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Buddy Nielsen of Senses Fail joins OurSpace with Matt Vettese for a deep conversation about the past, present, and future of Senses Fail, including new music, the legacy of Still Searching, the current emo and hardcore scene, festival culture, and why live music still matters more than ever.
Buddy opens up about writing new Senses Fail songs, modernizing the band without losing what fans love, playing major festivals like Welcome to Rockville, the resurgence of emo nostalgia, and why younger fans are still connecting with records like Still Searching nearly 20 years later.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:35 Buddy Nielsen joins the show
03:02 Welcome to Rockville and festival weather
04:01 Checking setlists before shows
05:24 How Senses Fail builds festival setlists
06:03 Playing modern rock festivals vs Warped Tour
09:23 Senses Fail’s nü-metal festival medley
11:27 Touring with bands like Motionless In White
13:51 Why mixed-genre tours are more accepted now
15:36 Buddy’s love for new music
18:48 New Senses Fail music update
21:49 Will the new music be an EP, album, or singles?
25:26 Modernizing Senses Fail
31:32 Emo nostalgia, When We Were Young, and the post-pandemic concert boom
34:46 Why live music matters in an AI-driven world
37:10 Younger fans, isolation, and finding community at shows
44:42 Why Still Searching still connects 20 years later
50:07 Songs Buddy appreciates more now
54:01 Buddy’s underrated band recommendations
58:30 Turnstile, hardcore, and why rock music feels exciting again
01:01:02 Closing
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