We dive deep with The Home Team to explore their unique sound, which they've dubbed "Sexy Rock," their current tour, and their commitment to giving back to the local DIY scene. The band connects the genre's heavy roots to modern R&B influences, proving that emo is a collective of accepting outcasts.
We're a collective from a bunch of like outcast scenes that are like working together and now become a part of another scene that is accepting of all sorts of different kinds of music".
We talk with the incredibly popular band The Home Team (known for hits like "Loud" and "Walk This World With Me") while at Vans Warped Tour. The band shares their thoughts on the collective, accepting nature of the Warped Tour scene, which they see as a place for all different types of bands. We get into their eclectic musical taste, which blends heavy riffs, pop-punk roots (like their enduring love for Fall Out Boy), and modern R&B influences, which they affectionately call "Sexy Rock". Finally, the band discusses the importance of giving back to the local DIY scene by offering opening slots, paying forward the opportunities they once received.
Key Topics & Timestamps:
The Home Team's incredible popularity and Warped Tour Experience
The most emo song the band is listening to right now (sad R&B and Fall Out Boy)
Why The Home Team prioritizes local bands as openers on their sold-out tour
The importance of "paying it forward" in the scene (Shoutout to Skye from Issues)
What makes The Home Team "emo" and embracing the outcast collective
Blending brooding, emotional songs ("Walk This World With Me," "Somebody Else's Face") with heavy metal and R&B influences
Defining their sound as "Sexy Rock" and the influence of Justin Timberlake
Where to find tickets for the few dates that still have availability
Guest/Band Links:
Spotify:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehometeam/?hl=en
Official Website: https://thrillerrecords.com/pages/the-home-team
Tour Dates: https://www.thehometeammerch.com/pages/tour-1
Episode Highlights:
"We really want now that we're in this position to give people opportunity, even though all the shows are already sold out, like we don't need need more support."
"You see a band doing something really cool and you want them to succeed. Help them out. If you can reach down and pull them up with you. Yeah. It's beautiful."
"The thing that would make us the most emo in this case would definitely be the more brooding songs... Walk This World with me is one of my favorite songs we've ever written, and it's a ballad."
"I grew up listening to a lot of R&B music and a lot of R&B music is very sexy. So I mean, it's really just a manifestation of the same of the influences that I took on musically."
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