Maria Lessing from Future Palace

Chapter 537 - "Life Is A Lot More Interesting Looking At It Through A Different Lens" ...as read by Nick Holland of Wounded TouchToday we welcome Wounded Touch vocalist Nick Holland to the podcast. Wounded Touch recently released Traumatic Entanglement, a split ep with fallfiftyfeet! Nick talks about the local scene as a hangout for everyone, the struggles of working as a first responder during the early days of Covid lockdowns, how parenthood reshaped his perspective, and more. https://woundedtouch.bandcamp.com/musichttps://smartpunkshop.com/collections/wounded-touchDiscordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowsEmail: [email protected] 537 Music:Wounded Touch - "Submitted For (Dis)Approval"Wounded Touch - "Sleep A Cicada Would Envy"Wounded Touch - "In Mouths Wielding Silence"

Chapter 536 - "We All Like It, Let's Run With It" ...as read by Seamus Menihane of My FictionsToday we welcome My Fictions drummer Seamus Menihane to the podcast! The new My Fictions record, Touch of Glass, came out on August 23rd with 1126 Records! Seamus talks about the impact of the VFW Hall scene, My Fictions sound and joining Topshelf Records, the band’s hiatus and return, and creating what they want this time around. https://myfictions.bandcamp.com/https://1126records.com/collections/my-fictions/products/my-fictions-touch-of-glass-pre-orderDiscordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowsEmail: [email protected] 536 Music:My Fictions - "Dreams Of Escape"My Fictions - "Psychic Reading"My Fictions - "Cold Streak"My Fictions - "Touch Of Glass II" 

Chapter 535 - "Release The Best Music You Can Possibly Do" ...as read by Timo Bonner of AlleviateToday we welcome Alleviate and Our Mirage vocalist Timo Bonner to the podcast. Alleviate released  DMNS back on August 23rd with Arising Empire Records! Timo talks about the musical influence of his father, growing up with a strong music scene, forming Alleviate over Grand Theft Auto, working with Nik Nocturnal and more!https://arising-empire.com/artists/alleviatehttps://ourmirage.de/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowsDiscordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Email: [email protected] 535 Music:Alleviate - "DMNS"Our Mirage - "Black Hole"Alleviate - "Broken"Alleviate - "Gravity"

Chapter 534 - "A Big Explosion Of Energy and Positivity" ...as read by Henry Cox of Boston ManorToday we welcome Boston Manor frontman Henry Cox to the podcast. The new Boston Manor record, Sundiver, is out today on Sharptone Records. Henry talks about his local music scene, how fatherhood and the pandemic reshaped the band, how touring has changed as the years have gone by, the process of promoting a record, and more.https://www.bostonmanorband.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowsDiscordhttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Email: [email protected] 534 Music:Boston Manor - "Horses In A Dream"Boston Manor - "Sliding Doors"Boston Manor - "Heat Me Up"

Chapter 533 - "I'm Pretty Excited" ...as read by Maria Lessing from Future PalaceToday we welcome back to the podcast, Maria Lessing from German post hardcore band Future Palace! The new Future Palace record, Distortion is out this Friday, September 6th, on Arising Empire Records! Maria and I dive into the new record, when the writing started, the lyrical direction for the album, and the band’s plan for touring the album.https://future-palace.com/Listen to my previous interview with Maria herehttps://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: [email protected] 533 Music:Future Palace - "The Echoes Of Disparity"Future Palace - "Malphas"Future Palace - "Decarabia"

Chapter 532 - "Breakaway The Blueprint" ...as read by Levi Benton of Miss May IToday I’m stoked to welcome Miss May I vocalist Levi Benton to the podcast! Miss May I just released a re-recorded, 15th Anniversary celebration of Apologies Are For The Weak on Solid State Records! Levi talks about signing with Solid State, the process of re-recording the band’s debut and the guest spots on the record, how the Ohio bands pushed each other, thinking the band was coming to end, and more. https://missmayimusic.com/Discordhttps://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/Email: [email protected] 532 Music:Miss May I - "Architect (featuring Currents)"Miss May I - "Not Our Tomorrow (featuring Bleeding Through)"Miss May I - "Earth Shaker"Miss May I - "Forgive and Forget (featuring Fit For A King"

Chapter 531 - "Releasing A Lot Of Stuff Off Your Chest" ...as read by Teddie Winder-Haron from Yours TrulyToday welcome Teddie Winder-Haron from Yours Truly to the podcast! The new Yours Truly record, Toxic, is out now on UNFD records! Teddie talks about sneaking out to go to shows, how a school music program led to the formation of Yours Truly, releasing music during lockdown and finding new ways to give albums a second life, his mental state around the time Toxic was being worked on, and more. https://yourstruly.band/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: [email protected] 531 Music:Yours Truly - "California Sober"Yours Truly - "Sour"Yours Truly - "Call My Name"

Chapter 530 - "I Never Intended To Do A Podcast" ...as read by Keith M from The New Scene PodcastToday we welcome Keith from The New Scene podcast to the show! Keith has a new band called Memory Entry and their debut single, Crawler, is out today! Keith talks about having a strong scene in the Philadelphia suburbs, how he went from Instagram page to podcast host, his time with the Darling Fire, and his new band, Memory Entry! https://iodinerecords.com/blogs/thenewsceneGrab some New Scene merch herehttps://www.instagram.com/memoryentry/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: [email protected] 530 Music:The Darling Fire - "Machina"Botch - "To Our Friends In The Great White North"The Darling Fire - "Rituals"Memory Entry - "Crawler" 

Chapter 529 - "I Don't Think This Music Is For Everyone" ...as read by Famke Canrinus of Vuur & ZijdeToday we welcome Vuur & Zijde vocalist Famke Canrinus to the podcast! Vuur & Zijde recently released Bozem with Prophecy Productions! Famke talks about her musical influences, how the band came together, the importance of the Frisian language and creating music for the sake of creation. https://vuurenzijde.bandcamp.com/album/boezemhttps://us.prophecy.de/us/Artists/Vuur-Zijde/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: [email protected] 529 Music:Vuur & Zijde - "Onbemind"Vuur & Zijde - "Zusterzon"Vuur & Zijde - "Nest"Vuur & Zijde - "Naakt"

Chapter 528 - "What's Up With Riffs?" ...as read by Jebb RileyToday we welcome Jebb Riley to the podcast. Jebb has been in some amazing bands, including There Were Wires and Doomriders! Jebb’s new project is called Teardrops and they recently released their debut ep, Something To Cry About, on Iodine Records! Jebb talks about the impact of local rock radio and record stores on his musical tastes, connecting with Iodine during the labels initial run and how they reunited for There Were Wires reissues, joining Doomriders, and we close talking about Teardrops and the new ep and future of the band! https://teardrops-usa.bandcamp.com/album/something-to-cry-aboutYou can snag There Were Wires reissues and merch here!Jebb is also a tattoo artist! https://www.jebbriley.com/https://www.patreon.com/asthestorygrowshttps://asthestorygrows.substack.com/DiscordEmail: [email protected] 528 Music:Teardrops - "Crooked Heart"There Were Wires - "His Talk, Her Teeth"Doomriders - "Heavy Lies The Crown"Teardrops - "Promises"Teardrops - "In My Sleep"