THESE HEARTS is a band brought to you by our friends over at Victory that has a blend of clean vocals and breakdowns that is ideal for headbanging wind into their perfectly disheveled haircuts. As Sarge put it, they could easily be the nine-month result of a backstage no-pants dance between I SEE STARS and FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS. They all seem like a bunch of super chill slash kinda zany dudes and I got a chance to catch up with ISAIAH FOLK and dig up his thoughts on the band’s religious views and Myspace culture.
For the record, can you state your name & role in the band?
My name is Isaiah Folk and I play drums in These Hearts.
Going through your websites, I see you label yourselves as popcore, screamo, but I also see that you label yourselves as a Christian band. How do you define yourselves such; how is that aspect incorporated into your music?
Just every day life, you know? We all live Christian lives. Also with the lyrics and stuff, I know Ryan [Saunders, vocals] writes about his experiences as a Christian.
Speaking of Christian bands, I noticed you put down Underoath as an influence on your page. Any thoughts on their disbanding?
Our favorite albums by them are the ones that they did earlier on in their career, such as They’re Only Chasing Safety or Define the Great Line, so we are bummed and sad that it’s over, but we did get to play [Sonshine] Festival with them earlier this summer. They’re really nice guys! Most of the stuff we were fans of was their earlier albums so I guess that’s really all I have to say about that.
I’m gonna miss moshing 4 christ to this album too, dude : (
When Underoath – or any band, really – makes their statement about officially disbanding, they always say “we took this band and made it everything it could be” or something along those lines. Do you think you’ve reached that goal with These Hearts or is there a certain goal that, once you hit, you’ll think “wow, we definitely made it successfully as a band”? I know you guys are signed to Victory, which is a feat in itself, but where is that defining point?
Well for me, personally, I’m excited to release our next album and I think once that comes out, I’ll be more satisfied with where we’re at. But as far as that turning point, I think it’ll be a while before we get there.
Well you’ve been going strong for a while and I’m sure you’ll reach that point soon. You guys were formed in 2007, correct? When I first started going to shows around then, the big thing for bands to promote themselves was “Hey guys, we’re [BAND NAME], check us out on myspace.com/bandname!” Clearly Myspace has died but is attempting to make a comeback into the world of relevant social networks. Do you think it’s feasible that Myspace will catch on again and you’re willing to build up a new fan base on the new site, or will it just flop again?
That’s a really good question. We’ve been talking about it, as a band, that we’re really interested to see where it goes with [its attempted comeback]. I’m a HUGE fan of Myspace, I think Myspace is the best social network for bands and we all just absolutely loved it. It sucked when it went down, you know? Hopefully you can make it all customizable like before, where you could pretty much make it your own band website. The general public, at least where I’m from, they just really bashed on it for having jailbait girls and all that, but Facebook is becoming the same thing. I dunno, we’re all fans of Myspace so we’re rootin’ for it!
Yeah, Myspace was definitely a huge starting point for a lot of bands that way. All social networking and online presence aside, have you noticed a change in the scene? You guys are from North Dakota but national touring has obviously exposed you to a ton of different scenes around the country. Notice any changes across the years?
When we started our band, we played regionally and then I feel like we’ve done a really good job of building up our hype in our region, so when we play shows around here, the scene is really good. It just takes time to build up your name in other scenes to really see what your potential is with them. When we tour nationally, we’re not exactly a huge band yet, so it’s hard to judge it. There’s a lot of bands that use the excuse that “the scene is dying out” as an excuse for their band just not doing that well yet.
Posi jump status is OVER 9000
You did mention you were working on new stuff. Anything more you can tell me about what we can expect from These Hearts in the future?
Just better written songs. Our new album will be a little bit heavier and will be sounding good.
Awesome, we’re all looking forward to it. Lastly, I gotta ask, I know you just got off tour with Broadway and Us, From Outside. Any crazy tour adventures or fan stories you could share with us?
The last night of the tour, all the guys in Broadway and Us, From Outside got on stage in their underwear and took all my drums away from me while we were in the middle of a song, it was great.
Check out THESE HEARTS on MYSPACE!! And facebook and twitter if you’re into that sorta thing. Tell them Ashley from SYWH sent you and pick me up a pair of booty shorts from their merch store while you’re at it for +100 internetz [no WK, of course].
ASHLEYOVERDRIVE is a lulzy teenager and recovering scene kid. If you wanna start beef, hit her up on the tumblr machine or lurk her shit on twitter.
I’m certain this band and post is great but fatty in corner is making me lose it
That’s the guy who was interviewed.
on a scale of 1-10, this is awkward/10.
i hope this interview was done in person at a show cause i can just see him asking her after the interview “so do u wanna hang out sometime?” and she’d be lyk “ermm… i think my friend is calling me over……”
her: “i’m busy that day i think”
him: “but i didn’t say what day it was”
her: “oh, right. um….”
First thing I thought of. Chinbeast doing a band photobomb.
Ashleyoverdrive = tr00 pop-punk grl?
http://www.stuffyouwillhate.com/2011/10/tell-this-tumblrslut-all-about-being-on-tour/
(I think)
nope… tr00 pop punk girl es mas flaca n her name is cori.. both cori n ashley are good n lovely (+50 WK pts + 20 latin smoothness pts)
http://www.stuffyouwillhate.com/2012/06/important-update-from-tr00-pop-punk-girl/
;-D
@Void Eater – das me~ except i personally like to think i’ve progressed in the year or so that’s gone by since that post was made haha
you’re more perfect now than you were then bb <3
how are people getting avatars now? i want one :(
Sign up for Gravatar
didnt work. gonna go suiside myself now :(
oh wait . it did .thanks bro
pshh.. fuck that I’m too kewl for an avatar… besides if i do it will be of either eddie guerrero or antonio banderas!! so cliche yet so stereotypically satisfying <3
Speaking of which, Sgt. should really get around to doing a “where are they now?” post of ppl he’s talked about on SYWH
gay band for gay people 10/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j4t185wl-0
ded.
DEM JAWLINES
underbite/10
sweet interview, sweet band
looking forward to hearing their new stuff
5 outta 5 zany pie pranks
why the fuck is this shit right here ? stupid unknown band, no humor, no greater social insight
or nothing.
sarge loves them, as do many other ppl on this site, including myself.
plus this is ashley’s first post, go easy on her brah
congratulations ashely
u seem upset..
is this real sywh? did a part of the audience evolve into elitist jerks?
i dont ever wanna grow up
omg i have been waiting anxiously all weekend to know what anon thinks of THESE HEARTS thank god he finally spoke up and the internet can rest easy THANK U FOR SPEAKING UP BRO
stfu fagbros, i wanna read about how “American me” and powerviolence are awesome and Sarge talking bout dem nineties and cute bishes. what i DONT want to read about is some third grade victory records back catalog christian pop punk signing from the hands of some first time writer jailbait bish. must say, sywh quality dropped in last few weeks :/ #LEXINGTONSTEELRAMMINGMYBUTTMAD
Ashley pls ignore the h8rz I think that you are a great asset to our community.
G00BY PLS
“Fags”
gets mad about stuff on the internet.
Le wat do.
http://imageshack.us/a/img850/6546/capturezk.jpg
U frustrated brah?
if you want to read about gay shit like power violence im sure there are plenty of ‘real hardcore’ sites where you can fag off about patches and demos and shitty 4th-wave pv bands from the midwest, but this isn’t one of them
Fuck me running are they all brothers or something? Even the fat kid looks like every other one. Irish quintuplets?
Most white kids look the same to me too…
no they don’t… i can tell the different whyte phylum apart via noses, eyes, n other eugenic/punnet square shit brah….
examples include:
white bishes wiff big DSL lips/big booty = german n other euro descent mixed wiff latin or black somewhere down da line <3
gringas wiff freckles n red hair= irish/scottish poor descent
white peepz wiff big pointy noses = lazy italian descent
brunettes = mostly UK descent via the american revolution/ mixing wiff us kewt hot hispanics and other racial mixing ;-D
etc. etc.
I myself look like a goddamn armenian/italian/greek phag via having a big jew nose n shit…. hopefully my future wife's genes can outpower my cultures sexy, smooth masculine genes =P
I am amazed at your white ppl recognition skillz!
It’s my job to hoot n holler n whistle like a cysgendered misaw-ga-nist pig =D
u forget i got dat guera fever brah…. its my jawb to know these things!!
http://www.zazzle.com/they_took_our_jobs_embroidered_hat-233069747852665619
omg that hat /dead
Hahaha you couldn’t be more wrong but then again it’s like me trying to understand that silly Aztlan shit or that one 5 foot Mexican laborer who tried to threaten me with a shovel without laughing.
Basic types of white people in US:
Anglos: Me and probably most of the white dudes you’ve ever met who weren’t from some weird ethnic enclave. Probably has significant British ancestry but includes all of Europe that isn’t Spain, Italy, Greece or former Eastern Bloc nations. Many like to claim they’re part Indian or even black. Not to sound racist but this is almost never true.
Guidos: Spaniards, Italians, Greeks. LOL @ Armenians claiming to be white
Polacks: Last names that end in ski, sky and v. Usually from Cleveland, Chicago. Tend to be the butt of a lot of awesome jokes but are highly underrated people.
Thanks for not including ✡jew$!
I thought guidos were only “italians”? So you’re a guide when you’re an southern jewro then?
Also didn’t knew that having a big nose was an italian stereotype (srs)
I mean between a Greek and an Italian whose ancestors all came from Sicily we’re really splitting hairs, it’s like Scottish / Irish / English / Welsh claiming they’re distinct cultures when they all look like Benny Hill.
LMFAO!!! ^^THIS^^
Children of the Corn-Core. Do not want.
lol’d hard @ genre name
Hell yeah, this band is sweet as hell. Been into them ever since sarge posted that music video
What the fuck is the deal with people whining? Get out of the site then, homos. Go listen to tr00 90′s hardcore
buttpain djebz is right. where is the funny?
Saving funny for NEXT post, or maybe the one after that.
I was WRONG, the funnyhaha will never return to SYWH, just earnest, non-ironic posts with zero sarcasm by over enthusiastic tweens.
bryanstarstriumphantmayanapocalypsesadtrombone.wav
can’t please everyone, feel free to quit reading any time.
Brb, planning elaborate suicide-by-beard-metal.
Correction: I meant POST-beard-metal, because no-one listens to beard-metal anymore.
what about the burgeoning neo-beard metal scene, which is all about bringing back the classic beard metal sound of 2011?
And in that moment stuffyouwillbeard.com was born. Featuring catchphrases such as “Do U even Djent in the thrift-store, fggt?”
MOM SOMEONE WROTE AN ARTICLE ON THE INTERNET THAT DIDN’T AMUSE ME
MOOOOMMMMMMM
this. negative fags who want to hate can gtfo back to absolute punk or whatever
why the eff would anyone want to go back to that hipster/musicfag-filled shitstain of a site *shudder* ?
I dunno but when I came here from metalsucks I never looked back
i remember seeing an ad for these guys in altpress, only reason i can actually recall it is bc of how much the drummer bro stands out (via not looking like hes from the scene teen store.) u go drummer bro
people get butthurt when sywh makes jokes
people get butthurt when sywh doesn’t make jokes
you just can’t win :((
tr00 fax
Woah it’s like a ton of assholes just came out of the woodwork to rag on this post.
Good interveiw IMO, you are good and lovely.
word…
now um ashley about your kewt college amigas…
any of em into down brown smoothness romantic latinbros?
;-D
OR DER BOIZ FROM DOWNUNDAHH?
srs, if a band provokes this much buttmadness from a 10 minute interview I feel like that is a good sign for their future– polarizing people is never a bad thing when it comes to marketability. clearly there is something about them that makes some people very angry, i will definitely be posting about them more often!
Please do Sarge! I also encourage more posts from Ashley too. She has the ability! #whytnitelyf
thanks bb :* :*
Semi lol @ we’re a fan of their earlier records then naming their 4th and 5th records
ps gimme suggestions on who you wanna see interviewed or other shit to write about through the eyes of a dumb teenage girl xoxoxo
Uncle Murda pls
tr00 pop-punk, gay hxc (defeater etc) revival, easycore (RIP) and anything else ppl listen to these days through the eyes of a teenage girl. I’m probably wrong but I can’t remember posts on them from that perspective before.
Also, you have the ability. fuk those fggts above, carry on writing!
I can def look into that, and grazie signore :* :*
omg did u guiz no im latino :p
nah bro i thought this was you
http://www.ineedtext.com/FoodBlog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Barbacoa-Special-K-0011.JPG
The singer of These Hearts is racist and homophobic just read his tweets.