{"id":78122,"date":"2019-04-22T17:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=78122"},"modified":"2019-04-19T18:21:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T17:21:13","slug":"music-by-numbers-alive-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/music-by-numbers-alive-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Music By Numbers: Alive In Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78137 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AIB_LivePress-1024x479.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"479\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>This past February, Spokane, Washington&#8217;s <b>Alive In Barcelona<\/b> released their self-titled full-length. Providing a blend of bold, anthemic hard rock and post-hardcore, it marks a new chapter for the quintet having previously been known as The Persevering Promise. Nevertheless, it&#8217;s an assured new start with their eponymous effort showcasing their melodic and technical prowess alongside a lyrical tone of hope. Having experienced personal and professional loss, <strong>Alive In Barcelona<\/strong>&#8216;s execution is genuine, deep and heartfelt. Songs such as <em>&#8216;Know My Name&#8217;<\/em>, <em>&#8216;Back to Life&#8217;<\/em> and <em>&#8216;Zombies&#8217;<\/em> (featuring Escape The Fate&#8217;s Craig Mabbitt) highlight AIB&#8217;s ability to pair towering hooks with heavy instrumentation.<\/p>\n<p>With a powerful set of uplifting songs now out in the open, we decided to speak music by the numbers with Cameron Douthat. The guitarist spoke about the one band he can&#8217;t live without, the songs he wished he had penned, essential tour items and more.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Alive In Barcelona - Zombies ft. Craig Mabbitt (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F5_NxAizOug?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>1 Artist I Couldn\u2019t Live Without\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>One band that I would have a hard time living without would be Between the Buried and Me. In my opinion, they are the most talented collection of musicians ever to come together in one band, and they have made a career out of blending every genre imaginable together through some of the most well-constructed and calculated songwriting rock music has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also lucky to be able to call their guitarist, Dustie [Waring], a dear friend of mine, and I would really miss all of his awesome jokes if his band didn\u2019t exist, so I couldn\u2019t imagine living without them for multiple reasons.<\/p>\n<h2>2 People I Know, That Shaped My Passion For Music\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>I attribute my passion for music to are my Dad, and Justin Lowe from After the Burial. My dad is an incredibly talented drummer, and I picked up the drums because of him when I was 10 years old, and he has been my biggest supporter with all of my musical endeavours ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Justin inspired me more than pretty much anyone else both musically and personally. I met Justin when I was 12 years old, and he was so encouraging when it came to following my dreams of playing music for a living. We kept in close contact over the years, and the last time I was lucky enough to see him in person he was so supportive of my decision to transition from being a drummer primarily to playing guitar for what became Alive in Barcelona. He followed a similar musical trajectory with After the Burial.<\/p>\n<p>Just before I went on my first tour ever, he gave me a ton of advice for both live performance and life on the road, and he even showed me how to use my Axe-Fx properly. I miss him every single day, and I don\u2019t think I would have ever developed the courage to pursue music seriously if it wasn\u2019t for his encouragement.<\/p>\n<h2>3 Songs You Wish You\u2019d Written\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>I really wish I would have written are <em>&#8216;Shadow Moses&#8217;<\/em> by Bring Me the Horizon, <em>&#8216;Never Lose Your Flames&#8217;<\/em> by Issues, and <em>&#8216;Hollow\/Twenty One&#8217;<\/em> by Wage War.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<em>Shadow Moses<\/em>&#8216; is so anthemic, and the reaction that it gets from crowds when they play it live is so mind-blowing. They never cease to impress me, and I would love to pick their brain someday and learn from some of the best rock songwriters out there currently.<em> &#8216;Never Lose Your Flames&#8217;<\/em> is also such a catchy song, and it perfectly blends interesting guitar melodies and rhythmic sections with catchy vocals, and I feel like it would be such a fun song to play in a live setting.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, <em>&#8216;Hollow\/Twenty One&#8217;<\/em> by Wage War is so heavy, and it perfectly captures everything I love about metalcore music. The chorus is huge, the breakdowns hit you like a truck, and the vocal performance captures so much emotion.<\/p>\n<h2>4 Bands Everyone Should Hear\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Crystal Lake is an insanely talented metalcore band from Tokyo, and they just signed to Sharptone Records (which is killing it right now, you also need to check out Polaris and Alazka).<\/p>\n<p>Normandie is a post-hardcore\/alternative rock band from Sweden, and I think they write some of the most forward-thinking, catchy music in any -core genre currently.<\/p>\n<p>Night Verses are an awesome instrumental band, and their latest album had some of the most unique arrangements I\u2019ve heard in a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Rivals are also on the same label as us, and not only are they amazing people, but their music is so powerful. Kalie has one of the best singing voices in the genre, and she\u2019s also super charismatic. She fronts a band better than pretty much anyone else. You can\u2019t go wrong with any of those bands.<\/p>\n<h2>5 Songs You Love\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Lower Definition &#8211; If We Speak Quietly<br \/>\nThis Town Needs Guns &#8211; Gibbon<br \/>\n$uicideboy$ &#8211; 122 days<br \/>\nPolaris &#8211; Lucid<br \/>\nWhitechapel &#8211; When A Demon Defiles a Witch<\/p>\n<h2>6 Bands You\u2019re Keen To Play With\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>I would love to play with Bring Me the Horizon and A Day To Remember because the venues they play are absolutely insane, especially for bands that started out in deathcore and metalcore. I feel like we could learn a ton from them.<\/p>\n<p>I would also like to play with Betraying the Martyrs, Born of Osiris, Erra, and Slaves (US) just because I\u2019ve known the members of those bands for a very long time and I love those guys. There\u2019s nothing more fun than sharing the stage with your friends, and I always have an amazing time when I\u2019m around either band. At least I\u2019ll get to mark off playing with Erra at So What?! Music festival at the end of April!<\/p>\n<h2>7 Places You\u2019d Love To Play\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Scotland<br \/>\nFrance<br \/>\nGermany<br \/>\nItaly<br \/>\nThe Netherlands<br \/>\nAustralia<br \/>\nJapan<\/p>\n<p>My fianc\u00e9e is from Scotland, and I\u2019ve travelled there multiple times, but every time I\u2019ve been to a show there. I\u2019ve been blown away by how passionate fans are in that country, and aside from getting to play for her family members. I would love to hear a Scottish crowd sing along to our songs. They put their all into singing along with bands, and hearing that with our music would be an incredible experience.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve also visited France, Germany, Italy, and The Netherlands before, and I loved spending time in all of those countries so much. Returning to play a show there would be such an incredible experience.<\/p>\n<p>As far as Japan and Australia are concerned, I\u2019ve wanted to travel to both places for such a long time, and I feel like both countries constantly have amazing bands popping up. The fans in those countries also seem to be really passionate, and it goes without saying that the cultures and architecture present in both countries is among some of the most incredible on the planet.<\/p>\n<h2>8 Essential Tour Items\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Nintendo Switch<br \/>\nMy in-ear monitors from MEE Audio<br \/>\nA nerf gun (because shooting my bandmates is always fun)<br \/>\nBooks of some sort<br \/>\nA towel (I forgot this on my last tour and it made me miserable)<br \/>\nMy phone<br \/>\nWet wipes\/toiletries<br \/>\nSwimming trunks<\/p>\n<h2>9 Words To Describe Your Band\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Driven<br \/>\nRelatable<br \/>\nCompassionate<br \/>\nPowerful<br \/>\nFun<br \/>\nHumorous<br \/>\nLively<br \/>\nUplifting<br \/>\nPassionate<\/p>\n<h2>10 Favourite Albums Of All Time\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Between the Buried and Me \u2013 Colors<br \/>\nErra \u2013 Augment<br \/>\nLower Definition \u2013 The Greatest of All Lost Arts<br \/>\nAll That Remains \u2013 The Fall of Ideals<br \/>\nBorn of Osiris \u2013 The Discovery<br \/>\nNorthlane \u2013 Singularity<br \/>\nIssues \u2013 Issues<br \/>\nThe Dear Hunter \u2013 Act II: The Meaning Of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading<br \/>\nPeriphery \u2013 Periphery II: This Time It\u2019s Personal<br \/>\nBullet For My Valentine \u2013 The Poison<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/user\/alreadyhearduk\/playlist\/7IvtrNQK9gP8oeFAnao1S1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/alreadyhearduk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow us on Spotify for more playlists.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8216;Alive In Barcelona&#8217;<\/i> by <b>Alive In Barcelona<\/b> is available now on <b>Smartpunk Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Alive In Barcelona<\/b> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aliveinbarcelona.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aliveinbarcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/aibrockofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aibrockofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cameron Douthat from emerging anthemic rocks Alive In Barcelona talks music by the numbers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[16837,235,191],"class_list":["post-78122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-by-numbers","tag-alive-in-barcelona","tag-music-by-numbers","tag-smartpunk-records"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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