![]() ![]() Dads went on an indefinite hiatus in June 2015. The following year, Dads released their sophomore effort, I'll Be the Tornado which reached 17th on the Billboard Top Heatseekers album chart. Through extensive touring, the band built a national audience and released an EP in 2013 entitled Pretty Good via 6131 Records, which led to the band charting on various Billboard charts for the first time. Upon releasing several extended plays, the band released their debut LP, American Radass (This Is Important) in 2012 achieving minor commercial success, along with critical acclaim. Dads soon decided to part ways with Nazzaro as they found it easier to connect as a two-piece. The band quickly gained the attention of the emo revival scene. ![]() That’s not who God is.Dads originally formed in the summer of 2010 as a trio consisting of guitarist/vocalist Scott Scharinger, drummer/vocalist John Bradley, and bassist Michael Nazzaro. That’s the reason why I write these songs is so people know that that’s not true. from eyewitness statements of Dylan Mills (2008) and Ryan Murray (2008). I tend to get up on a soapbox about God really quick, but it’s just because it’s important that people don’t think I’m just either A.) saying’ like ‘oh there’s no God’ or ‘God is mean’ or ‘God is evil’ or, worse that I’m just like some bible thumper who's like ‘well you're goin to hell.’ from 28 April 2008 to 15 August 2008 in support of Operation Azada Wosa. Still holding you together through whatever your enduring, whether you see it or not. Jamie Mann, Drew Smith, Drew Paslay, David Tankersley, Jim Eikner, Elle Anderson, Dorv Armour, John Dylan Atkins, Ryan Azada, David Caffey, Jake Casey. Ultimately that’s all that I think it is like. It’s like, I get angry at God and say I don’t understand, ‘Why is this happening?’ but that doesn't mean he’s not there and that doesn’t mean he doesn’t love us. I don’t understand - I think that's more honest and does more to improve your relationship with God or your spirituality or whatever you wanna say. I think that questioning those things or working through them or openly saying I’m confused. When I was younger I doubted the existence of God in an angry way but I have a relationship with God that is secure. Sometimes a common mistake - people will do interviews with me and say like ‘so you have some issues with your faith or you're struggling’ and it’s not necessarily that I’m struggling. I write a lot about God and I think I want to be honest enough to confront doubt. JB: I don’t want to say religion is important in my life but God is huge. So what’s important to me is that I know that those guys- they have been there on the days when we were microwaving ramen in gas station microwaves and they’ll be there if we’re eating lobster every night and it doesn’t matter. I don’t have it in me to be like ‘bye, forget you guys.’ Y’know? Also I’m extremely aware of the fact that it could all disappear tomorrow and it could be like MC Hammer and I could have to get a job at Burger King because I flopped. Say I get sold up to a bigger label and they want to do another Julien Baker record and they want it to be full band, well there’s my full band. ![]() We only want the best for you.’ I was just so humbled. I called Matt and I was crying and I was like ‘this isn’t what I thought it would be like’ and he was just like ‘Julien. I had this moment where interviews were coming- people caring about Sprained Ankle. I think of those dudes as my brothers and family because when I was going through inner mental and emotional turmoil on tour and I wouldn’t talk to them and I wouldn’t think they would understand, they surprised me every time. ![]() I underestimated their grace, and I underestimated their love as people. ![]()
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