
Oh, and because there’s no other place I know of that offers koala hugs.” “My guess is that most tour managers drop bands off there to get a break and answer emails. Why do you think most bands hug Koala’s on their trips Down Under? “A show where both bands play to the best of our abilities. What can Australia expect from your upcoming headline run with Turnover? “Spending time in Perth with the Break Even guys cliff jumping into the ocean is easily one of the best memories.” What are some of your favourite memories of touring Australia? In July you’re due to tour Australia for the first time since you were here with Every Time I Die. But before they even step foot in that seedy airport bathroom upon re-entering the country, we had to grab vocalist Jeremy Bolm for a trip down memory lane and an almost intrusive look into the frontman’s personal life and battles…

That became album stand-out "To Write Content.No strangers to the Australian touring circuit Touché Amoré are about to make their return to our shores alongside Turnover and Endless Heights. "I was in a much happier place in my life to where I didn't want to lie and fake tragedy for making a record that would feel like our other records. "When I went in to write for the record, I had a very difficult time getting words down on paper that I was happy with, because I didn't want to write the same words as I had been writing before," Bolm admits. However, lyrically, it had a painful birth. In that way, musically Is Survived By had an easily charted path. "Those two records sound unbelievably perfect, and I think looking back that's what we were trying to go for with our sound." "They're actually the reason that we recorded Is Survived By with Brad Wood, because he's responsible for Catch for us the Foxes and Brother, Sister, and he mixed the two following that record," he says. For Bolm, it's especially exciting to be touring with one of his favorite bands and influences. It's certainly working because on top of the chart success, they're co-headlining a tour with mewithoutYou as we speak, one that hits Fitzgerald's tomorrow evening.

When asked if the success would dull that, though, Bolm says that the band basically does what they want to do and hope people will like it, so he doesn't worry about any of that. Perhaps some of their success can be attributed to their lyrics, which Bolm writes with a stunning emotional honesty that truly resonates with fans. They've upgraded from house shows to playing venues like House of Blues.

That is where Touche Amore started, but the band has quickly evolved into something much bigger. "When the band started, I never thought it would be anything outside of playing house shows, so to have a record come out to have such impact for people, it's pretty crazy." "It's all kind of overwhelming," screamer, front man, and primary lyricist Jeremy Bolm says about the band's success. 85 on the Billboard 200, which is a pretty damn impressive showing for a band that credits little-known screamo acts like Ampere as inspirations. Their most recent record, Is Survived By, hit No. band to underground acclaim as well as crossover success. Sitting on that middle ground has led the the L.A. Their style sits comfortably alongside the genre's mainstream forerunners from the past decade like Thursday, but just as easily places them among heavier, more aggressive counterparts like Converge.

Touché Amoré has been one of the shining stars of the emo/post-hardcore revival that has taken place over the last few years.
