Pretty Awesome!

Well my friends over in Aerith were recently interviewed by Hamilton's View magazine, and it was pretty awesome that they had some really sweet things to say about yours truly.... take a gander for yourselves:


Jamie Stieva, Chris Sindrey (drums), Cody Greer (bass) and Steve James (guitar) went into Hive Studios with Eric Papky and recorded a powerful album in the vein of some of their influences like Thrice or Coheed and Cambria. While the cover art for Bears! – featuring local artist Lindsay Haig’s collection of a dozens of cartoon bears in interesting situations – might lead you to believe this might have the warmth of a pair of pyjamas, but the music within is flashpoint explosive from the get go.
“We tried to make an album we could play for years to come,” offers Stieva. “I think Bears! is our most complete thought to date, I mean that in we actually were able to weave songs together that flowed. It kind of embodies everything we are as a band. It has some crazy heavier breakdowns, and then quickly turns around in the next song to something more upbeat and swingy.
“The art for this album is based off a sketch I have hanging on the wall of my house,” adds the singer. “We decided that we wanted something fun for this cover, something with a lot of detail that people could keep looking at and seeing something new in it every time. I love this album, I am proud to hand it out to anyone, I love the art and how it speaks for us a band, all the little pop culture references in there reflect and lot of the nerdiness that comes with this band. All of us are bookworms to some degree and the use of the bears the way it is allowed us to showcase that.”

You can read the full interview for yourselves on the View Magazine website.

Thanks boys, working with you kids has been an awesome experience!