Washington “dark folk” artist Zack Pass shares an exclusive pre-release stream of his new record Down By The River.
The Sub*T origin story – two teenagers bonding over One Direction and The 1975 across opposite coasts, eventually forming a band despite having zero musical training – sounds almost too good to be true. Jade Alcantara and Grace Bennett prove it’s all real with How My Own Voice Sounds and sat down to talk about Courtney Love as a fairy rock mother, learning chords from Liz Phair songs, and why Ellie from Wolf Alice buying their merch means more than going viral.
The Sub*T origin story – two teenagers bonding over One Direction and The 1975 across opposite coasts, eventually forming a band despite having zero musical training – sounds almost too good to be true. Jade Alcantara and Grace Bennett prove it’s all real with How My Own Voice Sounds and sat down to talk about Courtney Love as a fairy rock mother, learning chords from Liz Phair songs, and why Ellie from Wolf Alice buying their merch means more than going viral.
“At that time, I was living in Pico-Union, which is home to the notorious MS13 gang. I would hear gunshots, but luckily, no violence was directed at me. I eventually befriended some neighbors, and it turned out ok. I used the experience to write and had some characters as reformed criminals working to make amends,” shared Maurer. “The debut single and those writings feature tough protagonists, but they eventually find their way,” he said.
“At that time, I was living in Pico-Union, which is home to the notorious MS13 gang. I would hear gunshots, but luckily, no violence was directed at me. I eventually befriended some neighbors, and it turned out ok. I used the experience to write and had some characters as reformed criminals working to make amends,” shared Maurer. “The debut single and those writings feature tough protagonists, but they eventually find their way,” he said.