#24 - Steve Carey (The Color Morale)

On this episode, I speak with Steve Carey, drummer for The Color Morale, who just dropped their fifth full-length record, Desolate Devine, last Friday via Fearless Records. Steve and I spoke about a wide variety of topics, including:

- Being star-struck by certain figures on Warped Tour
- A diverse fan-base who have grown with them through the years
- Branching out and playing new genres of music off tour
- Diving into teaching drum lessons after Warped Tour
- Being active on social media
- Using SMS/iMessage vs Voice Call
- What bands on the tour he’s enjoyed watching
- Josh Manuel (Issues) bringing out an electronic drum kit
- Meeting Cyrus Bolooki (New Found Glory) on production day and learning something important
- Stretching before going on stage
- Fitness, especially while on tour
- The idea that The Color Morale can be a fan’s first experience with live music
- Being a morning person
- Getting a free pre-order of Desolate Devine after buying any piece of merch
- First Week Sales and how streaming affects it
- His drumming background and his introduction to the alternative music scene
- Slipknot and Corey Taylor’s show on Beats1
- What advice he’d give to someone wanting to jump behind the drum kit for the first time
- Which drummers in the alternative music scene he considers the best
- The band’s 5th full-length album, Desolate Devine, and why they’ve made it this far.
- Having more time to breathe and work in the studio and putting out the best output
- Working with producer Dan Korneff
- Reading early reactions to singles off the album
- What’s the one thing that people don’t know about him?
- Listening to podcasts on the road
- Doing podcast interviews vs conventional interviews

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