Louder Than Words – Stockholm

By starrymag | June 25, 2019

By: Jamie Steinberg

 

 

Q) How would you describe your sound?

 

Dillon: I’d describe the sound now as more pop-punk versus what used to be more of a pop-rock vibe.

 

Q) Who are some of your musical influences?

 

Dillon: My personal influences are along the lines of The Devil Wears Prada, Saosin, Senses Fail, Architects and Silent Planet. Those sorts of bands.

 

Q) How has changing vocalists breathed new life into the band?

 

Johnny & Esteban: It’s changed a lot for us. Our sound significantly changed. We grew more as musicians as well. It’s sort of a refresher and made us become better musicians.

 

Q) Talk about the story behind your new song “Stockholm.”

 

Dillon: “Stockholm” is pretty personal to me lyrically. It’s essentially about the inevitability of coming back to a person you know you shouldn’t after a number of failed attempts.

 

Q) What do you think it is about the song that fans connect to?

 

Dillon: I think the song is relatable. I feel like everyone’s been in a similar situation at least once in their life.

 

Q) How does the video for the track play into the message behind it?

 

Dillon: In the video for “Stockholm” you can see the actors undergo an actual physical change. We really wanted to drive the point home that when they’re separated, they become different than when they were together.

 

Q) What is your song writing process? Do you need music before you can create lyrics?

 

Dillon: When I’m writing, I typically just box myself into my home studio and write the outline of a song and fill in all the little intricacies later as need be. I typically don’t need a song to write lyrics to, but it definitely helps set the overall mood if we have music first and then apply lyrics.

 

Q) How much of hand do you have in the production of your music?

 

Dillon: At first, I really wasn’t a big contributor to the instrumental side of things, but I’ve since had a larger part in helping develop the songs.

 

Q) What can fans expect from a live Louder Than Words performance?

 

Dillon: You can expect a lot of bad jokes and high energy.

 

Q) The band got to play Extreme Thing 2016. What did the band learn from this experience?

 

Christian: We learned a lot from it. It was super neat watching Derek from Mayday Parade watch one of our songs and enjoying it. Extreme Thing 2016 was our 3rd show ever. We learned a lot about how a show is ran and crowd interaction.

 

Q) Will there be a full EP or album coming in the near future?

 

Dillon: Hopefully we’ll be getting an EP out down the line, but we’ll be trying to crank out another single over the summer so stay tuned for that.

 

Q) Where are some of your favorite places to perform and what makes those locations so significant to you?

 

Christian: Personally, my favorite place to perform at is SubT in Chicago. I played a near sold out show there in 2015 and it was incredible. Small venue, but it was 110% worth it. Chain Reaction is (of course) another fun one to play every so often!

 

Q) Who would you most like to collaborate with on a song in the future?

 

Dillon: I’ve always had this dream of working with Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy ever since I was younger. That dude’s had a huge influence on me as a musician in general, but largely as a singer. I know it’ll more than likely never happen, but it’d be rad as hell.

 

Q) What album/band are you currently listening to and why do you dig them?

 

Dillon: Recently, I dove back into Silent Planet’s “When the End Began.” Everything about their work is immaculate. Garrett Russell is a fantastic lyricist and the subject matter is incredibly relevant.

 

Q) You are a part of social media. Why is that such an important way for you to connect with your fans?

 

Dillon: Social media is just incredibly important in today’s climate. It’s mandatory if you’re going to be any kind of content creator let alone be putting out music in a band.

 

Q) What would you like to say to everyone who is a fan and supporter of you and your work?

 

Dillon: I’d just like to say thank you and that I love each and every person who has ever supported us. It’s been a long road getting here, but I’m incredibly humbled by all the people in our corner.