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We're joined his week to by Chris Conley, the founder, vocalist, and songwriter of Saves The Day (instagram.com/savestheday/?hl=en) for a comprehensive, career retrospective conversation… Featuring special guest co-host, Dr. Britty Drake (instagram.com/brittydrake/?hl=en) of Pity Sex (instagram.com/pitysexband/?hl=en).
In this true 3.5 hour epic, we start from the beginning and deep deep into Chris and STD’s entire history… From discovering punk through free tickets to a Rancid show, instinctively writing music the second he touched a guitar, Sefler’s humble origin and demo quickly evolving into Saves The Day, working with Steve Evetts and Equal Vision records, Lifetime’s influence on the early days and Can’t Slow Down, dropping out of school to tour on Through Being Cool, taking a leap into the mainstream with Stay What You Are, the harsh reality check of In Reverie, all the way up to feeling “resurrected” by his family in 2026 and finding new ways to handle his lifelong battle with depression.
A true feast of information for any fan of the band, Chris, hardcore, punk, emo or beyond… Thank you to Chris and Britty for joining us.
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HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.
Shot, Mixed & Edited by Steven Grise (instagram.com/iamonenineseven)
Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf (instagram.com/marzluf)
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- Start
- Chris Conley
- Discovering Music in New Jersey
- Developing His Songwriting Chops
- Everything Comes From Hardcore
- The Show That Changed It All...
- New Jersey Word Association
- How Sefler Became SAVES THE DAY
- Saves The Day's First Hardcore Show
- Sefler
- Saves The Day's Relationship With Steve Evetts
- Equal Vision Records
- CAN'T SLOW DOWN
- Pardon This Interruption...
- Favorite Fret
- Evolving as a Teenage Lyricist
- First U.S. Tour with Bane
- The Story Behind "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving"
- Attending NYU
- Dropping out of NYU
- Can't Slow Down Songs that Resonate with Chris Now
- "Blindfolded"
- "Always Ten Feet Tall"
- THROUGH BEING COOL
- The Iconic Through Being Cool Album Cover
- "Shoulder to the Wheel"
- Saves the Day's First Consistent Lineup
- Shoulder To The Wheel Music Video
- Pop Punk vs. Emo
- "Banned From The Back Porch"
- Tours On Through Being Cool
- Vocal Conditioning & Early Voice Changes
- Reflecting on Through Being Cool
- "Sell My Old Clothes, I'm Off To Heaven"
- STAY WHAT YOU ARE
- "At Your Funeral" & Working With Rob Schnapf
- Chris' Voice Changing
- Stay What You Are 25 Years Later
- Growth Over The Years
- Criticism After In Reverie
- IN REVERIE
- Dreamworks
- In Reverie's Cursed Roll Out and Release
- Fatherhood Changing His Perspective
- UPS AND DOWNS
- Trilogy Chapter 1: SOUND THE ALARM
- Formulating the Idea for This Trilogy
- Trilogy Chapter 2: UNDER THE BOARDS
- Touring On The Records
- Trillogy Chapter 3: DAYBREAK (GOATED)
- Dealing With Criticism
- S/T
- Re-Signing to Equal Vision
- Five Year Gap Before 9
- Feeling "Resurrected" in 2026 Thanks to His Wife
- Next Chapter For Chris & Saves The Day
- Top 4 Hardcore Records
