Hi guys, here is an interview with Days N Daze. The interview will be published in our new number coming out this December. Thanks!
1. Hey guys, this is MirceONE from mptyzine, how are you?
J: Doin’ well all things considered!! Home with the family just takin’ it one day at a time.
2. First of all for those who dont know the band, can you make a short story for us?
J: Whitney (the trumpet player), and I moved from our hometown of Houston TX to a little college town called San Marcos TX when she was 18 and I was 16. Unless you enjoy keg parties or you’re attending the university there’s not a whole lot to do in San Marcos so we started writin’ songs as a way to fight the boredom. We decided we wanted to try n play a show at a coffee shop called Wake The Dead down the street from our apartment so we thought we should probably have a band name. Days N Daze was literally the first thing we thought of so we went with that and just never stopped.
3. How was the collaboration with Andrew Paley of the new split?
J: It was great fun!! Andrew and his team were super helpful with lyrics n chords n all that. I’d never heard any of Andrew’s music prior to covering “Caroline” and now I jam his stuff all the time!!
4. Days n Daze has a strong diy ethic, and i saw in your songs a lot of themes such as: anarchism, environmental issues and more. What is the message of the band?
J: I’ve never really thought about what our message is overall. We kinda just write about whatever we’re feeling in that moment. We’ve got a bunch of music that just documents the relationship between Whit and I. From being close as kids to growing apart to becoming friends again. We’ve got a lot of songs about addiction and mental health. Got a few songs about how freeing it is to just hit the road and head towards something new. I guess if I had to pick out the most reoccurring themes they’d be mental health, unity, adventure, and love.
5. How the pandemic is so far, how much impacted the scene and your lifes?
J: Covid has pretty much brought our lives to a grinding halt. We had so much planned before quarantine that we were so excited about and now, of course, everything has had to be pushed back so it’s super stagnant right now. At least we can play live stream shows and keep in touch with people through the internet though. Just tryin’ to focus on the projects we can work on while in one place. Been recording for my other project, Escape from the ZOO, Whit has been recording some solo stuff as well. We just released that split with Andrew Paley. So just keepin’ busy and goal oriented. Idle hands, ya know?
6. Please name a top 10 of your bands that influenced you somehow
J: 1. Leftover Crack
2. Watsky
3. Sum 41
4. The Ramones
5. Night Gaunts
6. Mischief Brew
7. We The Heathens
8. Pat the bunny
9. No Cash
10. No Service Project
7. What the future holds for the band?
J: Mainly we just wanna get back to playin’ shows so a soon as it’s safe for everyone we’ll be back on the road!! We’re always writin’ so we’re gonna let our last full length, Show Me The Blueprints, marinate a while longer and then we’ll get back to recording new stuff. Supposed to be on the European leg of the next Punk In Drublic tour so that’s super exciting!! Not sure when that’ll end up happening, but super stoked for it!!
8. After this pandemic will be over, you guys want to kick the road again in tours?
J: Definitely!! The stream shows are a good holdover, but nothin’ compares to a real, in person, live show. Can’t wait to walk back into a venue and feel that energy vibratin’ through the building and the crowd.
9. Tell me if you guys ever played in Eastern and Central Europe, or if you know something about Romania ?
J: I think the closest we’ve gotten is maybe Croatia. I’m always kinda lost when we’re in Europe though. I just get in the van and get out wherever we stop.
Admittedly, I don’t know much about Romania. I know y’all got Transylvania, right? Old castles and churches. Seems like a gorgeous place. If ya wanna drop some facts on me I’d love to learn!!
10. Name in 5 words the philosophy of the band.
J: Dreams, screams, love, and fun.
11. Thanks for your time, please let us know where can people can download and listen to your music?
J: Thank YOU!! Had a good time goin’ through these. Great questions!! We’ve got music up at daysndaze.bandcamp.com, we’re on Spotify and itunes and all that jazz, we got physical copies up at flailrecords.com or eu.kingsroadmerch.com if you’re in Europe (to save ya on shipping costs), and hit up daysndaze.net for lyrics and news n whatnot if ya like!!
12. Last words leave them to you, a few words for our few people online..
J: If ya made it this far thanks so much for readin’!! Hope you’re doin’ great all things considered, hope you’re bein’ kind to yourself both mentally and physically, and if ya need anything please don’t hesitate to ask!!
Thanks to Felix and Jesse.
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