The biggest difference is having to wait so long just to play. What's the biggest difference in being a headliner versus being a supporting band? I've known Geoff for over 10 years and when the band started, I sent him our demo and he helped us make our first record and then took us out on tour. It's like he's our older brother in a way. How important is your relationship with Geoff Rickly to the success of your band? When you play short sets and you put everything into it, at the end, people go "oh shit" and they really want to come see us again. This is our first headlining tour, and we are trying to play 35 to 40 minutes. This tour, we are playing around 18 songs. We just kind of move on to the next song. It's probably because we all have a short attention span. When the song feels done, we just say it's done. We don't think about how long a song is supposed to be. Is that song your guys' "Stairway to Heaven"? "Face Ghosts" is the longest song on the album at 2 minutes, 21 seconds. Well, I just got up from a 20-minute nap. I think that helps us have successful tours. I think we have elements of both those kinds of bands and metal elements as well. We've toured with hardcore bands and with melodic punk bands. I think it helps that we are a melodic band. It's been said that you guys successfully bridge gaps between punk sub-genres. It doesn't give you any time to second-guess yourself. Is it important with punk to get it done so quickly? You recorded and produced the album in five days. The album title has connotations of indie or art rock.Īgain, that title is part of the band not being what people expect us to be. It's about a lot of self-reflection and things like that. I think our new album is a very personal record. I would say that it's more about thinking about your position in life, your own self. One reviewer called you guys a thought-provoking punk band. If you want to be literal, it means "touch love." To be honest with you, it just kind of came up. I actually thought of it years and years before the band started. People hear the name and are not expecting us to be a hardcore band. I wouldn't say that was the intention, but it is certainly something that we have liked to do - not being what anyone expected. Was that the intention, to come up with something that wouldn't easily identify the genre? It's just easiest to say we are a punk band.Ī name like Touché Amoré certainly doesn't suggest a punk band. If people ask us what kind of music we play, we usually say punk rock, although it can be funny to hear people argue about what kind of music they are actually listening to. Is there one genre you identify with the most? The band has been labeled everything from post-hardcore to screamo. Speaking from Austin and in anticipation of tonight's show at the Sons of Hermann Hall, lead shouter Bolm talked to DC-9 about defying people's expectations as the band ventures out on its debut headlining tour. Just ask Jeremy Bolm of Touché Amoré, a hardworking post-punk outfit trying to make a mark for itself in the highly competitive City of Angels.īy choosing an unusual name and by mixing the sounds of numerous punk sub-genres, Touché Amoré has created a special niche for itself, a place where the noisier aspects of hardcore go hand in hand with a more melodic and personal side. Sticking out in the busy musical environment of Los Angeles is not an easy endeavor.
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