Acoustic performances of “Closer To The Sky” and “S.O.S.” from January 22, 2020
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00:00MMR's Dreamstream Concert Series, 93.3 WMMR, Everything That Rocks.
00:07You have the current song that you were warming up with, Closer to the Sky,
00:11so I assume you're going to play that for us.
00:13Is there anything you can tell us a little bit about the song before we get into it,
00:16or anything you want to tell us about the song?
00:19Not really, to be honest. It's written in England.
00:23It takes place in England, or you wrote it in England?
00:26It kind of takes place in England. It's about somebody with really big pupils.
00:30Really? Okay.
00:32The old story of the Brit with huge pupils.
00:35You've heard it billions of times.
00:37Man or woman with big pupils?
00:39I don't know. I don't know, man.
00:42It's probably more politically correct to just remain gender fluid.
00:46I guess so.
00:48I'm not sure.
00:51Do you sometimes write a song and not really even know, you know, what it's all about?
00:56Because sometimes we, as fans of bands, read deeply into some songs,
01:02and then you kind of find out that it was, ah, it was just a thing we did, you know?
01:05I mean, even the Beatles have loads of songs that were just, ah, we just kind of made it,
01:08and everybody takes these really deep meanings from it, you know?
01:11Sometimes you just catch a wave and it kind of writes itself.
01:14Let's get the song about the big pupils, if you don't mind.
01:16All right.
01:17All right, so if you're just tuning in, Glorious Sons, and they're playing at Union Transfer tonight.
01:20This is Closer to the Sky on MMR.
01:23Let's get the beat.
01:28Eyes wide open, people's lockdowns.
01:30Mama's little boy's on the ride of his life, and it's all right.
01:37Mind over body, body over mind.
01:39Really doesn't matter if you can't tell the stars and the street lights.
01:43Lying on your back by the sewer grey.
01:48Kisses on your face from the neon rain, and there's no pain.
01:52Clench your jaw, tingle your spine
01:57To the moon jacket, we got time
02:00It's alright
02:00It's alright
02:03Come a little closer to the sky
02:05It's better than wondering why
02:08It's better than breaking
02:10We're on your side
02:12Everything you hear is a lie
02:15And everyone's running out of time
02:17It's better than waiting
02:19We're on your side
02:22Come a little closer to the sky
02:25Leave downtown before you get slaughtered
02:29Bonfire shining on the black water
02:31It's alright
02:32It's alright
02:34Sand on your feet, wind in your head
02:38You're a silhouette in the summer
02:39And it's so light
02:41It's so light
02:43At the edge of the lake
02:46At the edge of the night
02:47She's looking at you a dangerous eyes
02:49And a half smile
02:50You give her a kiss
02:55And she bites your lip
02:56You say I love you
02:57She says you're full of shit
02:58But she's so right
02:59Come a little closer to the sky
03:04It's better than wondering why
03:06It's better than breaking
03:08We're on your side
03:11Everything you hear is a lie
03:14And everyone's running out of time
03:16It's better than waiting
03:17It's better than waiting
03:18We're on your side
03:21Come a little closer to the sky
03:23Come a little closer
03:28Down here everyone with a plan
03:33Is on something
03:35And everyone falling in love
03:38Is lonely
03:39It's alright
03:42It's alright
03:42Come a little closer to the sky
03:44It's better than wondering why
03:47It's better than breaking
03:49We're on your side
03:52Everything you hear is a lie
03:54Mean everyone's running out of time
03:55Mean everyone's running out of time
03:56It's better than waiting
03:58We're on your side
04:01Come a little closer to the sky
04:04Come a little closer
04:07Come a little closer
04:08Come a little closer
04:12Come a little closer
04:17Yes!
04:29Gloria Sons on 93.3 WMMR
04:31I just had nothing but big pupils in my head the whole time
04:34That's it, yeah
04:35That song was playing
04:36I want to point out
04:37If you're just tuning in
04:38It's Gloria Sons that are here in our studio
04:39I need to point out that
04:40Your drummer, Adam
04:41While not performing with you
04:43Was keeping time with his foot over here
04:44The whole time
04:45During that song
04:46I handed him an egg
04:48I thought maybe he'd want to jump in
04:49But he was saying no dice
04:50He's a shy guy
04:51Is he a shy guy?
04:52He would faint in front of all these people
04:54That's adorable
04:56You know what?
04:57I saw a posting from you guys
05:00That you were upset
05:00That the Bills lost in the playoffs
05:03Oh, f***
05:04Can't say that
05:06Has that been your team?
05:09Is that the whole band?
05:11No, it's just mine
05:12Just you?
05:12You've been a Bills fan?
05:13Oh, yeah
05:14Oh, yeah, Packer
05:15Sorry, Packer's a new fan
05:16Sorry, Packer
05:17You know, our program director's from Buffalo
05:19He's a huge Bills fan
05:20And I was at Orchard Park this past
05:23What was it, October?
05:25I went to the Eagles-Bills game
05:26Yeah, that was a tough one
05:27Well, you know, not for us
05:29It was great
05:29But what I was actually sort of worried
05:32Going in there
05:32You know, you just hear about the Bills fans
05:34The Bills Mafia
05:35All that sort of
05:36I thought everybody was great
05:37I went to the Patriots-Bills game
05:40In week four
05:41And this old couple was walking through
05:43With Brady's jersey
05:45And they were screaming at them
05:47At the top of their lungs
05:48These people were like 70 years old
05:50It was beautiful
05:52It was beautiful
05:54Is that where they do like the belly flop
05:56Yes
05:57On the table?
05:58Yeah
05:58Oh, yeah
05:58Did you see the guy who knocked himself out cold?
06:01It was at the Titans game
06:02In Nashville
06:03This dude jumped like off of a parking garage
06:06And he came, I don't know
06:07About 12 to 16 inches short of the table
06:10And just went head first
06:12And like basically curb stomped himself
06:14Totally worth it, though
06:15Yeah
06:15So when I saw it, I go
06:16I mean, what better way to show your adoration for a game
06:19People are starting to get mad
06:20Yeah, yeah
06:21Well, when I saw it, I was like
06:22Did I just watch a guy kill himself?
06:24Like I thought he legit died
06:26And the worst part is
06:28Is like this girl with a beer walks up
06:30And just kind of like stands over him
06:32And he's not moving at all
06:33And she's like
06:34I think he's dead
06:36I'm not sure
06:37But he's
06:38What time does the game start?
06:39He broke his orbital socket
06:41And stuff like that
06:42Oh, there you go
06:42Good times
06:43Football
06:44Good times
06:44Do your shows have fans getting out of control
06:49From time to time?
06:50You guys have been around for a long time
06:51Sometimes
06:52Sometimes, yeah
06:52What's the nuttiest thing you've seen from the stage?
06:56We had in Toronto a couple years ago
06:58We had fans throwing metal stools off the balcony into the crowd
07:02Wow, that's dangerous
07:04That was like a kind of one-time thing
07:07Was it metal stool night as part of a promotion?
07:09Yeah
07:10We had one guy stage dive once and knock himself out
07:15Oh
07:15I don't care how many times I see that
07:28The stage dive where no one grabs you
07:30It's the funniest thing on earth
07:31I thought it was hilarious
07:33Brett, have you ever had to stop the band
07:37Because something's happened?
07:38Fights all the time
07:39No kidding
07:40Yeah, like we don't really like that
07:42Yeah
07:42No, it screws up the show
07:44Yeah
07:44You don't need that
07:46We got a lot of like, you know, pretty heavy songs
07:48But they're all love songs
07:49So it doesn't really make sense for people to get all horned up
07:52And want to punch each other
07:53Right, exactly
07:54You may want to stop and say
07:55Hey, do you know this song?
07:56It's about big pupils
07:57There's no need to fight
07:59We need to come together
08:01Just touch each other
08:02Yeah, right
08:03There are people out there accepting too much light into their eyes
08:07So you guys are in the middle of a tour, obviously
08:12You're stopping by Philly
08:14It's become a regular haunt for you
08:16I mean, you played here a number of times
08:18You getting a good feedback from the fans when you meet them personally?
08:22Oh yeah
08:22Yeah
08:22We have a number of people who wanted to come here in the studio
08:25And see you guys this morning
08:26So they were excited about the fact that you were here
08:28We got our buddy Danny here
08:29And we kind of hang out with all his local buddies when we come here
08:33And he brings like 70 people himself
08:35And it's all Delco, by the way
08:37Oh, it's all Delco?
08:38These are all Delco people
08:39Yeah, yeah
08:40Before the show, we walk around and they just yell at each other
08:43Yeah
08:44All night
08:45Even when they're talking about normal things
08:47Right
08:47I think I have a smoke
08:51I don't necessarily know how to do it
08:54It's a part of the
08:55It's a Philly thing
08:56Yeah, well, it's a Delaware County thing
08:58Which is, you know
08:59Your vision's being skewed
09:01Yeah
09:01Yeah, yeah, exactly
09:02Just think of Toronto
09:03I love it
09:03Well, can we get another song out of you guys?
09:06Sure
09:06What are we going to hear this time?
09:07We're going to play Shotgun
09:08Yeah
09:09I'm just going to scream it
09:10All right
09:10It is Glorious Sons on MMR
09:13Here we go
09:13Oh, gee
09:28Mother, I don't want to take my medicine
09:3124 years on MMR
09:3124 years in the gutter again
09:34I'm losing it
09:35I'm losing it
09:36I'm losing it
09:36I'm losing it
09:37I'm losing it
09:39Everybody's acting like they're all all right
09:44I can't bear to get myself to sleep at night
09:47I'm sick of it
09:48I'm sick of it
09:49I'm sick of it
09:52Yeah
09:54They sent the text, man
09:56I lost my job in
09:58You got hooked on
09:59Oxy-coded
10:01They shut the lights up
10:02They took the car in
10:04I bought a sawed-off shotgun
10:06Yeah
10:07They sent the text, man
10:09I lost my job in
10:10You got hooked on
10:12Oxy-coded
10:13They shut the lights up
10:15They took the car in
10:17I bought a sawed-off shotgun
10:19I'd rather be crazy than to take these pills
10:22Sick of being okay against my will
10:25I'm losing it
10:26I'm losing it
10:29Ain't a thing in this world that I'm gonna miss
10:34It's all fake smiles and leather jackets
10:37We're full of it
10:39We're full of shit
10:42I don't know who to trust
10:47Yeah
10:50They sent the text, man
10:52I lost my job in
10:54You got hooked on
10:55Oxy-coded
10:57They shut the lights up
10:58They took the car in
11:00I bought a sawed-off shotgun
11:02Yeah
11:04They sent the text, man
11:05I lost my job in
11:06You got hooked on
11:07Oxy-coded
11:09They shut the lights up
11:10They took the car in
11:12I bought a sawed-off shotgun
11:14I'm costs
11:15I'm losing it
11:16I don't know who to trust
11:29I don't know who to trust
11:43Don't they need people like us
11:49Yeah, they sent the tax man
11:54I lost my job and
11:55You got hooked on OxyContin
11:58They shut the lights off
12:00They took the car in
12:01I bought a sold-off shotgun
12:04They sent the tax man
12:06I lost my job and
12:08You got hooked on OxyContin
12:11They shut the lights off
12:12They took the car in
12:14I bought a sold-off shotgun
12:16They sent the tax man
12:19I lost my job and
12:20You got hooked on OxyContin
12:23They shut the lights off
12:25They took the car in
12:26I've got a sawed-off shotgun.
12:29Yes!
12:30Oh, wow.
12:33Glorious Sons on 93.3 WMMR, sawed-off shotgun.
12:38Brett, thanks for doing that this early in the morning.
12:41I know how hard it's got to be for singers to really go for it like that.
12:44No, it's freaking easy, man.
12:45It's freaking easy.
12:45Never let them tell you.
12:47If only every concert could be at this time, you'd be golden.
12:51Yes, yes.
12:51Beautiful.
12:53I got a text from somebody that says in sawed-off shotgun,
12:55me and my wife always say hooked on avocados.
12:58Don't try that.
13:00That industry needs help.
13:02Hey, it's true.
13:05It's true.
13:06I read that in December you guys were posting some little cryptic videos
13:11that imply you may be in the middle of making another album.
13:14Any truth to that?
13:15Any details on that?
13:18We're pretty much always in the middle of making another album, yeah.
13:21Okay.
13:21Yeah.
13:22Are you creating?
13:23I hear different bands say different things.
13:25When you're outperforming and outtouring, it's too difficult.
13:28It's too hectic to get the time to actually work on new music.
13:31Others say it's actually exactly what they need to be inspired.
13:35What does it work for you?
13:37Well, it's kind of just about when the inspiration hits.
13:40Right now I'm pretty dried up.
13:41My brain is kind of like an old avocado.
13:46An old shriveled up avocado.
13:48It happens to the best of us.
13:50Is there a place where you can go physically or mentally to get into an inspiration zone,
13:54or is it just random and you're on the bus and it hits you,
13:56or you wake up at six in the morning and it hits you?
13:59It depends on how big your pupils are, really.
14:01Yeah.
14:02That's true.
14:03I can pretty much write anywhere.
14:05I'm good at just finding a bathroom or a parking lot or a dumpster.
14:10A dumpster.
14:11Will you record into your phone?
14:13Will you hum us a tune?
14:14Yeah.
14:15Because there are some people who will be like,
14:17okay, it's time to sit down and write.
14:19Yeah, I know.
14:20I don't want to be like that, to be honest.
14:22Right.
14:22Yeah, that's got to be...
14:23How do you force yourself to be creative?
14:26I think it's important to force yourself to write every day,
14:29but I can't do the whole planned out,
14:33you know, I'm going to work on something for two hours now.
14:36Yeah, like it's a homework assignment or something.
14:38Yeah, it's just weird.
14:39Yeah, the best stuff is always going to come when you are inspired to create it.
14:41But I agree, you know, even just like when you write or write comedy
14:45or write anything of that nature, you know, keep the muscle working,
14:48but you'll know when it's the right thing.
14:50Once you get obsessed with something.
14:51Yeah, yeah, yeah.
14:52That's what happens to me.
14:53I'll just start walking around and talking to myself.
14:55That makes sense.
14:56Start running into walls.
14:59Throwing avocados.
15:00Yes.
15:02Green stuff all over the house.
15:03Well, listen, we appreciate you guys coming in this morning.
15:06Thanks for having us.
15:06We're happy you're back in Philly.
15:07You've got a big fan base here,
15:09so I'm sure they're going to be all over Union Transfer tonight.
15:12And we'll see you when you come back in again another time.
15:15Thanks for having us.
15:16Thank you to Brett, Jay, Chris, and Adam, who's been over here.
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