Today for our up and coming post, we have Welsh band, Storyteller. The guys have just released their new EP, 'A Place By Your Hopes', which was recorded at Longwave Studios (Decade, Save Your Breath) and mastered by Troy Glesner at Spectre ( Neck Deep, Being as an Ocean). The EP is a mix of fast paced, intoxicating songs, perfect for fans of Knuckle Puck, Trash Boat or Such Gold. We asked vocalist, Finn Orrell, a few question to get to know a bit more about Storyteller and their new EP...
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
We live in South Wales! We're all scattered though. Half of us live an hours drive away from each other.
We're based in Swansea mostly, that's where we practice. None of us live there.
TELL US A BIT ABOUT STORYTELLER'S HISTORY, HOW DID YOU GUYS FORM?Me and [lead guitarist] Mason were friends in School. We used to come in to registration and get stoked on bands like Such Gold, Four Year Strong, The Story So Far etc. and one day we decided "we can do that!". We were probably like 15 at the time. We really wanted to be Four Year Strong so we played Easycore music for a while with some other school friends. We totally couldn't do it, we sucked to begin with. Then I met [rhythm guitarist] Alex through mutual friends one day and we were hanging out in some guys car and he put a Transit CD on and I was like "dude I love Transit!" he was like "no way?", then I found out he played guitar and I asked him to join my band. We had some other members for a while until me and Mason met our drummer Kyle in college and he joined the permanent lineup. We're actually down a bassist at the moment so holla if you play.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO DROP YOUR NEW EP A PLACE BY YOUR HOPES, TELL US A BIT ABOUT IT...
Well, although it's only a 5 track EP, we sort of wrote it like an album. All the songs kind of fit together. The lyrics are about a certain 6 months of my life that weren't a good time for me. Each song sort of takes place in chronological order, looking at the events from whatever viewpoint I was looking at them from at the time. I think we pretty much wrote each song after the other so it does make sense. It's quite fast paced and aggressive, but the lyrics are mostly sad.
We live in South Wales! We're all scattered though. Half of us live an hours drive away from each other.
We're based in Swansea mostly, that's where we practice. None of us live there.
TELL US A BIT ABOUT STORYTELLER'S HISTORY, HOW DID YOU GUYS FORM?Me and [lead guitarist] Mason were friends in School. We used to come in to registration and get stoked on bands like Such Gold, Four Year Strong, The Story So Far etc. and one day we decided "we can do that!". We were probably like 15 at the time. We really wanted to be Four Year Strong so we played Easycore music for a while with some other school friends. We totally couldn't do it, we sucked to begin with. Then I met [rhythm guitarist] Alex through mutual friends one day and we were hanging out in some guys car and he put a Transit CD on and I was like "dude I love Transit!" he was like "no way?", then I found out he played guitar and I asked him to join my band. We had some other members for a while until me and Mason met our drummer Kyle in college and he joined the permanent lineup. We're actually down a bassist at the moment so holla if you play.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO DROP YOUR NEW EP A PLACE BY YOUR HOPES, TELL US A BIT ABOUT IT...
Well, although it's only a 5 track EP, we sort of wrote it like an album. All the songs kind of fit together. The lyrics are about a certain 6 months of my life that weren't a good time for me. Each song sort of takes place in chronological order, looking at the events from whatever viewpoint I was looking at them from at the time. I think we pretty much wrote each song after the other so it does make sense. It's quite fast paced and aggressive, but the lyrics are mostly sad.
IF YOU DESCRIBE A PLACE BY YOUR HOPES IN THREE WORDS WHAT WOULD THEY BE?
That's a hard one! I hate when you get asked stuff like this in job interviews.
I'd say it's say it's aggressive, honest, sad.
I'd say it's say it's aggressive, honest, sad.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG FROM A PLACE BY YOUR HOPES AND WHY?
Confines. It's probably the darkest song and it's got this massive part at the end where there's about 4 guitar layers and 3 vocal layers and it's just like this massive wall of sound.
Confines. It's probably the darkest song and it's got this massive part at the end where there's about 4 guitar layers and 3 vocal layers and it's just like this massive wall of sound.
HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT CHOOSING THE ARTWORK FOR THE EP?
I actually designed it myself! We were originally going to have a snake coming up out of the water in the girls palms but I couldn't draw a snake so I did a house instead.
I actually designed it myself! We were originally going to have a snake coming up out of the water in the girls palms but I couldn't draw a snake so I did a house instead.
IF YOU COULD PLAY A SHOW WITH ANY BAND WHO WOULD IT BE?
Probably Slayer. How sick would that be?
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP FIVE FAVOURITE POP PUNK ALBUMS?
This is a difficult one too because I don't listen to a lot of Pop-Punk bands anymore. Brand New - Your Favourite Weapon will always be one of the best. I still listen to TSSF's What You Don't See record, and their new one is tite. I'd say Floral Green by Title Fight and Colourmeinkindness by Basement, although they're not really Pop-Punk albums.. they're kinda in the scene though.
This is a difficult one too because I don't listen to a lot of Pop-Punk bands anymore. Brand New - Your Favourite Weapon will always be one of the best. I still listen to TSSF's What You Don't See record, and their new one is tite. I'd say Floral Green by Title Fight and Colourmeinkindness by Basement, although they're not really Pop-Punk albums.. they're kinda in the scene though.
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