Photo by Michael Schmidt
The ambitious rock duo Deify, comprised of brothers Duncan and Jared Byargeon, started out as a budding pop punk band and have recently transformed into a blues rock unit. Their latest self-released album, “The Masquerade” dropped in August.
Duncan Byargeon spoke on-air last Thursday about the album. He said that his latest goal in the writing process is to clearly convey complex emotions not only through lyrics, but through accompaniment. His lyrical inspirations come from themes of politics and love. Byargeon said that love can show itself in many forms, which takes maturity to acknowledge.
“You’re going to ride out the highs and lows,” Byargeon said about his experience with love. “If you listen to music, everything is tied to it in some way. Even songs that are aggressive and angry, I bet you 50 percent of those songs, or something like that, are based on a relationship.”
Deify played a Hurricane Irma relief show at High Dive last month, and they hope to book more shows in the Seattle area. Byargeon also plans to experiment with a stripped acoustic sound, and is excited to continue making new music.
Deify’s new album “The Masquerade” can be found on Spotify, iTunes, and Amazon Music.
Project Social is a local music talk show on KXSU 102.1FM hosted by Haley Witt and Marc Gleckman. Project Social aims to deconstruct barriers between audiences and musicians by encouraging artists to speak more intimately about their lives and personal values. Project Social airs every Thursday from 7-8pm.
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