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"Spraynard" is the name of a character in a sketch from Tim and Eric: Awesome Show Great Job!. We were totally psyched on that show when we formed our band, and while our interest has wained a bit, it's still an amazing show. Also, Tim and Eric were both briefly in Ink and Dagger, which was a great band from Philly... so that's rad. Interesting side note: we knew we wanted a one-word band name that started with "S." All the best bands start with "S"... I always go to the "S" section first at record stores.
2. How has your music changed from the splits to cut and paste?
Well, our music from the splits to Cut and Paste was fairly similar. We definitely tried to make Cut and Paste a short and to-the-point record. No bullshit kind of thing. I think the biggest change in our music was from Cut and Paste to our most recent LP Funtitled. With Funtitled, we focused a lot more on the songwriting aspect of the music as opposed to just making short, fun, fast songs. Funtitled has been out for a few months now and we are already reexamining the way we write songs. Being in a band is so much fun... it's like when you make a cake, and your friends are like "hey, this cake ain't half bad"... and then you make another cake later but try a few new ingredients and people are either like "hey, this cake is even better!" or they are like "do you mind if I throw this disgusting garbage in the trash right now?"
3. When did you guys start out and who are you influences?
We started out a little over 3 years ago. Our main influence when we started was Plow United. Plow is a West Chester band from the 90s. They've actually reformed recently and are playing shows here and there. We were able to be on the tail end of a great scene in West Chester, and Spraynard was our way of attempting to revive that scene. Most of our friends from high school moved away and went to school and whatnot, which is great because they are all super successful at their own stuff, but it was always an interest of ours to keep it real in West Chester and keep our scene thriving.
4. How did you guys get so rad? Were you just born that way? What has been in your opinion your best song of them all?
Hahaha, that's a very flattering question. While being "rad" is definitely subjective, we like to consider our community some pretty rad folks. A combination of a solid local scene and Philly influence has culminated into a rad group of kids giving it their all in West Chester. It's hard to say what I think our best song is, but as far as what people have heard at this point, my favorite song we've done is probably "I'm Going to Look One More Time for that Baby Deer." It's on our split with the UK band Break the Habit. It's just a really straight-forward and driving song. It's also about how much I struggle with college, which I think is something a lot of people can relate to. I'm not totally sure why I like the song so much... I JUST DO, OK?!
5. What is to come from you guys? a full length or a tour in the works maybe?
We just finished recording a new EP that will be released on Asian Man Records and Square of Opposition Records (and Yo-Yo Records in Germany!). We are really excited to show people those songs. They are definitely different from our recent releases... we love Third Eye Blind. Also, we're touring everywhere from March til' July. We are doing a good amount of the US in March, then Europe/UK in April, then the whole US in May. STOKED!
6. Which show that you have played has been the best or most memorable for getting your bands growth to rise or just being a fucking awesome time?
I have mentioned this in an interview before, but the craziest show we've ever played is our recent show with Kid Dynamite. I won't go far into how much that band means to us, but that band definitely means everything to us. The three of us formed our friendships around the same time we were finding out about that band. Basically, the three of us may not be friends if it weren't for that band. Somehow the planets aligned and we ended up playing that show. I can't even say it was a dream come true, because I never thought it was remotely possible to become a reality. It was defying the laws of science. I don't even remember the show because it was so unbelievable.
7. What was your ultimate goal in starting Spraynard?
Our ultimate goal when we started (and still currently) was to make music as three best friends and bring a DIY scene back to our town. Oh and we love to tour all the time. Basically, we love hanging out. We've noticed recently that a surprising amount of bands aren't that good of friends. That's always been strange to us because we've always been in bands together because we were friends. Like, we formed bands to hang out more. Spraynard is just that. Another reason to hang out all the time. Yeeeeah.
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