Listen to Old Habits:
joetrinite.bandcamp.com
Connect with the band:
Joe Trinite: twitter.com/joetrinite
Jared Sullivan: twitter.com/jaredsullivan3
Sam Gordon: twitter.com/sammy_geezy
Fresh on the Muncie music scene, Old Habits rings in the funk of a new generation.
Guitar player and vocalist Joe Trinite, bass player and backup vocalist Jared Sullivan and drummer Sam Gordon found their common ground to share their talents on Ball State’s campus. Trinite and Gordon were roommates, and Sullivan came into the picture when Trinite visited an ex-girlfriend. They had wound up in the same place and learned about each other’s musical abilities.
“The first time we played together was outside,” Sullivan said. “It started with a jam, then we incorporated the bass and drums to Joe’s guitar and lyrics until we got the sound we wanted.”
The band members agreed that their purpose for making music goes way deeper than simply making money or building publicity. They strive to reach out to listeners’ emotions and to feel closure through the music they create.
Their goal is to make people think and impact lives, even if it’s in a small way.
“We try and make our music more organic, unlike most music that is processed and generic,” Gordon said. “Joe writes lyrics that are very real and honest.”
Old Habits has been together for about five months, and the musicians see themselves progressing in the years to come.
Rocky Votolato, the Lumineers, Pink Floyd and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are a few well-known bands that have influenced Old Habits’ style and sound.
Some of the band’s old-school sound can be attributed to some of the members’ mentors. Sullivan’s uncle and Trinite’s dad both influenced the young musicians by teaching them how to play and supported their music.
The group said they seek to speak to the next generation.
Courage and confidence are huge parts of the band’s message because those are the two things the band said creates change.
Old Habits has the motto: “You got to believe you can do it before anyone else believes you can.”
The resounding theme on its upcoming EP is the wide emotional scope of the songs from upbeat tunes to songs for the glum. Old Habits said it did that on purpose to connect with listeners on a personal level with each song.
However, the band hasn’t been able to put out as much music as it wants. Between going to classes, the musicians’ personal lives and writing music, the time left to record is rare.
“I expected the EP to be out by now, but the days are so busy we don’t have much time,” Trinite said.
The future is full of questions for the trio, but they said the outcome will be bright, as long as they change listeners’ lives.
“We want to spread our music out as far as we can,” Sullivan said. “Our goal is to reach out to people and have our music help them in some way.”
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