Unknown Conduits

The album finally got released after what seemed like an eternity of writing, waiting, and then recording, and then waiting again, but yeah life is good,” Steel tells. “We couldn't be happier that people finally get to hear the accumulation of numerous years of work, effort, sacrifice and everything in-between.”

The band flew over to Atlanta, USA over a year ago to record with producers Zak Odom and Kenneth Mount, a production team renowned for their work with such artists as All Time Low, Mayday Parade and Cartel.

“Yeah, seemingly so – it's been really positive,” says Steel regarding whether or not having an LP has made a noticeable difference to how the band's perceived. “Of course there will always be a few kids who are like 'The older stuff is better', but the majority are taking more of an intent interest in the band now that we have a full-length out, as opposed to just an EP. The response has been overwhelmingly positive to be honest. You're always going to be a little nervous about how things are received, although in saying that we had faith in the material, otherwise we wouldn't have released it in the first place. We couldn't be happier with the response.”

For a band that's loosely rooted within the hardcore scene, Built On Secrets' sound takes from many other areas for a slick, poppy, and super melodic end result. There's an essence of grit brought to the table, however, with atmospheric overtones that prevent the band from falling completely into the cheesy, throwaway territory occupied by pop punk's finest. With the band's sound introduced to the world on their 2010 debut EP Reflections, what differences define The Disconnect?

“We've got a bit more structure in our songs,” Steel ponders. “Before we were a little bit unsure on what direction we wanted to take the band. It was a bit more experimental if you will, but we just want to write good songs – that's what we aim for. We want to write songs that we want to listen to, because ultimately you're in a band because you want to write the songs, and if you don't like the songs you're writing, why would you expect anyone else to? We just went about working on structure, things that we wanted more consistently prevalent in our songs, and it blended into more of an ambient poppy rock approach, but there's still plenty of elements from our earlier stuff nonetheless. I just think it's a lot more refined and a lot more mature, if you will.”

On the verge of embarking on a national tour in support of the highly controversial figure that is Jonny Craig, one wonders if the prospect of the tour has raised many eyebrows towards the band?

“No, not at all,” Steel smiles. “There's been a plethora of MacBook jokes already been thrown in the direction of the tour, which I guess can be expected, but he seems like a personality and a half, and I know a few of the guys in my band are big fanboys, so I'm sure they can't wait to hang out with him. I don't know the guy, and I can't judge a book by its cover until I've met the person. Who knows, he might be the nicest dude in the world. It'll be an interesting experience nonetheless I'm sure.”