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From Arizona, Katastro band of four, Andy Chaves [vocals], Andrew Stravers [drums], Tanner Riccio [guitar] and Ryan Weddle [bass], have recently released single, ‘The Way I feel’, and have given info on their upcoming album, Sucker, coming out July 16th. ‘The Way I Feel’ is an upbeat vibe throughout, and talks a lot of not caring about what people say. Andy, Andrew, and Ryan all gave some feeling on where the song came from, explaining how they want people to feel from the song, and about the time during the shutdown.
Andy Chaves explained the day he had coming up with ‘The Way I Feel’,“‘The Way I Feel’ is probably the most personal song for me on the album.” ‘I was going through a shitty breakup and remember not wanting to be in the studio at all that day. The keys that come in the beginning just make you feel good. I remember driving home after that session and I was in the one of the best moods I had been in for a while. I’m hoping this track makes anyone going through the same shit feel the same way I did on that drive home.”
“We want to make art that makes people feel good. Art that helps people,” drummer Andrew Stravers adds. “I would love to hear our fans say our music helped them get through trauma. That our music helped them get to the next chapter in life. What’s better than that?”
“After a devastating year for the music industry, we were left pretty scattered,” explains bassist Ryan Weddle. “Months into the lockdown, we found ourselves with more time off than we had in years and decided to take over a local recording studio. With our own spot, our only goal was to write the best songs we could and really embrace our new opportunity to spend time at home without obligations or deadlines. It really began to feel like it did when we started the band.”
With Katastro’s new album set to come out July 16th, ‘The Way I Feel’ and couple other singles are on this album. Those other singles are ‘100 Rips’ and ‘Way Too High’. The album is a 12 track set produced by Matt Keller. Formed nearly a decade and a half ago, Katastro, who cite Eminem and Red Hot Chili Peppers as early influences, dropped their first EP, The Wonderful Daze, in 2008 and quickly followed with their debut full-length album, Poking Holes In A Pattern, the following year. The quartet issued a steady stream of releases over the next ten years, mostly all independently, alternating full-lengths with EPs and acoustic Bones sessions. 2011’s Gentle Predator marked a live album zenith for the band and, in 2016, they garnered a national hit with the Strange Nights record. Katastro’s youthful party vibe started to dim as personal growth and change crept into their songwriting. Internal challenges influenced the band’s output as it turned conspicuously darker and more revealing; first with Washed [2018], then with the follow-up, Tropical Heartbreak [2019]. Along the way, Katastro has racked up tens of millions of streams from fans worldwide as well as media support from Alternative Press, The Noise, Substream Magazine, Phoenix New Times and more.
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