MENGENAI EPISOD INI
We're joined his week to by Chris Conley, the founder, vocalist, and songwriter of Saves The Day for a comprehensive, career retrospective conversation… Featuring special guest co-host, Dr. Britty Drake of Pity Sex.
In this true 3.5 hour epic, we start from the beginning and deep deep into Chris and STD’s entire history… From discovering punk through free tickets to a Rancid show, instinctively writing music the second he touched a guitar, Sefler’s humble origin and demo quickly evolving into Saves The Day, working with Steve Evetts and Equal Vision records, Lifetime’s influence on the early days and Can’t Slow Down, dropping out of school to tour on Through Being Cool, taking a leap into the mainstream with Stay What You Are, the harsh reality check of In Reverie, all the way up to feeling “resurrected” by his family in 2026 and finding new ways to handle his lifelong battle with depression.
A true feast of information for any fan of the band, Chris, hardcore, punk, emo or beyond… Thank you to Chris and Britty for joining us.
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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.
Shot, Mixed & Edited by Steven Grise
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf
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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:22 - Chris Conley
00:02:24 - Discovering Music in New Jersey
00:08:58 - Developing His Songwriting Chops
00:11:24 - Everything Comes From Hardcore
00:13:47 - The Show That Changed It All...
00:19:09 - New Jersey Word Association
00:28:56 - How Sefler Became SAVES THE DAY
00:34:13 - Saves The Day's First Hardcore Show
00:36:48 - Sefler
00:38:20 - Saves The Day's Relationship With Steve Evetts
00:41:44 - Equal Vision Records
00:43:21 - CAN'T SLOW DOWN
00:51:38 - Pardon This Interruption...
00:55:04 - Favorite Fret
00:57:37 - Evolving as a Teenage Lyricist
01:04:41 - First U.S. Tour with Bane
01:10:08 - The Story Behind "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving"
01:12:22 - Attending NYU
01:15:26 - Dropping out of NYU
01:16:57 - Can't Slow Down Songs that Resonate with Chris Now
01:18:20 - "Blindfolded"
01:20:35 - "Always Ten Feet Tall"
01:21:04 - THROUGH BEING COOL
01:30:50 - The Iconic Through Being Cool Album Cover
01:32:26 - "Shoulder to the Wheel"
01:35:31 - Saves the Day's First Consistent Lineup
01:37:24 - Shoulder To The Wheel Music Video
01:38:31 - Pop Punk vs. Emo
01:45:34 - "Banned From The Back Porch"
01:49:44 - Tours On Through Being Cool
01:51:39 - Vocal Conditioning & Early Voice Changes
01:55:12 - Reflecting on Through Being Cool
01:57:10 - "Sell My Old Clothes, I'm Off To Heaven"
01:58:06 - STAY WHAT YOU ARE
02:01:41 - "At Your Funeral" & Working With Rob Schnapf
02:07:53 - Chris' Voice Changing
02:09:15 - Stay What You Are 25 Years Later
02:11:06 - Growth Over The Years
02:19:20 - Criticism After In Reverie
02:22:19 - IN REVERIE
02:24:39 - Dreamworks
02:27:38 - In Reverie's Cursed Roll Out and Release
02:30:50 - Fatherhood Changing His Perspective
02:31:41 - UPS AND DOWNS
02:34:50 - Trilogy Chapter 1: SOUND THE ALARM
02:43:05 - Formulating the Idea for This Trilogy
02:45:50 - Trilogy Chapter 2: UNDER THE BOARDS
02:47:31 - Touring On The Records
02:50:28 - Trillogy Chapter 3: DAYBREAK (GOATED)
02:54:54 - Dealing With Criticism
02:58:10 - S/T
02:59:51 - Re-Signing to Equal Vision
03:02:58 - Five Year Gap Before 9
03:07:51 - Feeling "Resurrected" in 2026 Thanks to His Wife
03:15:15 - Next Chapter For Chris & Saves The Day
03:18:45 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
