The Beginning of Say Hi, Biscus
IN THE AGE WE LIVE IN — it’s not unusual to read features about bands that made it because of social media. With one video on TikTok, suddenly everyone is singing that song; one reel on Instagram and a band’s number of Spotify followers spikes. It was a breath of fresh air when I heard that Denver based musicians, Say Hi, Biscus, used social media as a way to connect and begin. Cam Vincent, lead guitarist, posted an Instagram story playing “Harry” by Macseal, and Tyler Rembold connected with him, asking if they could play music together sometime.
“We knew each other from riding [BMX],” Rembold said. “I didn’t even know that he liked good music — sometimes you just can’t tell with people. I told him that I used to play drums and that we should play together.”
Vincent and Rembold began playing American Football covers in the garage and within a few months recorded their first EP, self-titled, say hi, biscus., with a couple of old friends.
“You can always tell when a band doesn’t have a bass player, so we knew we needed to find a bassist,” Vincent explained.
After the EP was released, the band would spend some time finding their footing. They posted a flier on their college campus to find a singer and set out in search of a bassist.
Currently, the band includes Sofia Maines on vocals and Shea Gonzales on bass. Together, these four musicians have learned how to be vulnerable and inspired by each other to create their debut LP, that’s how I remember it.
What started as a Midwestern emo band has grown into one that is just trying to be true to themselves. “For me,” Rembold explained, “I am inspired by lyrics. The Midwest emo genre is kind of about stupid band names but also about being true to heart. We are all very go, go, go with the band, and at the end of the day we just want to be making music and playing together.”
Photo credit: Cici Brand
A self-taught bassist, a singer of a band who answered a flier, and two brothers bonded by a love for bikes, Say Hi, Biscus is grounded in DIY roots. Inspired by twinkly guitar riffs, the cicadas that become the soundtrack of Midwestern summers, and stupid band names, that’s how I remember it captures all of the moments we’d like to forget, but somehow don’t.
CONNECT WITH say hi, biscus
SPOTIFY
-
weekly tunes playlist has been updated! new tracks from @furtradeband, @pecqband, @garryfool & more! check it out! https://t.co/ToFU0R6YGo
