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Free Throw join OurSpace with Matt Vettese to talk about their new album Moments Before the Wind, out March 27. In this conversation, Cory Castro and Larry Warner break down how Free Throw approached writing their sixth studio album differently, why they stopped trying to stay inside a creative box, and how this record pushes the band into new territory while still sounding like Free Throw.
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Timestamps
00:00 – The pressure of following “Two Beers In”
02:06 – Intro to Moments Before the Wind
03:44 – What feels familiar vs different on the new album
05:25 – Feeling boxed in creatively as a band
07:13 – Writing more freely and making less polished demos
08:38 – Getting tired of songs during the writing process
10:37 – The album’s theme: liminal space, repetition, and growth
11:40 – Finding out he was going to be a dad in the studio
13:52 – The “hallway” metaphor and stepping through the door
16:22 – The story behind “This Dollar General Can’t Rob Itself”
18:03 – Releasing demos and how songs evolve over time
21:17 – Which songs surprised the band most
22:40 – Favorite songs they’re excited for fans to hear
24:17 – Summing up Moments Before the Wind as a feeling
26:12 – Taking the album on tour and elevating the live show
29:53 – Discovering new bands through tour lineups
31:05 – Cory and Larry’s underrated band recommendations
33:00 – Where Free Throw fits in the emo genre today
35:05 – Why Free Throw is a bridge band into Midwest emo
37:34 – Emo’s resurgence and rediscovery for millennials
