Matt Wilson of Set Your Goals Talks About Possible Future Shows

Vocalist for Set Your Goals, Matt Wilson, has recently done an extremely revealing interview, setting the record straight with many issues that have not previously been discussed. Lambgoat conducted the interview in which Wilson talked about their former label Eulogy not paying them, their third album Burning at Both Ends  and the possibility of future shows in 2016. Check it out here. 

Set Your Goals Discuss The Future Of The Band

Set Your Goals have finally released some news about the the future status of the band. After Matt started a new project, some fans have questioned whether SYG would be returning at all. Consequently, Matt took to Facebook to talk about what's in store for the band:

"On a related note, I've gotten a ton of angry messages asking for an answer on the status of the band. The truth is, we just don't know the future for certain and don't want to get people's hopes up or give any information that could end up being untrue. As a band, we are laying low for a while and busy individually with our adult lives. We haven't "broken up" per se, we're just focusing on other things for the time being. Here's what we've been up to:

-Dan got married and will be moving to Atlanta, GA, next month.
-Joe recently moved to Portland, OR, and plays in a band called Great Collapse
-Jordan returned to school and is pursuing film. He still needs another surgery before he can resume full use of his Achilles' tendons again, as far as I know.
-Mike started ambrosewoodworks.com and builds high end tables, and plays in U.S. Light Brigade and What's Eating Gilbert.

-Audelio had a daughter named Olivia, works for Glad Rags, and plays with What's Eating Gilbert.

-I run a record label called Calaveras Records and started a band called Chains. I also work for Snoop Dogg doing tour merchandising and production.

Hope that answers some of your questions.

-Matt"

The Works of Steve Klein and Chad Gilbert...

You know when you listen to an album and it’s really great? Well, we've come to the conclusion that some of our favourite albums have one common factor; they were produced by the offspring of one pop punk’s greatest asset's, New Found Glory. Even though Steve Klein recently parted ways with NFG (full story here), we thought we'd bring together a compilation of albums produced by Gilbert and Klein. Both have worked with a number of bands including Set your Goals, Fireworks, The Story So Far and Man Overboard to name a few. Obviously, the producers are the aren't the only factor that make an album great, you have the band themselves which is a pretty big one too but nevertheless we thought we'd bring to you our favourite albums produced by Chad and Steve.

Chad Gilbert:

1. This Time Next Year - Drop Out of Life
Absolute Punk said of Drop Out of Life 'Enlisting Chad Gilbert’s services was a good move in two ways. First off, it gained some attention for this record...Secondly, Gilbert absolutely kills it in the studio'. Unfortunately, This Time Next Year parted ways in 2012 but for anyone who's listened to the album will know how incredibly underrated it is. The band said of Gilbert in an interview with Property of Zack: "He is a really talented guy, especially when it comes to our genre". Gilbert's influences can be heard throughout the album especially with stand out tracks 'Get it, Got it, Good' and 'My Side of Town' which accolades New Found Glory.   

2.Fireworks - All I Have to Offer is My Own Confusion 

All I Have to Offer is My Own Confusion (The title was taken from a quote by author Jack Kerouac) was recorded in 2008 and released the following year. Gilbert not only lends his production skills to the album but contributes to the backing vocals and plays additional guitar. Dave from Fireworks said of Chad: Well first of all,[AIHTOIMOC] was created with Chad Gilbert, and that was really cool because we’d never had a producer or anything like that before. It was something new to us and it was a cool, collaborative process working with Chad'. 

3.Set Your Goals - Only Right Now and I'll Walk it Off

Gilbert recently recorded two songs with Set Your Goals which were only released digitally. Gilbert also performs vocals on Set Your Goals's song Our Ethos from their album This Will Be the Death of Us. The band's next album which will be released in 2014 is also being produced by Gilbert. 

4. A Day to Remember - What Separates Me From You

If you want to see Chad Gilbert in the studio with A Day to Remember please click here. Homesick, ADTR's previous album was also produced by Gilbert. More recently, Gilbert has also produced A Day to Remember's latest release Common Courtesy. 

5.Candy Hearts - The Best Ways to Disappear

This EP was released on Gilbert's own record label Violently Happy/Bridge 9 Records. In an interview with Alter the Press, Gilbert stated that the first time he heard Candy Hearts was when his band mate Steve was listening to Tongue Tied. He had this to say about the band: "I think what I love about the band is that, I feel like the punk rock/emo scene is filled with singers that sound very similar. They go for that one sound. When I heard Mariel’s voice, I was like, “Finally a singer that doesn’t stick to this formula.” She’s got her own sound and a unique sound". Gilbert's aim in producing the EP was to get Candy Hearts closer to their 'potential' as a band, tour and be promoted to reach as many people as possible.

Steve Klein:

1. Man Overboard - Self Titled

Man Overboard delivered Klein with his first producing gig which resulted in their self titled record. In an interview with Property of Zack Klein explains how he swapped numbers with Zac and ended up going producing for them. In the interview he stated: "It just came together with Man Overboard; Zac and I started talking and then the band stayed at my house and we vibed on the ideas. I told them that I wanted to get into producing and it was cool that they gave me my first gig. I’m really excited about how it came out"  

2. The Story So Far - What You Don't See

The Band's name came from the track The Story So Far from New Found Glory's album Sticks and Stones so it was inevitable that the TSSF/ Steve Klein mix would work in everyone's favour. Kelen Cappener stated in an interview with Alternative Press: Yeah, he came in to see what we were working on and gave us some pointers without hurting our integrity or trying to take over the creative process. He’s just an extra set of ears on the outside so he can advise us in certain ways. He has experience we don’t have, so it’s a good element in the process, as far as developing these songs.

3.State Champs The Finer Things

Albany natives State Champs started work on The Finer Things in a practice room at home in New York. Eventually the album was recorded with Steve Klein and Sam Pura at the Panda Studios in Fremont California. Tyler Szalkowski commented: 

“Working with Steve Klein and Sam Pura was amazing because they both have so much experience under their belts, they helped us make the best record we could possibly make.”

Credit to Alternative Press, Property of Zack,Alter the Press and Absolute Punk. 

Album Releases 2013

Today we compiled a list of new albums due to come out this year. (please let us know if we missed any, we're sure there's more than 8!!!)

1.First of all, Save Your Breath revealed on Facebook that they were in the studio recording their second album. This followed a status that read '2013...another record on the horizon. Not bad as we almost disappeared in 2012'. After the release of their incredible debut 'Vices', the boys lost a guitarist and a drummer leaving them to find replacements. Recentely they released an EP 'Recover' via City of Gold Records. 

2.Blackpool's Me vs Hero are also planning to release their album 'I'm completely fine' which is due in winter. The band released a live studio performance of 'Heisenberg' from the album on youtube.

3.New York's State Champs are releasing their debut full length record on Pure Noise Records due in the summer. The band released their EP 'Overslept' last year.

4.Stickup Kid have posted videos of them at Jingletown Recording which you can find on youtube. The album is due 'springish 2013'.   

5.Set Your Goals are heading to the studio this month to record with New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert who they recorded two itunes singles with last February. The band released a statement telling fans about the new release after their drummer Mikey left. The album is set for release this Summer.

6.Blink 182 are due to release their first album since their split from Interscope records who they had been with since 1997. The band are hitting the recording studio in February to record the follow up to neighborhoods.

 

7.A Loss for Words revealed by twitter that they would be releasing a new album in 2013

8.The Wonder Years also revealed by twitter that they'll be in the studio this month recording an album, that is due to be out late spring/early summer.