Compassion fish

"You don't know what bustin' your ass is until you're signed," Macintosh says. "Once you get in, you realize just how much of a business it is, and you have to work hard just to stay at the level you're at. It gets overwhelming. It's drive when you can, eat when you can, sleep when you can, crap when you can. Sure, we're doing what we want, but now is where it gets real. We have no excuses. We succeed or we fail."

"I'll say it," Demetri adds. "We made some great connections. We got some doors thrown open. We got signed. We're getting to radio. But plenty of bands have made it this far. Now it's up to the music--"

"And don't get us wrong," Moyer injects. "It's exciting to see the music that padded the band's inception--music we've believed in--continue on to this level of attention."

"--and it's up to society," Demetri finishes. "Will the public like our music? If they like our music, will they respond by buying records, which will show the labels how much they like it? Will we get one single, or two, three, four, five, six? Will we be one of the biggest rock bands ever, or will we be just another band who had a song on the radio? Despite everything good that's happened up until now, it's up to the public to see if this was all for nothing."

Soak plays Thursday, July 10, at Club Clearview, and at Starplex Friday, July 11, as part of the ROAR tour.