156/SILENCE | ALBUM OF THE YEAR? JACK MURRAY ON PEOPLE WATCHING…FROM A DISTANCE.

My guest on the podcast this week is Jack Murray, vocalist of metalcore band 156/Silence. Despite being a band for almost 10 years, 156/Silence really got people’s attention on 2024’s ‘People Watching’. We talked about why he thinks that is, and how their new album ‘From A Distance’ is truly its successor in more ways than one. I punished him for a deep dive on the record as well as talks on religion, video games, the story of the bands eerie mascot ‘Phillip’ and much more. Enjoy. SUPPORT THE POD: the downbeat clothing available at: https://www.thedownbe.at patreon: http://www.patreon.com/thedownbeat GET SOME PLUGINS: get 30% off all plugins with code THEDOWNBEAT at https://www.neuraldsp.com get MY drum sound at https://www.ggd.co GET MY GEAR: podcast gear i use: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/3kZreA get 10% off Zildjian ALCHEM-E Headphones USE CODE: REYNLORD https://zildjian.sjv.io/enJ1vj CHECK OUT THE SOCIALS: twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/reynlord instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynlord/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedownbeat JOIN THE DISCORD: discord: https://www.discord.gg/thedownbeat 00:00:00 Jack Murray and 156/Silence: New Album & The Downbeat 00:02:52 156/Silence: From Tube Amps to Gojira Plugins on Tour 00:05:50 156/Silence's Guitar Pro Method and 'People Watching' Success 00:09:40 156/Silence: MacBook Rigs, European Tours and Drummer Shoutouts 00:13:59 156/Silence's Philip and Sarah Phil: Aphex Twin Inspiration 00:16:57 156/Silence's Cinematic Sound: Resident Evil, Twin Peaks and Josh Schrader 00:19:32 156/Silence: Catchy Choruses, 'No Arms' and Songwriting Evolution 00:23:31 156/Silence's 'From A Distance': Love, Loss and Features 00:29:17 156/Silence, Australia and The Contortionist's Industrial Influence 00:34:13 156/Silence: Severance, Ex Machina and the Art of Sampling 00:37:33 156/Silence: Cyberpunk, Godzilla -1 and Gaming Influences 00:42:40 Jack Murray's Spiritual Journey and Interstellar Theory 00:49:18 156/Silence: Depression, Death and Metalcore Lyrics 00:53:50 156/Silence: Vocal Training and Mastering Live Vocals 00:59:57 156/Silence, Deftones, Architects and the Evolution of Metalcore 01:04:34 156/Silence: Quitting Day Jobs, Tour Finances and Life on the Road 01:11:40 156/Silence: Gaming Streams, Discord and Building a Fanbase 01:21:06 156/Silence: Improving Live Stream Audio and Podcast Wrap-up