Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
How many interesting band do you know? Well, I’m sure you know many. But I’m betting that you don’t know anyone quite like sace6, because Noah Thomas and sace. are the two masterminds behind this new project, which is getting a lot of momentum. We spoke with both of them about their new album, touring and Warped Tour!
Hey sace. and Noah, how are you doing at the moment?
Noah Thomas: Fantastic, you know? Midnight in the States, hanging out, playing a little bit of video games, doing nothing.
sace.: We’re doing good. Yeah, just getting back from a party. Now I’m just chilling at the homie’s house. Shout out Cole from BSD.
The band is built of the two of you. Was there a moment creating “brutalist” where that chemistry that you have created something neither of you expected?
Noah Thomas: The whole thing. “Limerence” was the first time that we really sat down and did something with our heads together. And then now “Brutalist”, making an EP to an is such a different ball game. There’s so much more that goes behind it, behind the scenes, into the actual music. Things like creative burnout or just finding the time to do it all, and I feel like we both completely blew each other’s minds with how we got this done.
sace.: A hundred percent.
That’s awesome. Of the songs from “Brutalist“, are there any songs that started in one way and then the final result is something completely different from the beginning?
sace.: “Uneven“. So that song was originally started just with my vocals, a sub bass and a piano. It was more ballad-ish. And from there, we just didn’t know what direction we wanted to make the song go, and it really took us so long. We were just like, “Where should this go? Where lay these chords over it?” And then Noah heard it and was like, “All right, stop what you’re doing. Send it to me. I got it.” And I was like, “All right, cool.” And then the song was done.
Noah Thomas: We did a 2hollis version and it just didn’t make any sense. Then tried a couple different versions, tried a heavier version, didn’t make any sense. At one point we were like, “Should we just keep it 45 seconds long and just have it be this?” And then we finally got it to work, and he was like, “I don’t know what to sing here“. So we tried a bunch of stuff with that, and then he said, “Why don’t you just scream something here?” And then I was like, “I don’t know what to scream here“. Finally I laid vocals on it and then we were like, “Okay, this song is done“. That was the only challenge of the entire record was just finishing that song specifically.
sace.: And it’s definitely one of my favorites. Your part, Noah, especially, I feel is just so emotionally devastating and honest that I feel when people hear that for the first time, they’re going to feel the exact same way.
But coming back to your single “covet”, it explores jealousies as paralysis. What’s the most surprising thing jealousy has ever taught about yourself?
Noah Thomas: Jealousy and comparison are the thief of joy. It’s hard to not be jealous of things, especially in the world we live in now and how much you see about other people’s lives. It’s hard to not be jealous, you know, and compare what you have to other people and so easy to forget what you have. People can say they’re so unbothered, and they don’t get jealous, but I feel like everyone does to a certain extent. Me personally, individually, I’m working on it.
sace.: That song specifically, with the word covet, you’re envious of what someone else has. I honestly said it best, that feeling really does rip you apart. Those are the emotions that were displayed upon that song.
If you were to describe the new album with not words, but maybe with a color or with a texture, how would you define it?
sace.: The texture of this album is stainless steel and concrete brutalist, obviously hinting at brutalist architecture, but also, you know, talking about the way it sounds. That’s really what these songs feel like to us. And that’s what the world that we feel this exists in.
Noah Thomas: I agree. I totally agree.
Your music, at least from from the single that I’ve listened, feels very fragile and very confrontational also, which one of those two sides scares you the more to show, scares you more to show?
Noah Thomas: I feel like they’re both such polarizing and intense emotions just on opposite ends of the spectrum. I think it’s a pretty even blend. The heavier, intense emotions are sometimes easier to show because it’s easier to write them off as being overly confident. Aggression is always easier to show than fragility. Showing off your fragility is a little scary. It’s such a vulnerable emotion and so hard to convey that confidently without backlash and people using it against you, you know. But we’ve tried very hard to be open and honest with ourselves first and foremost and with our fan base on this record.
sace.: And that’s why I feel like they resonate with it so much, is because we’re being honest and it also puts them in a position to not feel alone or feel less alone than they already do. It’s crazy to actually have people that can digest your stuff and agree with you when these are emotions that you thought no one else had or no one else felt the way that you do. It’s a really special transaction.
Noah Thomas: Even as men, it’s easier. I feel a lot of guys have trouble showing who they actually are and how fragile each individual man is. So it’s hopefully we help some people out with that. You know, everyone can be mad about something when there’s so much to be mad about in the world. But we want to help open people up a little bit more.
So you’re going on tour this month. Do you think that performing the new songs live will change your relationship to them?
sace.: I feel like it’ll only strengthen it, it’s only going to make us love them more. There’s nothing that we that we want more than when we make these songs and we’re like listening to the mixes back and we’re just jumping up and down, we can’t wait to play it live. These are moments that we’ve been waiting for. So we’re super excited to play them live.
You’re also playing at Warped Tour, right?
Noah Thomas: Yes. Very, very excited to do that again.
Sace.:Super grateful. We love Warped Tour.
Who doesn’t? So out of all the bands that are playing Warped Tour this year, if you had to pick one to collaborate, like they were featuring or maybe added to like a collaboration or something, which one would you pick?
Noah Thomas: Oh, I have to see. Currently Holding Absence. They are on Warped this year, right?
Sace.: Yeah, I think so. I’ll be Holding Absence up there for me too. I would like to see a full list of bands that are playing. Beauty School Dropout. Yep. Oh my god, Emery is one of my favorite bands. Let’s see. Hoobasank would be so sick. Letlive., The Story So Far, Amira. Honestly, everyone. G-Eazy. Let’s see.
Noah Thomas: There’s so many goddamn people, dude. It’s ridiculous. But my number one Holding Absence and BSD.
Last year had so many incredible like events and releases. But also it took away from us Ozzy Osbourne, which was something that the whole world was not prepared for. Was he or Black Sabbath one of your influences, maybe in your life, in your personal, like, even music taste?
Noah Thomas: My dad gave me a Sabbath “Mob Rules” tape when I was growing up. So I was into it then. It wasn’t my biggest genre now, but definitely back then, that was the easily, the most easily accessible heavy thing that I had.
sace.: I feel like just growing up listening to heavy music in general, everyone it trickles down is inspired from Ozzy. So without, you know, without him, this wouldn’t be where it is today. So it’s just really cool to recognize that whether you like the band or the music or not. So yeah, rest in peace, Ozzy.
In 2026, we have like lots of amazing like festivals and tours and lineups, but somehow bands with female members are not yet at the same level as everyone else. Do you think that we will ever reach some sort of like equality between?
Noah Thomas: Hell yeah. You gotta listen to Shyeye, you gotta listen to Amira Elfeky, you gotta listen to Daisy Renee, South Arcade, Girl Scout, you gotta listen to Massey, Scowl, Spiritbox, Poppy, yeah, Halestorm…
sace.: Jinjer, Hallucine, Linkin Park now, Taylor Acorn, Charlotte Sands, yes, Maggie Lindemann, Paramore, Hayley Williams is one of my favorite vocalists of all time. And I got to tell her that in person, which was very special for me.
Noah Thomas: Bella Kaye, Witch Club Satan.
Sace.: Jell. Fleshwater. Yvette Young. Honestly, if women were throwing Tate McRae and Gracie Abrams in there, the best. But yeah, there are so many. Shout out SZA as well.
Noah Thomas: I found this girl, Marcelle George, who is stupid fire. And then this other female artist, Margot Liotta. Oh, yeah. “Planet Song“. 10,000 out of 10. Lizzie McAlpine. Sea Rose. Miley Taylor. Kami Kehoe. Phoebe Bridgers.
Sace.: Shout out Roman Candle.
Noah Thomas: Ana, Fair Flame. Yeah. I’m looking through my recently likes.
Sace.: Women are taking over the scene in the best way possible. Oh, my God, Julia Wolf. Hell yeah. Yes, but we need to see a rise in more female fronted bands, for sure. We love it. I love a female vocalist over a male vocalist, to be honest. After is massive now.
Noah Thomas: SKSQ, superfire. She has a song, “The Martyr“, “Cherish” and “Procession“. Those are bangers. Fair Flame. Yeah, Artographer. Dude, there’s so many. It goes on and on and on and on. I listened to the Charlie XCX album front to back for like the past week since it came out. Contact Sports, our homegirl. Yes.
Okay. I wanted to ask you something a bit different just to like make the interview a bit more funny, if that’s okay for you. There’s a ship in the sea and there’s a pirate and the ninja fighting on this ship. Who is going to win this duel?
sace.: Well, that’s the pirate ship. That’s his house. Pirates are on the sea. Yeah. The ninjas don’t have sea legs. The pirates, that’s their boat. They’re on the boat. They know their ship. I would, yeah, 100%.
Noah Thomas: I think the pirate’s going to fuck him up. Not going to lie. The pirate’s got a canyon. It’s case closed right there. Yeah, that’s true. Yeah.
Wouldn’t the ninja be stealthier since he doesn’t have a peg leg? And the pirate is walking everywhere.
Noah Thomas: Yeah, but the stealth doesn’t matter. Yeah. He’s waxing him. Yeah. And that pirate’s getting drunk and angry. He’s got it. He’s smoking that. He’s smoking the ninja.
Guys, thank you so much for being such good sports and for taking the time to do this interview with me. Is there anything else that you want to add to our readers?
Sace.: “Brutalist” initial display is on sale now. Our headline tour, first one ever, we’re doing Europe, UK, USA, and we hope to see you there. Also, our debut album, “Brutalist”, is out on May 9th.
Noah Thomas: We’re really excited. Thank you so much for having us.
