Up and Coming Pop Punk Bands | The Way Away

Today for our up and coming US pop punk bands we bring you The Way Away, who's new EP, Carry On, is out today! If you're a fan of New Found Glory, State Champs or Yellowcard then Carry On is definitely something you should pick up. The Way Away answered some questions for us so we could get to know them a bit better...

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Minneapolis, Minnesota

HOW DID THE WAY AWAY FORM?

We’ve gone through a bunch of member changes, so instead of getting messy, we’ll simplify it as much as possible. The band currently consists of Matt, Troy, Jeff, and Peter. Troy and Matt met through a craigslist ad, Jeff came into the band because he and Troy were friends from high school, and Peter came into the band because he and Matt were friends in college. We actually haven’t announced that Peter is our new drummer yet, so that’s a little bit of exclusive info.

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH YOUR BAND NAME?

Our band name comes from the Yellowcard song "Way Away". The meaning of that song embodied what we were doing at the time, and music is our way (to get) away from the difficulties of life.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR NEW EP...

Our new EP is called Carry On and consists of seven songs. The songs are about failed relationships (family, friends, break-ups), happy relationships, pulling through tough times, and losing people who are close to you. Every song has a real story to it. We’re four guys who go through the same things everyone else does; we just write songs about them. The overall theme is loss, and though loss can be difficult to deal with, we find ways to carry on.

DESCRIBE YOUR NEW EP IN FOUR WORDS...

Catchy honest pop punk

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SONG FROM THE EP?

Our favorite song is probably Retrospect. I think it captures the sound we are going for well. Plus, it's really catchy.

IF YOU COULD PLAY A SHOW WITH ANY BAND IT WOULD BE?

This is a hard question to answer, because all of us come from different musical backgrounds, and we all have different bands that we love, and different bands that have influenced us. We’re going to go with Bayside, because we all agree that band is awesome.

TOP FIVE FAVOURITE POP PUNK ALBUMS?

Sticks and Stones – New Found Glory
Self Titled - Bayside

Paper Walls – Yellowcard

The Greatest Generation – The Wonder Years

From Here to Infirmary – Alkaline Trio

 
THE BAND THAT INSPIRES YOU THE MOST IS?

There really isn’t one specific band that inspires us most, but the bands we’ve seen come up and do things the right way are the ones that stick out. We’ve played with bands that have a real passion for this kind of music; they work hard, and are great people. Seeing that is encouraging, especially in this day and age when some bands seem to be doing everything they can to avoid doing paying their dues. To loosely quote H20, we’re down with the “passion before fashion” mentality.

ONE REASON EVERYONE SHOULD GO LISTEN TO YOUR NEW EP RIGHT NOW IS..

In our opinion, this EP sounds different than a lot of pop punk music coming out right now. Not to say there’s anything wrong with the current state of pop punk. We like a lot of those bands, and we definitely incorporate some of that into our music, but we also have a lot of the more melody-driven pop punk sound of the early-to-mid 2000’s, as well as some influences from outside the genre. We wouldn’t say we’re reinventing the wheel here, but we do think we are putting our own unique spin on the pop punk sound. 

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