EP. 341 - Nate Barcalow (Finch)

Jun 5, 2025

Nate Barcalow, the passionate vocalist of Finch and a meditation enthusiast, shares insights on the band's tumultuous journey. He discusses the emotional weight of their iconic album 'What It Is To Burn' and his mixed feelings about past hits. Nate also opens up about their upcoming music after a decade-long hiatus, his friendship with Daryl Palumbo, and the balance between nostalgia and artistic evolution. In a light-hearted twist, he even touches on UFO encounters and dad chores, making for an engaging and entertaining conversation!

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INSIGHT

Fans' Connection Beyond Nostalgia

Finch's fans maintain a deep connection beyond nostalgia, showing loyalty despite the band's irregular activity.
This ongoing connection proves the band's music resonates personally rather than just through reminiscing.

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Capture Song Inspiration Fast

Capture lyrical ideas instantly, even brief lines, by noting them down quickly.
Trust spontaneous inspiration and let creative flow guide the songwriting process.

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Complex Feelings on Breakthrough Album

Reflecting on a defining album reveals both respect and desire to move creatively beyond it.
Artists often experience a complex love-hate relationship with breakthrough works over time.

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Project Mayhem. Finch vocalist, heartfelt lyric genius and meditation guru, Nate Barcalow, is our guest on Episode 341 of Sappenin' Podcast! The post-hardcore vs emo poster model, breaks his media silence with exclusive explanations into the bands stop start tenure, new music vs unreleased albums and apologising to his own fans. In this conversation, Barcalow opens up on their scene legacy, the cultural impact of their debut album 'What It Is To Burn', mixed relationships with those songs, wanting to move on, real life stumbling blocks, trying to give the band a fresh chance, nostalgia tours, preparing to release their first new material in over a decade, the Drive-Thru records days, his friendship with Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw / Head Automatica), Dad chores, finding peace in yoga, solo hiccups, moshing restaurants, UFO sightings, why Mike Patton told him to go home, future blueprint plans, festival memories, Slam Dunk, lyric techniques and more! Turn it up and join Sean and Morgan to find out Sappenin' this week!

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