Just enough bait to keep those with gauged ears from losing interest. That specific dynamic had such a profound influence on the way pop-punk and metalcore would sound in the decade to come. The sleek production set the standard for how a metalcore guitar should resonate: crunchy and crisp, not jagged and super distorted a la Norma Jean or Every Time I Die. However, the most important effect Homesick had on rock music was its normalization of convention-breaking.
They showed an entire generation of young musicians that fusing alternative genres was not only possible, but that it could be a successful methodology. Alternative, underground rock music in the s will be defined by its criss-crossing of genres and influences. From emo in indie rock and black metal in shoegaze, to pop in hardcore hip-hop and EDM in radio rock, music has become more globalized over the last decade as our world becomes more connected.
In making an album about missing their home, A Day To Remember created a new one for so many others. Words Eli Enis. Victory came to the show and filmed us playing. Later they had us up to their office for a showcase. We played in front of everyone, then when we came home we had a message on our voicemail saying that the label wanted to sign our band.
Kevin Skaff: I was given the opportunity because I had a passport, more or less. I knew the guys from a couple shows back in the day. They played a hometown show of mine and I just kind of hit up Josh and was like "Yo I hear you guys need a fill-in. Is that cool? I showed up the next day, stayed up all night and learned the songs and it all just kind of snowballed from there. Or was it a smooth transition? And it was kind of easier because it's more of the musical background that I grew up listening to.
I listened to Blink and metal bands from the local scene. And Jeremy makes it really easy by being a leader with all the songwriting.
Skaff: It usually starts with Jeremy coming up with vocal melodies and backing guitar chords, or a chorus or something, and then we just kind of take it from there with acoustic guitars. We write as much of the song as possible and then we usually try to bring it in full band, and kind of jam out the rest of it. MC: Tom specifically helped write on this album?
MC: What was the reasoning for bringing Chad Gilbert back as your producer for the newest record? McKinnon: I'm a huge fan of teams. I'm not the kind of person that's going to put together a record and go to some random guy to record it. We put together pretty much the exact same team for What Separates Me From You , we just got to add Kevin Skaff and he's been an incredible part of the team now. So we've had everything we had last time plus another really great writer. I'm always down to add more people to our team, it's just all gotta feel the same.
MC: Speaking of the newest record, "All I Want" was chosen as the first single; was that a decision made by the band or the label? McKinnon: We came up with that. It just felt right at the time when we were going into the studio. It was an upbeat song, kind of had both vibes, you know? It showed our heavier, darker side and was poppy at the same time, so it just kind of made sense for it to be the first single because it needed to be something that meets in the middle so people aren't completely turned off on both sides of the fence, right off the bat.
MC: Does being pop-punk and hardcore make putting a record together more difficult? McKinnon: A Day To Remember isn't as easy as just throwing out the best song on the record, because you have to keep in mind that the people that like heavy music——especially since our band is doing so well——they're really easy to sway in a negative direction if it's presented the wrong way.
We need to take care of those fans and make sure they know that [being heavy] is still a part of our band and that's still something we're thinking about constantly. Mike of The Devil Wears Prada was featured in a single from your previous record; and Jeremy, you were also featured in a single for Pierce the Veil.
How do all these cameos come about? McKinnon: They're either friends of ours that we've toured with or people that have really influenced our band that we really love as musicians. It's about taking that chance regardless of what obstacles you have before you and just doing what you do. If it works out, it works out. If it doesn't The song's just about being a musician in general.
McKinnon: It's awesome. We lived in this town where the only guy that was putting on shows was in this hardcore band, so all of the bands that came through town were hardcore bands, and straight up hardcore bands like Comeback Kid and all the Facedown Records bands. And I loved it, I loved music like that, I loved the feeling and the vibe of a hardcore show and I loved that music.
We wanted to have those moments like these hardcore shows did, but we also wanted to have songs that were memorable and hooky and structured in a pop way like these pop songs that we liked. So that scene very much birthed the combination of music that worked for us.
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