I’m sitting here trying to think about where to start with introducing a band like My Epic to our audience and it’s hard to know where to start. This band has played a very important role for me personally on my spiritual journey, so on one hand writing anything is going to feel somewhat inadequate. On the flipside, I don’t want to sound like an annoying fanboy. So…

I’ll say that My Epic has been a staple of Audiofeed just about every year I’ve attended. Hearing “Hail” with it’s thundering drums and triumphant adaptation of the hymn “Majesty” gives me chills just thinking about it. My history with the band goes back to late 2008, when I began jamming them per the recommendation of a friend who I knew to be somewhat of a music snob. “Lest We Die” caught my ears immediately, and “Communion” was a song I spent many an evening meditating to, laid back in my chair in my dorm room, just zoned out.

My Epic fall in line with Tuned Up’s vision to start the conversation, and are doing so through the recent release of their Ultraviolet EP. In spite of their bold faith, the band is drawing in listeners from outside the Christian faith and aim to engage folks in all stages of their spiritual journey. The ambient post-hardcore band’s set will be sure to move folks at this year’s Audiofeed in light of the pivot in direction seen on the Ultraviolet EP, and we hope you take some time to get to know them below. You may follow the band on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Tuned Up: Sum up the band’s sound like you’re describing your favorite beverage (hot or cold).

My Epic: Easy, sweet iced tea with a bit of hot coffee

When’s the last time you were really gripped by a piece of music? Tell us about that.

This would certainly be different for each person in the band, but a few: Lorn – Acid Rain, Loud Harp – Hope Where There Was None (album), Childish Gambino – This is America, and Joyner Lucas – I’m Not Racist.  The last two, particularly with their videos were extremely moving and challenging for all of us. We’re still chewing on them for sure. As for Loud Harp, we’ve described it as a balm for our souls. That album is like the Psalms. We really we just wish we could write music as awesome as he (Lorn) does.

Is there a particular “God moment” that stands out to you from your recent writing process? How about from an interaction with a fan?

That’s a difficult question to answer. We’ve certainly had some amazing stories and testimies shared with us, but they feel very personal to them and us, and we would hate to sensationalize them. We would definitely like to say that we are super appreciative of everyone who has shared their story with us and we don’t take it lightly that we get to be a part of people’s lives through our music, it’s very humbling. God is very much alive and moving in us individually and as a group. If that ever isn’t the case, we will likely bring things to a close as a band. It’s probably the only reason we’re still doing it. It’s certainly the reason we started in the first place. Love of music and the road can only sustain you for so long. There has to be some deeper significance to it for us.

What’s a hobby you (or someone in your band) enjoys that would surprise people?

There’s definitely a mix here, but we have representives from the worlds of people who like Lego building, running, wood working, crossword puzzles, board games and mowing lawns.

How do you find out about new music?

A lot of times someone in the band will share something they’ve found with everyone else. For most of us, it’s word of mouth mostly.

What releases from 2018 have you enjoyed so far?

Noah Gunderson – White Noise, Audrey Assad – Evergreen

Do you have a favorite music festival memory? Tell us about it.

There are a couple. Being blown away the first time seeing this really small band at the time, As Cities Burn; one year at cornerstone, mewithoutyou and the chariot were both amazing; the time our good buddies in A Plea For Purging had the best wall of death we’ll ever see. The time where Jeremiah got to see his dream of Matt Theissen and Michael Tait hugging.

We’ve seen so many good bands at festivals, but the memories we really walk away with that are important are hard to translate over written words, it’s the relationships we have with people were touring with, band friends, people who show up to shows all over the country, etc. Festivals often act as mini homecomings for us where we get to see a lot of people that we love dearly all coming together in one place. Honestly, often times at festivals we’d just as well sit in a big circle with everyone and share stories, make jokes, drink sweet tea, eat good food, have a fire, etc.

What’s something about your hometown you’d encourage travelers, whether or not they’re in a touring band, to take advantage of?

We are a bit homeless as a band honestly, we’ve moved around a bit as a band, and we’re all in different cities. This one is a little too difficult answer. One thing we have definitely learned while touring is that places are people. We can’t count the number of times some kid has told us his city sucks. All cities are awesome, And they also suck, all depending on your outlook, attitude, and honestly, your friends. Your friends and family will make or break it for wherever you live. No city or town’s amenities will engage you long enough to withstand a lack of friends and family.

One thing we do like to do and recommend to anyone visiting somewhere they aren’t from, this is especially good in smaller towns, is find the first interesting person you can and ask the one place you have to eat while you’re there. That rarely fails for s good experience. Not always the best food, but usually a lot of fun.

Take this moment to tell the people of Tuned Up about what your project has coming up that most excites you.

We just released the first of two EPs, Ultraviolet, which we are very happy with and encourage everyone to check out. And we are currently writing our Violence EP which is the second part of our two part release, coming out later this year. In both of them we address some significant concepts surrounding faith or the lack of it. For those unfamiliar with us, our scope of sound has a pretty wide range, so for this split EP, we held back some of our heavier sound for the Ultraviolet EP and held that sound for our Violence EP which will be our heaviest release to date.

Our lyrics in these two EPs are probably some of the most important we’ve written and we feel like they are a really strong progression for us in that a close listener will likely need to work through them and chew on them a bit. Ultraviolet has already generated a lot of incredible discussion on faith and doubt. Our hope is that trend will continue with what we are looking to say on Violence.