RECORDS LiVE

Tamara: Oh my god, guys. Thank you so much for coming to my living room today. I’m so excited. I am your host, Tamara. This is RECORDS LiVE. If you haven’t been here before, holler! Okay, we got a lot of newcomers here. RECORDS LiVE is basically like listening to records in your living room with your friends. We’re gonna wind down. It’s gonna be so much fun. We’re going to listen to some songs you’ve maybe never listened to before, or songs that you actually love and listen to quite often. It’s a great show. I’m so excited to be here today. New location… Oh, oh, wait…

*Doorbell Rings*

Tamara: Oh my god, we got a scary little guest. Come on out. Hi, thank you for being here. Okay, we’re here with Misa from SEPT and Deth Coast. Two amazing bands.

Misa: Thank you for having me.

Tamara: Thank you for being here and for also bringing some amazing music for us to listen to today. Are you ready to listen to some music?

Misa: Yeah, I’m sorry.

Tamara: Okay, we’re gonna get into the first song here today, which is honestly a middle school classic. What do you love about this song?

Song Plays: Fall Out Boy – Sugar, We’re Goin Down

Misa: I’m a pop punk connoisseur so I don’t know exactly how I feel about Pete Wentz sometimes. But I can explain to you when I hear this song, it has everything I want in a pop punk song. Good chorus, catchy, and palm mutes. That’s really what I love.

Tamara: Yeah, I agree. I also don’t know how I feel about Pete Wentz sometimes. He’s a crazy boy. But I think this is probably a perfect album. I will say that.

Misa: I agree.

Tamara Why did you choose this one out of any of the other songs?

Misa: There’s something about it that if you’re feeling a little underconfident, you can really over deliver with this song while you’re getting ready. You know what I mean? I feel like it’s just so pop punk to me and I’m just such a fan.

Tamara: It is. I think it’s very quintessential. It’s like if you thought about the era of pop punk, you thought about middle school. You think about this song in particular.

Misa: Exactly, yeah. That’s a great way to put it.

Tamara: Have you ever tried to cover a Fall Out Boy song?

Misa: Oh my god. If someone lets me borrow a straightener, then I’ll cover anyone that you want.

Tamara: I love it, I love it. Okay, so take me through your musical journey in discovering a Fall Out Boy and I guess pop punk music in general. How did that influence you?

Misa: It started mainly just growing up, listening to Take Off Your Pants and Jacket and a lot of Daniel Johnson. It was very angsty to me and then somewhere along the line, I didn’t know I’d like douchebag music until I got older. But people seem to like it now and that makes me happy.

Tamara: Yeah, for sure. I feel like this definitely has a revival now, especially on TikTok. People are like, “Oh, I wish I was a teenager in 2000,” whenever this came out. They want to be a part of that. What we got to kind of be a part of. Okay, tell me more. What do you love about this?

Misa: Okay, so I would straighten my hair in the morning, and I would watch Sports Center waking up, like “Mike & Mike in the Morning.” And I would just listen to Fall Out Boy and it would just make me happy in a very sad way. It helps when people are making fun of you to be like, “Yeah, you don’t know what I’m listening to.”

Tamara: “Yeah, you don’t know the deep lyrics that are going through these headphones right now, man.”

Misa: Yeah, I would play it really loud so maybe the girl I like hears it, you know what I mean? But they never hear it.

Tamara: That’s so real. They never hear it. They’re just like, “Who cares?”

Misa: Straight up.

Tamara: Yeah, this right here. I can picture the music video. Let’s just live in this moment right here, right now.

Misa: I love it, and I love the idea of that too. He keeps saying, “Oh, you’re just a lyric in a song.” I think that’s so edgy.

Tamara: His lyrics are so mean. I’m like, “I would hate to be the girl who these lyrics are about.”

Misa: I would send her a check for the rest of my life.

Tamara: He wrote a book about her that’s like a fictional narrative. Pete Wentz. He kills her off in the book. She dies in a car crash.

Misa: Oh, Pete Wentz.

Tamara: Crazy boy. Crazy, crazy boy.

Misa: A bassist of all people. Geez.

Tamara: Okay, we’re gonna get into our next record here today. This one is an amazing song. Also, not the single on the album. This one is a little bit of a deep cut.

Song Plays: Panic! At The Disco – Time to Dance

Misa: Yeah, I love this one. Me and Bambi, we’re gonna go watch it in Las Vegas in October. I’m really looking forward to that, and I’m on the Ryan Ross trip too, so we’re hoping he comes.

Tamara: Yeeeaaah.

Misa: But I love this song because it’s about the Chuck, and you got to help me with the last name…

Tamara: Chuck Palahniuk.

Misa: Yeah, you guys should read it.

Tamara: Yeah, Invisible Monsters. It’s written by the guy who wrote Fight Club. So, if you like Fight Club, you would like this book because it’s like 10 times better.

Misa: Yeah, I agree.

Tamara: What do you think was more influential for you? Fall Out Boy or Panic! At The Disco?

Misa: Probably Panic! At The Disco.

Tamara: Panic! At The Disco, why?

Misa: Because I’m embarrassed to tell people I love it.

Tamara: I love it. They were so genuine. They’re such 17-year-old kids like pouring their hearts out on this album. Saying all this crazy stuff. Writing a song about a book that nobody else has read.

Misa: I completely agree.

Tamara: They were about it.

Misa: Usually when someone’s like, “Oh, you wouldn’t get it.” You hate them, you know?

Tamara: “When I say shotgun, you say wedding”

*Audience & Misa Sing Along*

“Shotgun” – “Wedding” – “Shotgun” – “Wedding”

Tamara: It’s so good, cause I’m like, who was doing this at this time? No one was doing this.

Misa: Oh my god.

Tamara: Talk about the song more.

Misa: I love the song because it’s like being a scene kid and now it’s cool to freaking dance and try to be yourself. And lucky for me, my girlfriend’s super bomb and has style. But when you’re growing up, you just imagine having a girl like that. So, it’s pretty cool that I get to do it now.

Tamara: You’re like, “This is what it’s all about. Having a girlfriend that is beautiful, sexy, has amazing taste in music.”

Misa: 100%. I just love it because it’s like, “Oh, keep your posture.” My whole life is like this.

Tamara: I know. Yeah, guys, let’s be mindful.

Misa: My mom’s like, “Hey, te trata como te ven y te ven como te trata.” People treat you the way they see you, so you got to be presentable. I’m not as scared of white people now, but growing up you’re kind of like, “Oh, I gotta…” You know?

Tamara: You’re like, “Hold on, hold on. Let me look presentable right now.”

Misa: Absolutely. I feel like the song kind of reminds me of that too. Especially coming of age.

Tamara: It’s so coming of age. I do think that’s just being very aware as a teenager that you’re kind of looked down upon and you’re gross and you’re like greasy and you got pimples and you have bad posture and you’re uncomfortable.

Misa: 100%. Yes.

Tamara: I love the electronic bits on this song.

Misa: I love it. I think it takes a lot of angst to be like, hey…

“Shotgun” – “Wedding” – “Shotgun” – “Wedding”

Misa: Haha, thank you.

Tamara: Thank you, guys. Thank you for indulging that. But what were you saying? Just the electronic moments in the song.

Misa: Don’t get me wrong… I love Minor Threat, I love Black Flag… Sometimes it’s a little edgy to do whatever you want. I think it’s cool.

Tamara: It’s important to be unafraid in this world.

Misa: Agreed.

Tamara: Okay. We’re gonna get a little bilingual here. Listening to this very naked cover right here. Very beautiful. My dad’s in the audience today.

Song Plays: La Femme – Si un jour

Misa: I hope you guys brought your glasses.

Tamara: So, what made you choose this song?

Misa: I like how it’s very sexy. It reminds me of my girlfriend. It’s like something exotic, something different. I don’t know what she’s saying to me sometimes, but I know she’s right. You know what I mean?

Tamara: Yeah. Everybody loved that. Everybody loved that in the audience right now. Do you speak any French?

Misa: Je ne sais pas. No, Bambi’s the one. She’s humble, but she’s the one that’s a lot cooler than I am.

Tamara: Nice, that’s amazing.

Misa: If you know a little bit of Spanish, you can pick up. It’s just a girl whose dad doesn’t let her play with balls, like that’s a guy thing. And the whole time she’s just like, “Man I wish I could just piss outside and wear pants and wear belts.” But I love that. La Femme. She just does whatever she wants. I’m such a fan of that.

Tamara: What does the title mean? “Si un jour” Jour is day?

Misa: Yeah. Something kind of like, “Oh I just want to be like a dude. I have to wake up every day and I don’t get to do what I want.” And I get it because I do whatever the fuck I want, so I can imagine how hard it can be cause my mom doesn’t let my sister do anything. I think it’s just kinda culture. Actually, my mom’s super strong and now my sister’s super confident. So, I’m really excited for my mom and my sister. They’re really dope.

Tamara: Yeah, that’s really amazing. Your mom’s strength is carrying over to your sister, even though she’s got a stricter upbringing than you do.

Misa: Yeah, absolutely. She’s really cool. If you guys ever meet her, you guys would agree.

Tamara: I love that you chose a little French feminist anthem right here. It’s fun. We can all dance to it.

Misa: Yeah, hell yeah. I love some bass, some vibes.

Tamara: I know you’re big into lyrics, even with songs like this. Songs that maybe you don’t understand the language. You still look into the lyrics?

Misa: Oh, absolutely. Just cause I’m like, “Why do I like it so much?” Sometimes some of the best stuff you don’t really understand. I mean, even when they’re speaking English, I don’t get it. And it takes me time to be like, “Oh man, they obviously get it.”

Tamara: They get it. Yeah, absolutely. Any Panic! At The Disco lyric I’m like, “Don’t know what you’re saying, but I feel it.”

Song Plays: The Red Pears – Run N’ Hide

Tamara: Are The Red Pears influential for you?

Misa: Not to be corny, but I really look up to them. They’re some of the few people here that’ve been so nice to me since day one. They’re exceptional human beings, and they make even better music. Everything they got, they earned and deserved. In just 20 minutes with them, you’re like, “Oh, that’s not an accident.” I don’t want to be all corny, but it’s inspiring to see someone you know be as powerful as they are.

Tamara: I would say they’re very accessible, even though they’re huge now. They’re like getting up there.

Misa: Yeah, they really are. Henry, Jose and Patrick have been really kind to me. We played Viva! Pomona and they were really sweet to me. I can’t emphasize how much that means to me. And they run this city.

Tamara: They do. Yeah, they own Pomona. Knowing that an artist is a good person or even a friend too, does that make you enjoy the music even more?

Misa: Man, I’ve met some pretty douchey people, but I love their music. If I love it, I love it. Because sometimes as a person, I don’t have good days. If someone has a bad day and I meet them, I’m not going to hold that over their head. You know what I mean? If they have consistent bad behavior? Then yeah, maybe. But hey, man, I do some fucked up shit too. I just really like this song.

Tamara: Yeah, it’s really good.

Misa: But maybe one day I’ll get to play with them and just return the love.

Tamara: Yeah, I hope you do. Does this song take you back to anything? Like you close your eyes, you listen to the song, what moment does it take you to?

Misa: Not going to summer school. I’m supposed to be at summer school. Clearly, I didn’t go to college.

Tamara: It’s not clear. You’re like, “Clearly.” It’s not clear.

Misa: I just love it because I just think it’s cool. “The safest place to die is here.” Man, it sometimes feels that way. I’m a big fan. If you guys ever get a chance, please support them. They’re great.

Tamara: Please go support them. Go watch them live. Are they amazing live?

Misa: They’re amazing live. Yeah. They’re great. They’re really fun. I can emphasize, they’re really dope.

Song Plays: Fontaines D.C. – I Love You

Tamara: I feel like people will really love this song here.

Misa: This one’s for you Bambi because you know, self-explanatory. That’s you.

Tamara: Oh my god, there is a little Bambi there (pointing to the album artwork). Tell me a little about this song.

Misa: It’s kind of hard to like sometimes, a mood and vibe. Trust me, I know more than anyone that I don’t deserve Bambi, but I’m very happy to have her. If I had a British accent, it would probably help me, but I just love it. It reminds me of the 1930s, and someone having to go to war and leave someone they love. I just imagine they probably think of their family and their loved ones. I like to pretend I’m solitary and like to do things on my own, but I probably know you need someone without knowing. Stuff like that.

Tamara: Do you listen to the song when you’re in a chill mood?

Misa: Maybe like two fingers of tequila and just relaxing, you know what I mean?

Tamara: Winding down at home. Like, “Let me put this song on. Let me think of Bambi.”

Misa: Exactly. Usually, I listen to this in my headphones.

Tamara: How often do you judge a song by its cover?

Misa: Man, maybe when I was younger. Maybe when I was younger and I cared about stuff like that. I mean, I think it matters if you’re the artist, but I’m not gonna judge it by its cover.

Tamara: Positively by the cover though, right? Or did you look at this and go like, “Oh, yeeeaaah.”

Misa: Oh, 100%. Hell yeah. Man, there’s some bad ones, but it’s still good.

Tamara: Yeah. What do you think about this part of the song? Like, the build?

Misa: I think it’s dope. Right?

Tamara: You hear the drums building, too?

Misa: I’m really into music where people are talking cause I’m like, “I should listen.”

Tamara: In your home, do you sing along to this song?

Misa: Dude, yes! I’m a loser. I feel like, tall British dude.

Tamara: Controversial, I can never understand British people. I can’t watch British television because I can’t understand them.

Misa: I get it. Subtitles.

Tamara: And now that he was speaking, I’m like, “He’s not even speaking English right now.”

Misa: You’re right. I was watching the show. He was talking, and I was like, “He’s kinda cute though.”

Tamara: Yeah. You’re like, “He’s adorable.”

Misa: I just like it. I kinda didn’t get all the things I wanted until I started doing whatever I wanted. You guys should probably do that, too. This song just makes me want to get up and get after it.

Tamara: Tell me more about the lyrics of this song because I can’t understand it.

Misa: It’s super sad, but I like how the whole thing is like, “Hey, I love you. If I have to go here or I have to do some horrible things at the end of the day, there’s a reason why I have to do what I do.” You just have to have purpose. And if you love something, you got to fight for it. Even when you’re really fucking up. You got to really go for it.

Tamara: Does music drive you to fight for the things that you want as well?

Misa: Oh, absolutely. And it’s made me meet some of the coolest people in my life.

Tamara: What’s one of your favorite experiences that’s come out from making music?

Misa: Probably I was somewhere in LA, it’s called Balboa. I was there with Marco and Ben. Marco’s my bassist in my other band and Ben’s my singer in SEPT. We were just kicking it, chilling, and we were palm muting and doing stuff. We’re chilling there and David (shout out David) brings out an amp and we’re like, “Oh, what’s this?” And he’s like, “Oh, that’s FIDLAR’s. FIDLAR’s bass amp. Do you want to use it?” And I’m like, “Marco!” Marco’s the coolest person. He’s like, “Yeah, whatever.” He plays it. It’s so loud. It was just a moment where I was like, “Whoa, that’s…oh man.” It gives me chills thinking about just hearing him play the bass out of that amp and being like, “Man, I don’t know what I’m doing, but today it felt like, Oh, I’m doing something.”

Tamara: God, I love that. That’s so much synergy.

Tamara: Last song…

Song Plays: MGMT – When You Die

Tamara: I love this song. This song’s been following me everywhere.

Misa: Everywhere? Where’s the last time you heard it?

Tamara: My friend Zack’s barbecue.

Misa: Oh, cool.

Tamara: He was playing it, and I was like, “What?!” I was like, “Wait a minute.”

Misa: That’s a cool barbeque. I got to see these guys, again, should be going to summer school, but they were playing at the beach. It was super cool. It was just cool to see them on the beach. They were on treadmills. They were exercising. They’re talking and singing. But what I really love about the song is… It’s just like, “The people that do know me, know I’m not an asshole, but I want people to know I just don’t care. But I still love you.” I love it because everyone’s been there where you’re like, “Hey bro, not right now.” I feel like the song is perfect… take a stroll… PCH… you know? And just, “I don’t fucking want to do it right now.” Or what is it? Monday call-in. You’re like, “Oh, my tummy hurts.”

Tamara: Yeah, “I’m sick.” “My tire popped.”

Misa: Yeah, that’s what reminds me of. Hey, I earned this sick time, but you’re going to give me a hard time about it. It’s like, “What do you mean? Take it up with the pamphlet thing I had to sign.”

Tamara: Yeah. You’re like, “I have my hours.”

Misa: 100%. Exactly.

Tamara: Is this your favorite song off this album?

Misa: It has to be, yeah. I think it deserves the hype. It is where it is because I think it’s like, man, if I made this I would love it.

Tamara: Is this one a single? It has a music video, or no?

Misa: I’m not sure.

Tamara: Yeah, because I didn’t hear this one until this year.

Misa: I’m not sure. I just remember seeing it live, and I was like, “This is cool.”

Tamara: You’re like, “This is life changing. They’re on treadmills right now.”

Misa: Yeah, straight up. I was like, how do I be better?

Tamara: Well, you add a lot of theatrics to your own performances. Tell me about that. Does that spark from seeing artists like this?

Misa: Oh, absolutely. I have a pet peeve of people that are up here being like, “Oh, I’m too cool for school.” And it’s like, you’re not Robert Smith. You’re not Morrissey. Don’t come at me.

Tamara: And Morrissey rips his shirt off every performance. He’s still doing theatrics.

Misa: Yeah. I want it to be big time. I want it to be like at the circus, the motorcycle thing and person’s in there like *revving noises*. Honestly, the second that I have enough money to blow, I’m going to make SEPT be obnoxious.

Tamara: Yeah, you’re going to do that. You’re going to do the motorcycle thing.

Misa: Yeah, I want to put Ben in a cute little carnival outfit.

Tamara: Shoot him out of a cannon.

Misa: There you go. I’m going to put you on the team.

Tamara: Get me on the creative team.

Misa: But I love it. I have someone to be and I’m here. I just hate when people act like time is an inconvenience because for some reason they think it revolves around them. I think the only people it should revolve around is in the moment. I love it because you want to dig into someone, you know?

Tamara: I like that you have a narrative with every song. We’re not even talking so much about the instrumentals. It’s always like, “Well, this song is about this!” I think you really do build a story around the music you listen to, and it creates something for you.

Misa: Absolutely. And just for the way out, I think this is cool. This is your 10th episode? Thank you for having me. I love what you do.

Tamara: Yeah, it’s fun. I love it. Okay, we’re winding down now. Do you have anything you’d like to plug? Anything to promote? How can we find you, listen to your music, become your friend?

Misa: We’re @thebandsept on everything. We’re playing around the corner at Above the Bridge: Community Service Fest. We’re going to dress up like baseball players, so we’re going to be obnoxious. We’ll hit it out of the park.

Tamara: Thank you so much.