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Punk-Rock
Broadway Calls
| USA
Booking-Agent:
Oliver Arnold
+49 30 261032928
oa@f-cat.de
Before punk rock became a multi-million dollar business, kids started bands for the sole purpose of expressing themselves and not as a way of attaining wealth and fame. It’s a sentiment that almost seems outdated in today’s commerce-driven music scene, but Broadway Calls have resurrected that bygone era’s vitality and enthusiasm on their new disc Good Views, Bad News. “We’ve always just written songs that we wanted to hear – and that’s definitely true with Good Views, Bad News,” explains frontman Ty Vaughn, who lists classic punk acts like the Ramones and the Buzzcocks, as well as more modern punk acts such as Jawbreaker and Green Day, as prominent influences.
Since forming four years ago in Rainier, Oregon, this trio of childhood friends – Vaughn, drummer Josh Baird and bassist Matt Koenig – have been constantly touring and fine-tuning their unique blend of melodic pop-punk. Vaughn and Baird met back in sixth grade and played together in different bands before forming Broadway Calls. “As soon as we started playing together in this band and saw the reaction that we were getting we both knew this was something we wanted to pursue full-on,” Vaughn explains. “From there all we wanted to do with our lives was play music.”
For the band’s new full-length Good Views, Bad News, the band entered the famed Blasting Room studio in Fort Collins, Colorado, to record with Descendents drummer and production guru Bill Stevenson. “Recording there was the perfect match for us, musically and personally. Everyone there was really honest and had so much positive input that helped make these songs better.” “Bill is seriously like no one we’ve ever worked with,” he continues. “He gets way into the songs. Every detail is accounted for and we’re a better band having worked with him.”
The positive energy that came from recording at the Blasting Room clearly shaped Good Views, Bad News, an album that transcends punk’s regimented subgenres in an effortlessly organic way. From upbeat pop-punk anthems like “Midnight Hour” to melodic masterpieces like “The Sundowners” and remarkably mature-sounding ballads such as “At The End,” Good Views, Bad News showcases the trio’s diverse musical background. “The first couple of tours we did were with hardcore bands, but we’ve also toured with pop acts,” says Vaughn, adding that the band share a musical affinity with Chicago punk acts like the Lawrence Arms and Smoking Popes. “I think Broadway Calls definitely straddle a lot of lines and that’s something that’s really important to us.”
While the songs on their previous albums focused on their touring experiences and missing home, on Good Views, Bad News the band decided to expand their lyrical scope in order to make their songs more accessible to their fans. “I think every song on the record is personal in a way, but I think they’re ambiguous enough that they aren’t all about tour – and even if you’ve never been in a band you can really see where we’re coming from,” Vaughn explains, adding that he feels the album is a marked progression from the band’s previous recordings. “We picked other experiences to write about this time around so that the listeners can use their imaginations and run with it.”
Ultimately, Broadway Calls aren’t the type of guys who would be content to spend more time working on a marketing plan than crafting songs. In fact they would be perfectly content to continue making new music and touring the world. if they can keep making new music and continue to tour the world, they couldn’t ask for more. “Every night our goal is just to tour and have a good time—and we’ve been really lucky in the last few years to tour with bands that we really love like the Alkaline Trio,” Vaughn summarizes. “We just want to continue to build on this thing we’ve put the last four years of our life into and hopefully the shows will continue to get bigger and people will enjoy these songs,” he adds. “That’s really what it’s all about.”
