We Were Sharks Interview (Ottawa Pop Punk)

First off, state your name and role in We Were Sharks.

Randy Frobel/Vocals

How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard it?

A pop punk party! lol

The pop punk scene in Ontario seems to be growing rapidly. How would you describe it? Are there any bands that you would recommend my readers to check out?

The last little while i have noticed that. It seems the pop punk thing is growing all over. Bands like The Wonder Years, The Story So Far, Man Overboard and others are hitting home with a new audience. Its really cool to see. Bands you should check out. Over The Top, The Vegas Wake Up, Like Pacific, July, After The Anthems, Rydell. Just a few sweet bands that are keeping it real.

This past January you released your debut full length entitled “Highways”. How did that album come together?

We released two eps under the name SHARKS! before changing our name so we thought it would be a good idea to re record them. At the same time we had a few new songs we were pumped on releasing. A full length just kind of seemed like i good idea.

The track “I only like their first album” features guest vocals form Liferuiner’s Jonny OC. How did Jonny get involved with the project?

Our drummer Will use to play in a band with johnny back when he lived in ottawa. We all kind of knew him from back in the day. We sent him a text asking him if he would be down to lay out a vocal track for us. We were pumped he was down.

What’s the most memorable show that you’ve played?

I think anytime we play somewhere we have never been before and just having the people sing back and appreciating what we do is always memorable.

What’s the best show that you remember attending?

Im going to have to say the time i seen blink 182 New Found Glory on the same bill. Two of my favorite bands together. It was unreal.

What’s the craziest thing that has ever happened at a show or while on tour?

I remember In Binghamton some dude broke if finger at the start of our set. Got the sound guy to put it back into place taped it up and went back to the pit. That was pretty cool.

This week, you guys will be involved in the Canadian Music Week Festival. Can you give us some details on your showcase?

We are playing March 21 in toronto at the Tranzac (Front Room) doors are at 6:30pm. We will be on at 10:00pm. Its going to be a blast.

What can we expect from We Were Sharks in the near future?

More touring, getting back to the U.S, maybe some west coast canada stuff in there as well. We haven't stopped writing so you can count on some new tracks coming out as well.

Thanks for your time. Do you have any final comments?

Add us on facebook, twitter and youtube, keep our eyes and ears open and when we hit your town come out and party with us. Thank you for all the support.