How The Word Alive Wrote the Hard Reset album with Features including Noah Sebastian (Bad Omens)

When bands create songs with features, most of the time the features are isolated in the second verse or the bridge, and don't always blend as well as they could.But the philosophy of using a feature as a way to marry the sounds of 2 different bands into one, creating something truly unique.It is our pleasure to bring Telle Smith of The Word Alive to the Chord Progression Podcast today. In this episode, we dive into:How The Word Alive created songs with features as if both bands were coming together and having a sound baby, with features from Bad Omens, Escape the Fate, and From First to Last.The reception of a newer songwriting mindset that was presented on the band's newest album Hard Reset.How Telle's songwriting influence has changed over the years, from being influence by those around him, now into her personal experiences.This one was an episode we have been waiting to present to you with many more to come. Hit that subscribe button to not miss out.Find The Word Alive Online:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewordaliveTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheWordAliveInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewordalive/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewordalivebandYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoi1iAjO1KEpLOtlbtqIp_QWebsite: https://www.wearethewordalive.comMerch: https://thrillerrecords.com/collections/the-word-aliveSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1CF8aEN939swnuIZGFI7Hk?si=QzxJx-pJR2-a9XhIc-cDkQApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-word-alive/320531813Thank you to our Sponsor FNX Fitness:Get 20% Off Using Promo Code: CPP20https://fnx.grsm.io/cppFollow us on social media!Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/chordprogressionpodcastTwitter:https://twitter.com/cppodofficialInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/chordprogressionpodcast/YouTube:https://youtube.com/channel/UCqRKZCDMcFHIYbJaLQMfDbQChord Progression Podcast (Spotify):https://open.spotify.com/show/53XWPGrIUvgavKF5Fm6SLkChord Progression Podcast (Apple Podcast):https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chord-progression-podcast-the-gateway-to-new-rock-and-metal-music/id1454876657Chord Progression Podcast (Amazon): https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b8dad803-444c-4a73-8aa5-67b4fc43f4baChord Progression Podcast (iHeart Radio):https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-chord-progression-70632531/Podcast Webpage:https://mysongoftheday.com/my-song-of-the-day-rock-2000-today/chord-progression-podcast/Welcome: (0:00)The Positive Reception to Hard Reset: (0:50)One Empty Cup Cannot Fill Another: (7:54)How Noah Sebastian Featured on Hard Reset: (10:05)Telle's Take on Bad Omen's Meteoric Rise: (15:40)Telle's Favorite Hard Reset Track, War With You: (19:36)Recapping Headlining Run for Hard Reset: (23:52)Set List Creation Philosophy: (29:07)Connecting with From Ashes to New 2 years in a Row: (31:56)Fan Question, How Has Telle's Taste Changed Over Time: (38:04)Telle's Suggested Bands to Check Out: (45:49)Kevin's Final Thought; The Feature Mindset is Genius: (51:25)