Today is a great day to share the news that indie rock band, Sonic Blume, have released their latest single and video for “Falling Behind.” Sonic Blume is Max Connery on vocals/guitar/synth, Danny Murray on drums, Noah Sullivan on guitar/synth, and James Waltsak on bass, and this NJ-based band is onto great things on this track. The single comes from their latest LP, All Your Favorite Songs that is out everywhere you stream your music now. I was also able to catch up with this talented band for a brief interview below.
Thanks for connecting with me today! Can you first tell me about the lyrical inspiration behind your single, “Falling Behind”?
I wrote this song with my friend and incredibly talented musician and songwriter, Adrian Simon, who puts out music under the name Ade. When we wrote this song, I was in college, doing all of my classes on zoom from my parent’s house. And with living back at home, I sort of felt like I was in high school again, and that I wasn’t really getting older. I felt stuck in this same old routine and couldn’t break free from the mundanity of it all. These feelings were the inspiration behind this song. Also, “Come Together,” by The Beatles was a big inspiration behind the flow and style of lyrics in the song, with the endless metaphors that can seem almost nonsensical at first.
I understand you recently released a new LP called All Your Favorite Songs. How has the fan reaction been to the new material? Any favorites stand out from either the fan perspective or from the band, personally?
It’s been really cool! Some of the songs we have been playing live for a bit now. “Rocky & I” has been in our set for a while, and seemed to be a song that a lot of people and was sort of a favorite before it even came out. So it was exciting to finally put that song out. But what’s always sort of interesting and has been really cool for this record, is when people respond to songs that you maybe don’t expect them to. The songs “Daylily” and “Staring at the Sun” weren’t singles and are on the back half of the record, but we’ve gotten a lot of good feedback on those songs which is awesome to hear. My favorite is definitely “Without a Sound.” I like that it feels like a good balance between the sound on this record, and some of our older stuff, and also the song means a lot to me too.
I know you’re from New Jersey, can you let me know some of the benefits and/or potential drawbacks for making music in such a musically rich area?
It’s really amazing. I honestly can’t really think of any drawbacks. The scene that we’re a part of is so active and talented, and very communal too. Everyone plays in everyone else’s projects. I have a ton of fun getting to play in my friends’ bands. It’s really easy to feel inspired that way too, I think, just being able to be a part of a scene where everyone is so supportive and creative. Another huge plus is just the physical location of New Jersey, where you’re so close to both NYC and Philly at all times and have access to playing in both cities whenever.
Now that the new record is out, what is 2024 looking like for Sonic Blume?
Really we’re just hoping to play as many shows as we can. Over the past year, we started doing some east coast touring a little bit, but we want to do a lot more of that. We want to play in a lot of places we haven’t been yet, and try to keep the momentum going. And who knows, possibly new music too. Not entirely sure what 2024 holds for us yet!