the songs 98 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:32,160 sound now, but it's open to the idea of we 99 00:04:32,199 --> 00:04:35,279 can adapt these as as as the sound progresses, as 100 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,839 we progressive musicians and as we change as people as well. 101 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,759 But I get what you mean about this about the 102 00:04:40,759 --> 00:04:44,319 sound as well. Like we I would say was probably 103 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:49,959 my attempt to write a hum song. So yeah, as 104 00:04:49,959 --> 00:04:52,120 long as long as we've captured the kind of essence 105 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,240 of that, then I'll be happy with that. 106 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,879 Speaker 1: And what are the lyrics about here? And who writes 107 00:04:57,879 --> 00:04:59,319 the lyrics? I don't know if your singer writes some 108 00:04:59,439 --> 00:05:01,839 or if you read them or who who who? 109 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,759 Speaker 3: It's it's myself for the time being, so that this 110 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,519 this album is written by myself out there in necessity 111 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,720 because we've been we've been a band of six months 112 00:05:11,759 --> 00:05:14,720 and we had about three songs that we we we 113 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,279 sort of rushed together for a gig. The band is 114 00:05:18,639 --> 00:05:20,560 pretty much that the gig goes booked before before a 115 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,600 band essentially, and the band was sort of made for 116 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:28,759 a gig I still six months later, so one song 117 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,399 became two, two became four, and then ended up just 118 00:05:31,439 --> 00:05:32,079 with the full albums. 119 00:05:32,079 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 2: So that's pretty much what we've been working with the 120 00:05:33,399 --> 00:05:34,079 past year or so. 121 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,959 Speaker 3: Lyrically, it's it's part of the album as a whole, 122 00:05:39,079 --> 00:05:42,680 is as as a concept piece, but it also doubles 123 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:46,000 up as as individual songs as well, so that they 124 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,519 have their own separate means to me personally as well 125 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,839 to the actual story itself. But it's it's sort of 126 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:56,680 about being either trap within yourself and looking for a 127 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,879 way out, but it's also about being trapped with another 128 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,600 but feeling like you're together, but you're not feeling together. 129 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,000 So you know, the kind of wor would have been 130 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:09,000 that you can be living with someone, but you can 131 00:06:09,079 --> 00:06:13,240 feel like you're not actually living with someone, if you 132 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,000 know what I mean. It's almost like so as a 133 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,240 feeling like you're living with someone that you have a 134 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:21,079 deep connection with, but the connections feeling. 135 00:06:21,199 --> 00:06:25,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, And I think that's something that's relatable. You know, 136 00:06:25,519 --> 00:06:27,199 certainly a lot of people go through that. I mean 137 00:06:27,319 --> 00:06:29,439 probably everyone goes through that at some point in their lives, 138 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,639 you know. Feeling that way, yeah, I feel like and 139 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,560 again not just with portals, but with the rest of 140 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,360 the album too. You know, there's there's a lot of 141 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,920 emotion there. It's it's as you know, obviously, you know, 142 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,839 songs can be you know, they're up to the interpretation 143 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,199 of the of the listener, but I I could feel 144 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,759 a lot of I just found it. I found it 145 00:06:50,879 --> 00:06:53,480 highly relatable the whole thing, like I said, in addition 146 00:06:53,519 --> 00:06:55,680 to the big sound, it also you know, just hearing 147 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,079 these lyrics and again, you know, I everyone puts their 148 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,120 own interpretation onto what they're hearing, but to me, I 149 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:05,399 really I really connected with a lot of this. Can 150 00:07:05,439 --> 00:07:08,639 you can Can you tell me more again about how 151 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,959 this band started, because that was interesting. You said something 152 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,279 about a gig and then you had to put a 153 00:07:13,319 --> 00:07:15,839 band together to fit the gig, and tell me about that. 154 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:20,639 Speaker 3: So essentially, David, our singer, had decided that he we 155 00:07:20,759 --> 00:07:22,279 were in the band previously, and he'd been out to 156 00:07:22,319 --> 00:07:24,079 music for quite a while and he'd said to me, 157 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:25,639 I'm looking at getting back at the music again. 158 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:27,199 Speaker 2: But he'd previously been a drummer. 159 00:07:28,399 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 3: But we we'd known for I was in a band 160 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,079 with him when when I was fifteen, so we'd always 161 00:07:33,079 --> 00:07:36,279 known that he had a great voice and he wanted 162 00:07:36,279 --> 00:07:38,839 to be He wanted this to be his first solo adventure, 163 00:07:38,879 --> 00:07:41,079 and I was like, okay, that's that's that's kind of cool. 164 00:07:42,199 --> 00:07:45,360 But he went ahead and basically said to someone that 165 00:07:45,399 --> 00:07:48,160 we know that he had, he had music to put 166 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:50,519 out and he was willing to you want to play? 167 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:51,439 Speaker 2: What to play the first gig? 168 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 3: So he put him on a bill and he said 169 00:07:54,959 --> 00:07:56,920 to me, was like, oh, this gig coming up in 170 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:57,600 about a month's time. 171 00:07:57,639 --> 00:08:00,439 Speaker 2: And I was like, okay, cool, who's playing with you? 172 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:04,639 And he was like, no one. 173 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 3: So I said to him, I was like, I wasn't. 174 00:08:08,199 --> 00:08:09,480 I was kind of out of music at this point 175 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,160 as well. And I said to him, right, okay, i'll 176 00:08:11,199 --> 00:08:13,680 cover guitarphy just now, and if you can get a 177 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,319 band together, then I'm quite happy to do. 178 00:08:15,279 --> 00:08:17,839 Speaker 2: The show with you and we'll just take it from there. Yeah. 179 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 3: But I said to him that I wasn't interested in 180 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:22,279 writing any material or anything like that, so I said 181 00:08:22,279 --> 00:08:24,680 I'll leave that to you and once you've got songs, 182 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:26,639 let me know and we'll get we'll get this together. 183 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:28,399 And then about two weeks before the gig, I said 184 00:08:28,399 --> 00:08:30,240 to him, I was like, so, what's happening with us? 185 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,600 How many songs we have? And he was like, I 186 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:37,519 still have the one. I was like, I kind of 187 00:08:37,879 --> 00:08:39,320 said to him. I was like, right, okay, we'll go 188 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:43,840 out of the room and we will. We will spend 189 00:08:43,919 --> 00:08:46,480 as long as we need to to get enough songs 190 00:08:46,519 --> 00:08:49,159 together for a settl list. So the first three singles 191 00:08:49,159 --> 00:08:52,679 we put were written within this base of about half 192 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:56,039 an hour an hour or so, and we wrote we 193 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,840 wrote those together, and I remember we actually finished the 194 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,799 lyrics for the last song on the setlist just as 195 00:09:01,919 --> 00:09:03,720 the bass player and Dromore thumb that for for our 196 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:08,759 first and only rehearsal before that gig. So that's that's 197 00:09:08,799 --> 00:09:10,519 kind of how it all started. But it's it's obviously 198 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:17,799 it's involved in Drew and Chloe further on downline as well. 199 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:21,159 It's just myself and the for a while and Kieran, 200 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,000 who's the best player as well. He's been in there 201 00:09:23,039 --> 00:09:26,159 since since day one. So it's it's essentially a new 202 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:30,320 a new outfit. Now the chaotic beginnings of the band 203 00:09:30,399 --> 00:09:34,679 have made this. So I'm very grateful for the deciding 204 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:36,200 that he was going to be a gig with no 205 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:37,879 songs or no band. 206 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:41,559 Speaker 1: That's amazing. I mean, you know, it almost kind of 207 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,879 makes you believe in fate, right that that this came 208 00:09:43,879 --> 00:09:48,679 together like that under such chaotic circumstances that sound like 209 00:09:48,879 --> 00:09:52,360 it sounds like it couldn't possibly work out, and then 210 00:09:52,399 --> 00:09:54,799 and then it does and you just you just make 211 00:09:54,879 --> 00:09:58,440 it work out. That's fantastic. So obviously the show went well. 212 00:09:59,759 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 3: There's the show went well enough that we decided, you know, 213 00:10:02,759 --> 00:10:04,919 maybe we can continue with this. But as I said, 214 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:06,919 we waited and I said to him, I was like, okay, 215 00:10:06,919 --> 00:10:09,559 I helped you with the songs. There, it's your baby. 216 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,879 You run with it and you do the songs and 217 00:10:11,879 --> 00:10:14,960 we'll just get a practice together whenever. And then about 218 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,279 five six months past and I was like, how's it 219 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,159 coming with the writing, and then he was like, yes, 220 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,159 I'm not got anything. And I was like, okay, I'm 221 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:23,759 kind of bored of playing the same like four or 222 00:10:23,759 --> 00:10:26,600 five songs. Let's try something. And it's been the first 223 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,799 time since I've written a song myself and probably about 224 00:10:30,279 --> 00:10:33,919 nine to twelve months, I would say the first song 225 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,440 that I wrote was on My Reasons, which is the 226 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,000 second track on the album, and then Portals pretty much 227 00:10:39,159 --> 00:10:42,039 quickly followed after that, and it was sort of just 228 00:10:42,039 --> 00:10:44,279 a snow wall effect of just I think I had 229 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,879 a headspace of just I was back writing again and 230 00:10:47,919 --> 00:10:49,840 I had a purpose to write and we needed material, 231 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:51,960 so it all just came out one after another, and 232 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:55,240 it wasn't an intention to write an album, but when 233 00:10:55,279 --> 00:10:57,039 we ended up with mante material we did, I was like, 234 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:02,200 this feels like a cohesive units as a as eight songs, 235 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,399 so we may as well. And then the more I 236 00:11:05,399 --> 00:11:07,519 was looking at the lyrics myself, I was like, this 237 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:12,279 is telling more of a full story rather than individual 238 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:17,679 stories themselves. So yeah, it's it's been. 239 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 2: It's been a blessing. 240 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 3: Disguss because I didn't think I would have I would 241 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:21,720 ever be in a band again. 242 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,799 Speaker 2: They've been writing songs again, but yeah, it's been. 243 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 3: It's been great for myself and it's been really really 244 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,519 good having these guys with me as well on this. 245 00:11:30,519 --> 00:11:32,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, no doubt. Well, when it comes together too like that, 246 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,240 when it just feels like I said, there's almost a 247 00:11:36,279 --> 00:11:39,200 sense of fate or destiny to it, uh, you know 248 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:41,799 the way you tell it. And when when it comes 249 00:11:41,799 --> 00:11:44,480 together like that, you know you've got something. You know, 250 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:46,639 you're like, like if it's one thing, if you're if 251 00:11:46,879 --> 00:11:48,639 you decide to start a band with somebody, and then 252 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:51,440 you're you know, you're spending a year or whatever, you know, 253 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:53,440 trying to come up with some songs, and you're working 254 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,279 hard at it. And there's nothing wrong with working hard 255 00:11:55,279 --> 00:11:57,639 at it. But but when it when it almost sounds 256 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:00,000 like you know, it just sort of uh, there's almos 257 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,440 in alchemy to it, and it all just sort of 258 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:04,519 comes together like that, that's when you know you've really 259 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,799 got something and it's interesting to you. So you said 260 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:09,840 you didn't think you'd ever be in a band again. 261 00:12:09,879 --> 00:12:10,480 Why is that? 262 00:12:11,799 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 3: Well, personally, I'd been through quite a bad stint with 263 00:12:15,399 --> 00:12:18,120 my own mental and physical health over the past two 264 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,360 years before this, and it kind of continued in the 265 00:12:21,399 --> 00:12:23,440 start of this. Is why it was taking us quite 266 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:26,200 a while to actually get to this point, because I 267 00:12:26,279 --> 00:12:28,919 was essentially bed bound for most of like twenty twenty two, 268 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:32,840 twenty twenty three. So to be able to get to 269 00:12:32,879 --> 00:12:36,200 this point and be be here just now as a 270 00:12:36,399 --> 00:12:39,799 medical inner of itself. But as I say as well, 271 00:12:39,919 --> 00:12:42,799 like this is a this is a project that couldn't 272 00:12:42,799 --> 00:12:45,759 have been done without everyone involved, because it can. You 273 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:47,360 can write as many songs as you like, but if 274 00:12:47,399 --> 00:12:50,120 you don't have a unit around you understand everything and 275 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:53,519 are invested in the project as much as yourself, then 276 00:12:54,159 --> 00:12:56,320 it's it's really all for nothing. 277 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 1: Right, absolutely, So, how long has the band actually existed 278 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:00,720 at this point. 279 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,879 Speaker 3: Well, from from our first Our first gug was twenty 280 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:08,799 twenty two, so you're you're talking about three three and 281 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:09,759 a bit years or so. 282 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:14,759 Speaker 2: But her most recent member just now. 283 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:16,279 Speaker 1: Oh okay, Drew's the new guy. 284 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 2: Yes, drink. 285 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 3: Cloe came in towards towards the probably bout mid section 286 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:25,759 last year. I'd say Chloe originally was just providing backing 287 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:27,679 vocals on a lot of the album, and I felt 288 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:31,759 that she contributed so much to the harmonic balance of 289 00:13:31,799 --> 00:13:35,000 a lot of the songs. Yeah, felt wrong to just 290 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:38,519 have her as essentially like a studio musician. And I 291 00:13:38,759 --> 00:13:40,320 said there, I was like, what would you feel about 292 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,440 joining the band? And she was like, but I can't 293 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,000 play anything, And I was like, you can play synth. 294 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:45,879 She was like, I can't play it, and I was like, 295 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:50,360 you can learn. Yeah, So that's that's so she now 296 00:13:50,399 --> 00:13:52,759 plays synth and she learned and she goes and she's 297 00:13:52,799 --> 00:13:54,080 doing very very well. 298 00:13:54,879 --> 00:13:59,039 Speaker 1: Oh that's actually yeah, yeah, yeah, I go ahead, Chloe. 299 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:01,919 Speaker 5: I was just gonna say, and keeping with the band 300 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,679 being forced in kales, I've only been playing some since July. 301 00:14:05,759 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: Last year, no kidding. So is this your first So 302 00:14:09,639 --> 00:14:11,919 is this actually your first musical instrument that you've played. 303 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 5: So I've played like a little bit of guitar and 304 00:14:15,159 --> 00:14:18,039 stuff in the past, spot I've never been in any 305 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,120 bands or anything, just sort of doing it for fun. 306 00:14:20,799 --> 00:14:23,080 And then obviously this is the first project where I've 307 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,240 really had to get my head down and learn an 308 00:14:25,279 --> 00:14:27,440 instrument from scratch. So it's been a challenge, but a 309 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:27,759 good one. 310 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, No, it's good. And you know, I've heard a 311 00:14:30,399 --> 00:14:33,000 lot of this comes up a lot on the show. 312 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,559 I've heard a lot of you know, music teachers and 313 00:14:36,919 --> 00:14:42,200 music professors say that everybody, and by the way, I 314 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:44,200 did not take this advice. I can't play anything on 315 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,039 a keyboard, but that every musician should at least know 316 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:52,120 some some synth, keyboard, piano, whatever, because it helps you. 317 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,720 It helps you just knowing even a little bit of 318 00:14:54,759 --> 00:14:57,440 that helps you with everything else in terms of music. 319 00:14:57,519 --> 00:15:00,480 It helps you to understand chord structure better, It helps 320 00:15:00,519 --> 00:15:03,679 you with everything. And and a lot a lot of 321 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,399 them will say too that that's the best place to start. 322 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:09,720 Obviously you're already playing guitars, you said, but to, but 323 00:15:09,799 --> 00:15:11,519 to even if you start, even if it's not going 324 00:15:11,559 --> 00:15:13,919 to be your primary instrument, if you start on a keyboard, 325 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,799 it's going to help you with everything. So but but yeah, 326 00:15:18,039 --> 00:15:20,080 but it does fit the chaotic nature of how the 327 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:23,200 band started, right, So that's great. Good for you, Good 328 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,360 for you. I mean, has it been scary or do 329 00:15:25,399 --> 00:15:28,240 you just take the challenge and say now I'm going 330 00:15:28,279 --> 00:15:31,480 to do this, or or what's been your mindset with it? 331 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,759 Speaker 5: It has been quite intimidating, and especially since all the 332 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,399 guys have been in bands before and bands that have 333 00:15:38,519 --> 00:15:43,399 done quite well. And I sort of sometimes get a 334 00:15:43,399 --> 00:15:45,879 little bout that imposter syndrome where I sort of get 335 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,320 up on stage with them and I'm like, I'm surrounded 336 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,600 by these people who've been playing their instrument for like 337 00:15:50,799 --> 00:15:53,919 decades now, and here I am just plunking away at 338 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:57,159 my keys. No, I do what I actually doing right 339 00:15:57,759 --> 00:15:59,799 in that regard, it's been a little a little bit. 340 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,639 I have a dating, but the guys are so just 341 00:16:01,879 --> 00:16:05,080 so lovely and so so encouraging, and I couldn't be 342 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:06,600 surrendered by better people. 343 00:16:06,759 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, oh that's fantastic. And then so Drew. So 344 00:16:09,919 --> 00:16:11,759 you're the newest member. So how long have you been 345 00:16:11,799 --> 00:16:12,360 in the band now? 346 00:16:13,399 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 4: I am yeah, it will be coming up on a year. 347 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:20,399 Speaker 1: I reckon a year in okay maybe, okay, okay. 348 00:16:21,559 --> 00:16:24,159 Speaker 4: But it's been great fun. I think myself and Matt 349 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:26,360 we played in a different band maybe two or three 350 00:16:26,399 --> 00:16:29,559 years ago. That just open the pandemic sort of lust steam. 351 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,840 So when Matt had got in touch that their drummer 352 00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:36,600 or the previous drummer Kyle had stepped aside, totally jumped 353 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:37,320 at the chance to be. 354 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:38,519 Speaker 2: Able to play with Matt again. 355 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 4: It's always been great fun, and as he said, I've 356 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:45,159 always really enjoyed his songwriting. Yeah, and also all the 357 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,799 stuff that Kyle had recorded for the album has been 358 00:16:48,039 --> 00:16:50,440 super super fun to just sink my teeth into and 359 00:16:50,639 --> 00:16:51,440 learn all these parts. 360 00:16:51,879 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: And then when you do that, when you come into 361 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,639 a project like this. This is something I'm always curious about. 362 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 5: Do you. 363 00:16:58,039 --> 00:17:02,519 Speaker 1: Do you then try to learn exactly what he did 364 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,960 or do you try to kind of, you know, learn 365 00:17:06,039 --> 00:17:08,440 what he did, but then maybe kind of put your 366 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,119 own Because I've known drummers who will They'll come into 367 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:15,319 a situation and they'll say, I'm going to or someone 368 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:16,839 in the band will tell them if they're you know, 369 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:18,960 if they're coming in new to a situation, I'm going 370 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,880 to try to learn everything. I'm going to learn the 371 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,720 fills exactly. I'm going to replicate exactly what the previous 372 00:17:23,799 --> 00:17:25,839 drummer did, you know, And other drummers, of course want 373 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,480 to come in and well probably everybody wants to kind 374 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,319 of put their own stamp on it. But what's been 375 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:32,720 your approach with that? Yeah? 376 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:36,920 Speaker 4: I think definitely taking the you know, the skeletons and 377 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,640 the muscles of what Kyle had written on the drums 378 00:17:39,799 --> 00:17:42,839 and building on that with my own flavor, my own taste. Obviously, 379 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,279 every drummer is unique in what they play. Yeah, I 380 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,359 think I appreciate that Matt trusted me to be able 381 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,279 to fit the bill for what was already built. Yeah, 382 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:54,279 and I guess if you want to really top shop. 383 00:17:54,039 --> 00:17:54,799 Speaker 2: And get it. 384 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:57,559 Speaker 4: I am a left handed drummer that plays on a 385 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:01,400 right handed drum kitas whereas Kay Kyle is right handed. 386 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:03,960 And so there's a lot of the films that I 387 00:18:04,039 --> 00:18:06,599 really liked the sign of wanted to play very true 388 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,759 to what he plays physical physically. I would have to 389 00:18:09,799 --> 00:18:12,240 swap a lot of my like sticking in the nation 390 00:18:12,319 --> 00:18:14,559 around to make these work. So that's been really really 391 00:18:14,599 --> 00:18:16,359 fun to try and work around lots of these problems 392 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:16,680 as well. 393 00:18:17,039 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, how has that been hard to pull off? 394 00:18:21,559 --> 00:18:23,599 Speaker 4: I mean, yeah, it's been hard, but it's been well 395 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:25,680 worth the challenge, you know, yeah, to play drums and 396 00:18:25,839 --> 00:18:26,880 like to learn fun things. 397 00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:29,799 Speaker 1: So yeah, yeah, exactly. Yeah, that's very cool. That's something 398 00:18:29,799 --> 00:18:32,559 that wouldn't have even occurred to me, but that's yeah, 399 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:38,000 that's interesting. Yeah. So now you've already you guys have 400 00:18:38,039 --> 00:18:41,880 already gotten some some success with radio, right you're it's 401 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,279 you've gotten some traction over there, some early radio support. 402 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're actually go on, We've we've had amazing video 403 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:52,839 in the UK and the US has been pretty early 404 00:18:54,039 --> 00:18:57,240 champions of the music and gym and scott and Scotland 405 00:18:57,279 --> 00:18:59,000 has been. It has been really good for us, and 406 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,480 this is this is but this is only like this 407 00:19:02,599 --> 00:19:09,440 is a third interview in one day, but this is 408 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:11,759 a interview of all time. 409 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,079 Speaker 1: So Okay, it's been. 410 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 2: Order to be here. 411 00:19:17,039 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 3: It's it's been good to get to talk people who 412 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,480 are actually interested in music. Yeah, and have I've actually 413 00:19:22,519 --> 00:19:25,279 listened to what we've done, because in the past we 414 00:19:25,519 --> 00:19:27,240 found it quite difficult to talk to people who kind 415 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,440 of you're like kind of where they kind of like 416 00:19:29,599 --> 00:19:31,880 they've heard about thirty seconds of it and they're like, yeah, 417 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,920 and I know what we're talking about, what you guys 418 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:35,359 are all about it. 419 00:19:35,559 --> 00:19:40,759 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, I'm also curious to know about the 420 00:19:41,079 --> 00:19:44,839 live situation there because it looks like you're you're having 421 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,559 a lot of success. You've been playing some solid out shows. Correct. 422 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, yes, so this is something. 423 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 3: But as Drew mentioned, the drummer on the album, Kyle, 424 00:19:54,319 --> 00:19:57,440 he stepped aside earlier last year just just due to 425 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,640 the fact that we were talking about going on to 426 00:19:59,759 --> 00:20:02,640 alast year and we ended up pushing the album back 427 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,240 because he said that the concept of a tour wasn't 428 00:20:06,559 --> 00:20:07,559 his cup. 429 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:08,039 Speaker 2: Of tea anymore. 430 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 3: He'd been in the bar before who would toured quite extensively, 431 00:20:11,799 --> 00:20:14,720 and he was like, I'm not cut out for this anymore. 432 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,240 So it's been a bit of a shame because he 433 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,480 left at a point where we started actually building more 434 00:20:22,519 --> 00:20:25,559 of a fan base in our own in Glasgow and 435 00:20:25,799 --> 00:20:29,119 sourround the areas. So we played a place called the Cools. 436 00:20:30,319 --> 00:20:33,039 I think it was drew it your third gig, second. 437 00:20:32,839 --> 00:20:36,799 Speaker 2: Gig, second I think yeah, second second. 438 00:20:36,519 --> 00:20:39,039 Speaker 3: Show, and it was it was it was parked and 439 00:20:39,079 --> 00:20:40,799 it was sort of just came out of nowhere because 440 00:20:40,799 --> 00:20:43,000 we we've been playing, you know, we've been playing to 441 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:45,920 like ten to fifteen people for so long that we 442 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:47,440 just kind of think, okay, it's just going to be 443 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:52,559 this or like added finium. So we just turned up 444 00:20:52,599 --> 00:20:55,240 and it was like about an hour before doors and 445 00:20:55,279 --> 00:20:56,599 they were like, oh, so out and I was like, 446 00:20:57,319 --> 00:20:58,240 you mean it sold out and I was. 447 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:02,279 Speaker 2: Like, that's it's just there's no tick left how and 448 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:04,359 it was. It was. 449 00:21:04,519 --> 00:21:06,839 Speaker 3: It was crazy for a start because there's a lot 450 00:21:06,839 --> 00:21:10,799 of people we've never seen before, and it just it's 451 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,160 kind of continued from there. We had our prober bus 452 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:16,720 this year for gigs last year, which building one of us. 453 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,319 Speaker 2: It's worth for the for the best. 454 00:21:19,519 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 3: With the album this year, and we've got quite a 455 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:24,960 lot of shows or the books for this year, so 456 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,119 it's it's been great. 457 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:32,079 Speaker 1: Yeah, Oh that's excellent, very very good. You do any 458 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:35,599 I didn't think to look do you have any music videos, 459 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:38,640 because like a song like Portals, I think would really 460 00:21:38,759 --> 00:21:41,160 lend itself to something and and and I feel like, 461 00:21:41,279 --> 00:21:43,400 you know, looking at the artwork that you have, like 462 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:46,839 the visual component is important. It is important to the 463 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:48,599 to the span to bruiser. But do you have you 464 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:49,680 met any music videos? 465 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've actually got well for funny, as you mentioned, 466 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,000 we're actually finished recording. 467 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 2: The music with for Portals yesterday. 468 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: Wow. Good. 469 00:21:57,519 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 2: So I'll be in that over the next couple of 470 00:22:00,039 --> 00:22:00,680 couple of days or so. 471 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 3: We try we've tried to do everything in house from 472 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,880 the start here because it's it's quite hard to get 473 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:11,079 any sort of funding or support in the UK for 474 00:22:11,279 --> 00:22:11,720 for music. 475 00:22:11,839 --> 00:22:13,559 Speaker 2: So any money that we can. 476 00:22:13,519 --> 00:22:16,640 Speaker 3: Save for you know, recording or going on tour like that, 477 00:22:16,799 --> 00:22:19,000 like that, like that the actually important things for people 478 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:23,079 hearing music, we will cut that. So I've learned how 479 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,000 to do you know, filming and editing and that kind 480 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:27,119 of thing to save the cost of that. 481 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:27,519 Speaker 5: So we do. 482 00:22:27,599 --> 00:22:27,759 Speaker 4: We have. 483 00:22:27,839 --> 00:22:30,839 Speaker 3: We've got a video for Judas, which was our first 484 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:34,400 proper single, and there is a visualizer for man Made Fires, 485 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,279 which was a single before. There was plan to be 486 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,480 music with you for that, but we we sort of 487 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:43,039 run out of time to do it, and the weather 488 00:22:43,079 --> 00:22:45,200 over here is so temperamental that to try and from 489 00:22:45,759 --> 00:22:49,000 outside was it got to got to point where we 490 00:22:49,559 --> 00:22:52,440 tried to start filming it and my hands were on 491 00:22:52,559 --> 00:22:54,839 the camera and I actually couldn't feel I lost all 492 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:56,799 sensation of feeling on my fingers. I was like, actually, 493 00:22:56,799 --> 00:22:58,160 don't know if I'm pressing the record button. 494 00:22:58,240 --> 00:22:58,519 Speaker 5: Here's not. 495 00:23:01,279 --> 00:23:04,279 Speaker 2: So the port Ports music video will be out soon, 496 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:07,519 we do. We did plan on having a video for 497 00:23:07,599 --> 00:23:08,640 every song on the album. 498 00:23:08,799 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 3: Really, as I say, the the connotations of trying to 499 00:23:14,519 --> 00:23:16,519 get a budget together and when we all work full 500 00:23:16,599 --> 00:23:18,920 time as well, Yeah, it's trying to think the thing 501 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:21,319 to get it all done while also keeping the set 502 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,400 as tight as possible and working on as well. 503 00:23:24,759 --> 00:23:27,119 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, absolutely no, it's always a challenge. But 504 00:23:27,599 --> 00:23:29,000 so Judis was the previous single. 505 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 2: So Juis was was our first proper single. 506 00:23:32,599 --> 00:23:35,880 Speaker 3: I came out about June last year, in the record 507 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:37,680 of the video for that that is on that's on YouTube, 508 00:23:38,799 --> 00:23:40,960 and yeah, so port Portals will will. 509 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:42,759 Speaker 2: Be our second port music video. We do have music 510 00:23:42,839 --> 00:23:44,599 videos for our first three singles, but those are only 511 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:45,319 one band campus. 512 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,519 Speaker 3: Now, we weren't really one hundred percent on this on 513 00:23:47,559 --> 00:23:51,160 the sound on those ones for those three singles as well. 514 00:23:51,519 --> 00:23:53,799 Speaker 1: Okay, by the way, I think I forgot to mention, 515 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:55,680 so the name of the album A Field of man 516 00:23:55,759 --> 00:23:59,279 Made Fires? What what I'm really curious about the title? 517 00:23:59,599 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 4: What? 518 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: What are does that mean? 519 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:04,599 Speaker 3: So I look at as I mentioned earlier on my 520 00:24:05,319 --> 00:24:08,039 health issues of the past couple of years, I went 521 00:24:08,079 --> 00:24:10,119 through a period of time where I was not feeling 522 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,319 like I was being the person that I should. 523 00:24:12,039 --> 00:24:17,319 Speaker 2: Have been, and I kind of view to kind of 524 00:24:17,319 --> 00:24:18,960 a bit of reflected perspective. I had. 525 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,039 Speaker 3: One of the worst cases in the UK of psoriasis 526 00:24:23,079 --> 00:24:25,559 that they've ever seen. So I got to the point 527 00:24:25,559 --> 00:24:27,240 where where I couldn't leave my bed, and I started 528 00:24:27,279 --> 00:24:29,599 to think that every mark that I had in my 529 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:33,599 skin and every scale that came up was a punishment 530 00:24:33,799 --> 00:24:35,079 for me being. 531 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:37,640 Speaker 2: Basically false to myself. 532 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,880 Speaker 3: So the kind of concept of I feel the Marmory 533 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,880 f is was me just surveying my mistakes and putting 534 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:49,000 the playing on myself for a lot of things in retrospect. 535 00:24:49,039 --> 00:24:50,880 I mean, a lot of things have probably been a 536 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,960 bit too harsh on myself for But I think when 537 00:24:54,039 --> 00:24:57,480 you are on it in such a low position, you 538 00:24:57,559 --> 00:24:59,920 do just kind of start to fixate on the thing 539 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:01,920 that you could have done things so much better. But 540 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,079 at the same time, it's it's hindsight's a wonderful thing, 541 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:09,640 and when you look back on things regarding that, I mean, 542 00:25:10,319 --> 00:25:12,880 there's only so much you could have done right. And 543 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:16,119 I think I've grown as a person since since then. 544 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:19,200 But it's pretty much chronicles my life from a bit 545 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:23,920 of ages of nineteen to about twenty four, and that's 546 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,519 that's pretty much the whole concept of the of the 547 00:25:25,559 --> 00:25:29,440 album is just dealing with the mistakes that you've made 548 00:25:30,039 --> 00:25:34,160 and either accepting it and moving on or wallowing on it. 549 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. I totally get that. I just heard a weird sound. 550 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:42,920 Are you all still there? 551 00:25:43,599 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're still here? 552 00:25:44,319 --> 00:25:47,119 Speaker 1: Okay, So I heard a strange sound. It must just 553 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,440 be in my headphones. No, I can. I can totally 554 00:25:49,519 --> 00:25:51,720 relate to that, you know, And I'm someone who you know, 555 00:25:52,039 --> 00:25:54,759 as you mentioned mental health, like I struggle with depression. 556 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:57,519 My listeners know this about me, and I ruminate a 557 00:25:57,599 --> 00:26:00,880 lot and almost constantly, and so I can, I can. 558 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:02,839 I can relate to a lot of what you're saying. 559 00:26:03,799 --> 00:26:05,799 And maybe that's why you know so many of these 560 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,440 these lyrics really connect with me too. Like I said, 561 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,720 I listened to the whole thing. How is your how 562 00:26:10,759 --> 00:26:12,640 are you now? Matt, Like how how are you doing? 563 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 2: As we said here today, as I'm as close to 564 00:26:16,519 --> 00:26:17,720 cured as it possibly can be. 565 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 3: I'm on I'm on medication. It's helped, but I went 566 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:22,599 through a period the long time. I think if anyone 567 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:25,799 who's listening who's been through or is suffering with the risis, 568 00:26:25,839 --> 00:26:28,039 I think I have been at the lowest point you 569 00:26:28,079 --> 00:26:30,680 could possibly be with with the disease and understand that 570 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:33,960 it might seem like there's no escape from it. But 571 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,039 I've been dealing with this since I was about eighteen 572 00:26:36,319 --> 00:26:38,440 and I'm twenty six now, so it's taken me into 573 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:40,920 the past year to actually get to the point where 574 00:26:41,279 --> 00:26:43,680 I can do normal things. I can go to work, 575 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:46,759 I can go to the gym, I can live a 576 00:26:46,799 --> 00:26:49,640 normal life again. So and I suppose it goes it 577 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,599 goes hand in hand with depression as well, and I 578 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,279 think I think that's why a lot of people spoke 579 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:57,519 spoke about lyricism on the album and it connecting people. 580 00:26:57,519 --> 00:27:00,680 And I think it's because when when you talk with 581 00:27:00,759 --> 00:27:02,400 things like the pandemic and things like that, I think 582 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:05,720 that made people realize just how bad the mental who 583 00:27:05,759 --> 00:27:10,720 possibly could be. And David as well is the front man, 584 00:27:11,599 --> 00:27:14,200 he's you said, battles with depressions as I think we 585 00:27:14,519 --> 00:27:17,720 all we all have at different points. I think it's 586 00:27:17,759 --> 00:27:20,240 trying to be I think we're now in a in 587 00:27:20,319 --> 00:27:24,039 a time where we can be more open ourselves and 588 00:27:24,559 --> 00:27:27,440 everyone around those that you know, we we can we 589 00:27:27,559 --> 00:27:29,799 can say, you know, I'm not actually doing great today, 590 00:27:31,039 --> 00:27:34,079 and there's things where where you're we're doing great for 591 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,079 one periods of time. But I think knowing that you've 592 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,680 got a group around you who have been through the 593 00:27:39,759 --> 00:27:42,680 same thing, it makes things so much easier now. 594 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,599 Speaker 1: It does it does? I know for me because it's 595 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:47,559 been a it's been a struggle for me since I 596 00:27:47,759 --> 00:27:51,119 was probably a teenager. And you know, in my case, 597 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:52,480 I mean as far as depression, I got to a 598 00:27:52,519 --> 00:27:54,319 point in my life where it's like it's too exhausting 599 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:56,480 to try to hide it. I'm just not gonna hide 600 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:59,599 it anymore, you know. And then you you know, and 601 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:01,599 then you're up about it and you talk to people 602 00:28:01,599 --> 00:28:04,880 and you realize it's so so common, like there's no 603 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,880 reason for there to be any stigma because it's something 604 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:10,519 so many of us deal with. So yeah, So, like 605 00:28:10,599 --> 00:28:12,359 I said, I really love the album A series of 606 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:15,519 man made fires, and we will we'll begin to wrap 607 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:17,359 up all three of you. I appreciate you. You've been 608 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,319 very generous with your time. Mattrew and Chloe, thank you 609 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:23,400 so much for joining us. I'm thinking at the end 610 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,480 of our conversation, I will play Judas another great track 611 00:28:26,519 --> 00:28:29,400 from the album, because we did talk about it. I 612 00:28:29,519 --> 00:28:33,000 love I Love Portals, great great song, love the whole album. 613 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:35,319 And where is the best place where should people go? 614 00:28:35,839 --> 00:28:38,759 Especially because again because of the way that you spell it, 615 00:28:38,799 --> 00:28:40,720 we want to make sure people know where's the best 616 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,880 place for people to go online to keep up with 617 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:45,799 everything that Bruiser is doing as a band, so we 618 00:28:46,119 --> 00:28:47,039 are most active. 619 00:28:46,799 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 3: On Instagram and tech talk for music related things. I 620 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,480 would say that currently I mean Spotify as were. Most 621 00:28:53,519 --> 00:28:55,519 people see people for things, but we are trying to 622 00:28:55,559 --> 00:28:58,519 push this on buoncomp as much as possible. Yeah, I 623 00:28:58,599 --> 00:29:00,799 think when we're living in this world New Were Combat 624 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:02,640 and AI and everything else, is the best thing you 625 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:05,160 can postally do is be as close to your grusher 626 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:08,319 supporters as possible. So the album will be up towards 627 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:10,079 end of February on band Camp and it will be 628 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,599 pay what you want. So if you if you can't 629 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,839 afford that, take it for free, come to a show. 630 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,400 We'd much rather that than people giving us, like, you know, 631 00:29:17,519 --> 00:29:18,359 five quid, ten quid. 632 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:19,279 Speaker 2: Here here they are. 633 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,079 Speaker 3: It's more important that people hear the songs and hear 634 00:29:22,559 --> 00:29:25,160 the stories we want to tell than giving us any 635 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:25,680 extra money. 636 00:29:25,799 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 1: So yeah, absolutely band camp does offer that option. And 637 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:31,119 I'm a big advocator. You know, a lot of industry 638 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,279 people to listen to the show, and so they've heard 639 00:29:33,319 --> 00:29:35,359 me say this, but I'm a big advocator for band 640 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:37,759 camp because what a lot of people don't realize too 641 00:29:37,839 --> 00:29:39,680 is you get a higher quality file from band Camp 642 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:41,680 then you do you know, say just streaming it on 643 00:29:41,799 --> 00:29:44,720 YouTube or wherever, you know, wherever people get their music. 644 00:29:44,799 --> 00:29:48,079 So so I'm a I'm a big fan of band camp. 645 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:50,279 Their whole their whole model of how they do things 646 00:29:50,319 --> 00:29:53,359 and everything. I think it's it's it's so artist friendly 647 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,799 in an industry where there are not enough artist friendly 648 00:29:57,359 --> 00:29:59,519 tools that you can use. But I'm a huge fan 649 00:29:59,559 --> 00:30:03,440 of band camp. So so that's good to hear. But well, listen, 650 00:30:03,519 --> 00:30:05,240 so we'll wrap up, We'll let the three of you go. 651 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,759 I'm going to hit that track Judas, another great song 652 00:30:07,839 --> 00:30:10,720 from the album, A series of man made fires. But again, 653 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,200 Matt Trew Chloe from Bruiser, thank you so much for 654 00:30:13,279 --> 00:30:15,440 joining us, and we will definitely do this again, obviously. 655 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,519 I'm sure you're gonna be you know, whenever the next 656 00:30:17,559 --> 00:30:20,359 single is ready, or if you got another album down 657 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:22,119 the line, or you know, whatever you got coming up. 658 00:30:22,279 --> 00:30:23,759 We would love to have you back in the future. 659 00:30:23,799 --> 00:30:24,720 I'm a big fan, so. 660 00:30:26,599 --> 00:30:27,240 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. 661 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: Absolutely, you got it all right. We'll talk to you soon, 662 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:31,039 I'm sure. Take care,