relationships, instead of communicating feelings sometimes people just do the dishes loudly to initiate the conflict they want to confront. So in a way, hopefully this is a tool for them. And the bad can be beautiful too. In Colorado people talk about “Type 2 fun,” which is when you get your ass kicked on something like climbing a mountain, and then afterward your brain deletes all the bad and you are left with this positive memory. On the flip side, when these big relationships that contain many of the VERY best parts of your life sours, all the good stuff can get deleted and you are left with a shitty memory. But the good stuff still happened, and you still grew. So we also highlight the growth side. What can fans and those new to your group look forward to in tandem with this release? Dan: Big feelings of course, but a handful of topical sketch comedy videos. We’ve got a short sitcom format video that introduces a special character by the name of “Bingo” who stars in one of the music videos we’re in the process of producing, as well as a relationship advice video from self-renowned author Docter Charles. You’ll see some musical styles you’ve not yet heard from us, and more session musicians! We've been experimenting hiring super talented folks to interpret crazy instructions, like we did with horns on the last few singles — notably the sax player on “Make Your Move” is Jesse Molloy (who we later learned is from Panic! At The Disco). Who are you channeling for your impliers alter egos and how do these ideas typically come about? Dan: We’ve filmed so much solo sketch comedy that characters were often born out of the need to have more than one person on video. So we’d just play all the characters ourselves. If you watch the intro to the “Love At First Sight” music video, you’ll see a handful of characters we’ve created over the years. The alter egos you see on our website and in the “Make Your Move” video stemmed from the idea that when people go to a club on the prowl, they dress and act in a way that isn’t truly them! AND, the person they meet is also doing the same thing. So when these two people meet, it is like at least four people in the conversation. And if they hit it off? So begins the melting away of the facade … or even funnier, some people just stay like that forever. Like the guys that have an unnaturally cool walk, or a fake deep voice. So these guys are the most opposite versions of ourselves. So the ideas come out as a side effect of the concept of the song or sound we’re making, and this is one of those places where we really think about the fanbase. We just love the idea of going the extra mile in making it worth your time to catch up with our new material as it comes out. And, it just gives us a reason to crack ourselves and our Moms up. No. 132 What does band practice look like with you two living in separate states? Dan: There is no practice, I don’t play outside of recording! I traded depth of skills for width a long time ago and just being good enough to get songs out of my brain. This means I regularly have to record a part 40 plus times to get it right, because I’ve not played a guitar in four months if I have been working on mixing, lyrics, videos, etc. This also means I regularly have to stop for a week to finish a part so my non-calloused bloody finger can heal. Charles: Every weekend when I turn on my studio, I make a new “blip” which is the fastest song I can make to keep it fun and interesting. Then we will take parts of these for songs and videos, and I also use these for the scores to the films we do. I jam with my brother on weekends and we take songs from Pixies or Big Black or Dead Milkmen and try to play them in different genres. What’s an impliers memory that never gets old? Charles: In 2019, I landed in Denver and we glued on some fake beards and got in full costume and wandered around to talk to strangers in these different looks, yet completely ourselves. They just interacted with us as normal, which was awesome. Then we found a puppet and made a video about puppet therapy. Then we got identical clothes and mustaches and filmed a choreographed dance video which scenes ended up in our “Make Your Move” music video. Then we went back out and accidentally ended out at Blue Ice for the free Salsa dancing night where a nice middle-aged woman asked me for one last dance. This was a Tuesday. Recall a tough lesson in your creative journey that made your individual work and collaboration together stronger? Dan: When bands break up you lose all the songs. We were in three bands together that ended. When you learn how to do self-production, that never happens as you create a solo library. As we each did solo production, we came out of the next decade with our own unique styles that were very different from one another, and over time, our influences became more ourselves and one another than anything external. Now when we come together, it’s more about blending individual styles and we have a huge shortcut in our communication — we know how to disagree in a super healthy, unemotional way. We did come out of the other end of these solo journeys with just piles and piles of parts we draw from occasionally. For example, we are working on a song right now for The Magic, Part 1 called “Alive” that was started 19 years ago, using as much of the originally recorded tracks as we possibly can.
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