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“As long as we’re growing, then I’m happy, and that’s what we’re about. I did this to put together a cool indie rock record label that puts out music I want to listen to.”
“Speech therapy was difficult, and there were moments there where I felt lost and had an identity crisis. When you lose your voice as a singer, you’re like, ‘What do I do?’ or, ‘What if my voice never comes back or isn’t the same?’”
See for yourself Aug. 19-21 during Hi-Tide Summer Holiday in Asbury Park, a weekend music festival featuring surf and other eclectic artists, plus vendors, food, drinks and more.
“We want to make music that has a unique world, and we think our albums are all different from each other. But what other people tell us is that they all sound like Cults.”
“When I turned 21, my friends would take me to these karaoke bars, but I wouldn’t sing because I thought it was insane. One night I got drunk enough and was brave enough to sing. My friends were mad because it turned out I could sing all of this time.”
This weekend will be the 13th edition of the festival, and there will be over 70 musical acts performing ranging from singer-songwriter, rock, indie, alternative, hip-hop, country and more.
“It feels so much better being back together and growing in our own ways and going off and doing things personally and professionally and seeing what else was out there. We appreciate this much more after that.”
Hub City’s underground scene still exists, it just looks a little different today. But much of what you’ll hear in Dusters’ and Freezeheads’ music will feel like a righteous throwback.
“The dream pop style of music is good for taking you out of an ordinary life and putting you into another world. It’s what inspires me to create these daydreamy, nostalgic types of worlds.”
“We want to make people feel like they’re not so alone going through these struggles.”
“I said, ‘We have to do four more songs,’ and then after one more song I asked him if he felt good and he said, ‘One more’. I felt awful, and we all had heat exhaustion.”
“There’s a feeling about being small in a really big world. There is this intimacy that exists between you, the rock and all the organisms around you. You just feel really small, and I love that feeling.”