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PUSCH Perspective on So Run

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We are excited to share PUSCH's new track "So Run"! Our goal at SongBlog is to highlight outstanding new music and give you a peek at the artist’s world behind the music. In this blog we get a chance to sit down with PUSCH to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "So Run". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask PUSCH anything!
What genres does this release play into?
Answer:

Our songs vary in genre but this track is a hardcore beatdown type song. Something that makes you want to monkey out.

What genres does this release play into?
Answer:

Our songs vary in genre but this track is a hardcore beatdown type song. Something that makes you want to monkey out.

Who are you and what do you do?
Answer:

We are a punk / hardcore band from Philadelphia PA called PUSCH 

How does your background play into this song?
Answer:

Our singer Brandon (Main song writer) has been playing in punk bands for the better half of his existence. Going to hardcore and punk shows crafted our sound into the form it takes on now.

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?
Answer:

Brandon's cousins were much older than him and introduced him to punk. His first memory is when he was at Jo Jo's in Vetnor City NJ listening to Under The Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy with his older cousin.

At what moment in your life did you decide to become an artist / performer?
Answer:

Our band has only been around for a couple of years but we all have been doing this since the womb. 

How has your sound and style evolved in the last 3 years?
Answer:

It went from that pop punk to that hardcore type beat.

What themes do you explore throughout your music?
Answer:

Our music is about Working hard, family values, not taking shit from anyone, and partying hard.

If you could go on tour with any artist, who would it be and why?
Answer:

Drain for the simple fact that they are the most lit band out.

How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard it before?
Answer:

If you like blink-182 while also liking Terror and Drain then you will love us.

What is your favorite song you have made, and why?
Answer:

So Run. It is about our singers job and how NYC is cold and unforgiving and that you must work hard or you will die out there.

What does your dream performance look like?
Answer:

Visceral! We deplete our energy banks. Ripping through our songs at light speed keeping you smashing into someone the whole time.

Who is your dream artist or musician to collaborate with?
Answer:

Karen Dio. Drain, Pain Of Truth

What is the strangest place where you have discovered a new song?
Answer:

In a urinal. 

What three words would you want your fanbase to use to describe you?
Answer:

SUPER FUCKING SICK 

What is your favorite way of sharing your music?
Answer:

Listening with good friends.

Do you practice? How has your practice changed over time?
Answer:

We practice every week. Any band should practice AT LEAST once a week. And it never really changed. We show up rip our set a few times, learn what we need to, then get as stoned as humanly possible.

What is the most memorable response you've had to your work?
Answer:

At our last show with Silly Goose, someone came up to us and told us that we were the best band they have seen in a long time. That makes us so happy that we can make that a reality for some people.

What is your definition of success as an artist? How do you measure this success?
Answer:

Our definition of sucess is playing bangin shows with cool bands. The real goal is to have as much fun as possible. 

Name three artists you’d like to be compared to.
Answer:

Drain, Pain Of Truth, No Pressure

How do you plan on being a game-changer within your genre?
Answer:

We want to break down the genre wall. We come from all walks of life in this band and have experienced the clickyness of the scene and the gatekeeping. We write a variety of punk and hardcore. So if you get down on the beatdown and want some soft stuff here and there we got you. 

What role do you believe the artist has in our society?
Answer:

Bringing emotion to something physical. Conveying their feelings and views through any medium of their choice

What has been your scariest experience while pursuing music?
Answer:

Putting out the music! You never know what people will say. We get over it fast but its always in the back of our minds.

Do you have one main reason driving you to continue making music?
Answer:

It's the only thing that lets us reveal our true selves. I wouldnt do this if I wasnt able to play live.

Which mediums of art do you most identify with?
Answer:

Tattooing and hardcore punk

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