#weareskydive

[bluest-bee]

quality music yall

[weareskydive]

Both of us love “Peace and Quiet” because it’s very unique, but also because of how deeply personal its lyrics are. As the only rap song, the only song without a proper chorus, AND the only song with an intro over a minute long, we hope it holds a special place in your hearts as well :)

[eorroxsox]

My band has an EP coming out SOON.

So, so damn soon. It comes out on April 29th, which is wild. Last June we threw out a handful of colorful songs, and the reception to that has been lovely. In the (almost) year since, we’ve played in basements to seven people, in bars at midnight to nobody, at fairs, universities, clubs, and then there was that one time we played for 2500 people and for a moment felt like rockstars. 

In December I came to Khue with the suggestion of an EP release; we were working on an album (still are) and there were so many cool songs on it. Fifteen, to be exact. I suggested we take a few of the ones we finished off the album, put them on an EP, and release it easily and quickly. Khue agreed, and we had a plan. 

Now it’s almost five months later and we’ve written four brand new songs because we couldn’t help ourselves. We only used one that we thought we’d put on the album, and one that we we’d just barely started prior to working on the EP. Everything else was written and formed after. Well, with the exception of part of The Cat Song (yes, that’s a real song that’s on our new EP) but that’s a story for another time. Because this record is coming out quite soon I’m probably gonna spend the next two weeks talking about it and reblogging posts from the band account ( @weareskydive ). I hope that’s okay with you, friends. 

The EP is called Dancing In The Ashes. It’s got synth-rock, EDM, pop, acoustic ukulele, and bass drops; at it’s core though, it’s a synth pop record. If that sounds like the kind of genre mess you’re into, perfect.

[weareskydive]

“The Witching Hour” is finally on SoundCloud! Psst, but there’s an EP coming out at the end of this month. (WeAreSkyDive)

[eorroxsox]

I tried to make my first music video when I was 15.

I wanted to film a party scene, because when the videos you’ve been watching are almost entirely pulled from the Billboard top 100 chart, party scenes seem essential to having a good video. I didn’t have friends at the time, but I had acquaintances, and for them I made invitations; on tiny slips of paper I wrote where to be and when, incentivizing the event with the promise of free desserts and snacks. I handed out about twenty invites, quite hopeful that this party would make for a great video. My parents were kind people who didn’t yet realize how few people I was close to. They bought snacks and root beer and all the other staple party foods we could find. I set them out, and put up Christmas lights in my backyard, lining them along the fence to frame the scene. It felt like a dream to be finally making this video real. No one came. The food was left untouched. It would’ve been embarrassing if it didn’t sting and ache. Still, I filmed a video with the lights. This wasn’t the last party I threw where no one came; I had several years of unattended parties through high school. This isn’t a sad story, not something to pity me over, and it’s barely even a sad memory now. It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot though, because late last year Khue, my bandmate, and I decided to make a music video. I wrote a treatment for it, and because I still quite like those scenes, I wrote a party one into it. In mid January that scene came to life in my garage with the help of snacks, Christmas lights, and about twenty incredibly kind friends. I don’t know how to articulate how much it means to me that people would take time to be a part of something I’m creating. That video comes out tonight, and it’s the first video I’ve made that has been a collaboration of more than three people (besides a web series I tried to make that had a five person team, which sadly never left a folder on my computer). About 25 people total helped make this video possible. It was a dream to work on this with them, and I’m so excited for you all to see it. I'll post it here in a couple hours. Thanks for reading my thoughts, friends :)

[jkmbphotography]

Photos of @thekhue from @weareskydive‘s merch photo shoot. 

[thekhue]

We are entering the Zedd cover/remix contest! I think we did awesomely, but I’m sure there’s plenty of talented musicians out there who threaten our chances of winning. *crosses fingers*