- Brooklyn natives Chayse Schutter (vocals), Justin Flores (guitar), Don Scherr (drums) and Dan Hernandez (bass) make up the borough's newest metalcore punk band Pocketsand. While juggling jobs and touring, the guys have managed to begin recording an EP and drum up a small following despite having only formed earlier this year. Listen to their song "Blinding" below and check out what Chayse and Don have to say about their latest musical endeavor: 1. How'd the band start? Don: Chayse and Justin were working together at their day jobs, realized they were into the same sorts of heavy bands and decided they wanted to try to start a band in that vein of music for fun. 2. How did you land on the name "Pocketsand"? Any connection to "King of the Hill"? Don: Chayse was watching an interview where someone said they would use pocketsand as a default defense move in a bar fight, thought it was cool and mentioned it to Justin who knew if from "King of the Hill." 3. How would you define your sound? Chayse: Like throwing a trashcan full of nails down a set of stairs. Don: Heavy hitting punk that stabs you and nurses your wounds at the same time 4. If you could expand that sound somehow (eg, add a new instrument or another member) how would you? Don: We use a lot of homemade samples in our live set that are spacey, sort of eerie soundscapes. We would love to keep that as part of our sound and expand on it for recordings. 5. Is recording more of an isolated period or d[...]
