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We're joined his week to by Chris Conley, the founder, vocalist, and songwriter of Saves The Day for a comprehensive, career retrospective conversation… Featuring special guest co-host, Dr. Britty Drake of Pity Sex.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.___________HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.Shot, Mixed & Edited by Steven GriseTitle sequence by Nicholas Marzluf • Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episode.• Join the HARDLORE DISCORD.• Get 10% off GUILTY PARTY site-wide with code HARDLORE and grab some of our favorite clothing brands of all time.• Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE.• Visit GUITAR SANCTUARY for all of your guitar, amp, or pedal needs.00:00:00 - Start00:01:22 - Chris Conley00:02:24 - Discovering Music in New Jersey00:08:58 - Developing His Songwriting Chops00:11:24 - Everything Comes From Hardcore00:13:47 - The Show That Changed It All...00:19:09 - New Jersey Word Association00:28:56 - How Sefler Became SAVES THE DAY00:34:13 - Saves The Day's First Hardcore Show00:36:48 - Sefler00:38:20 - Saves The Day's Relationship With Steve Evetts00:41:44 - Equal Vision Records00:43:21 - CAN'T SLOW DOWN00:51:38 - Pardon This Interruption...00:55:04 - Favorite Fret00:57:37 - Evolving as a Teenage Lyricist01:04:41 - First U.S. Tour with Bane01:10:08 - The Story Behind "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving"01:12:22 - Attending NYU01:15:26 - Dropping out of NYU01:16:57 - Can't Slow Down Songs that Resonate with Chris Now01:18:20 - "Blindfolded"01:20:35 - "Always Ten Feet Tall"01:21:04 - THROUGH BEING COOL01:30:50 - The Iconic Through Being Cool Album Cover01:32:26 - "Shoulder to the Wheel"01:35:31 - Saves the Day's First Consistent Lineup01:37:24 - Shoulder To The Wheel Music Video01:38:31 - Pop Punk vs. Emo01:45:34 - "Banned From The Back Porch"01:49:44 - Tours On Through Being Cool01:51:39 - Vocal Conditioning & Early Voice Changes01:55:12 - Reflecting on Through Being Cool01:57:10 - "Sell My Old Clothes, I'm Off To Heaven"01:58:06 - STAY WHAT YOU ARE02:01:41 - "At Your Funeral" & Working With Rob Schnapf02:07:53 - Chris' Voice Changing02:09:15 - Stay What You Are 25 Years Later02:11:06 - Growth Over The Years02:19:20 - Criticism After In Reverie02:22:19 - IN REVERIE02:24:39 - Dreamworks02:27:38 - In Reverie's Cursed Roll Out and Release02:30:50 - Fatherhood Changing His Perspective02:31:41 - UPS AND DOWNS02:34:50 - Trilogy Chapter 1: SOUND THE ALARM02:43:05 - Formulating the Idea for This Trilogy02:45:50 - Trilogy Chapter 2: UNDER THE BOARDS02:47:31 - Touring On The Records02:50:28 - Trillogy Chapter 3: DAYBREAK (GOATED)02:54:54 - Dealing With Criticism02:58:10 - S/T02:59:51 - Re-Signing to Equal Vision03:02:58 - Five Year Gap Before 903:07:51 - Feeling "Resurrected" in 2026 Thanks to His Wife03:15:15 - Next Chapter For Chris & Saves The Day03:18:45 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
