- May 1, 2024
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Four years after responding to an online ad, the members of Pilotwave are stronger than ever.
There’s an art to the perfect Craiglist ad, according to TJ Jarosik. Vocalist and guitarist for Pilotwave, Jarosik said he and Chris Dixon met through an online ad for a different band, and wanted to use the same method to form their own group.
“We tried to be a little creative,” Jarosik said. “We mentioned some of our influences, and we didn’t want to just say ‘someone to join our rock band.’ When we were writing ads, we tried to pique people’s curiously by being unusual. We didn’t want to attract the typical people. We wanted someone who was looking to create an original sound and make something special.”
Soon enough they added Mike Juliano, Scott Queen and Josh Salestrom to complete the Americana rock band Pilotwave. By relying on each other’s own deep musical training, they were able to find something unique and honest that they’ve kept up for four years.
“We met everyone along the way,” Jarosik said. It was kindof the perfect storm. Relying on that back bone instead of trying to portray a role or an image. We really wanted to be lyrically honest, and we were trying to find that balance between good musicians with a unified sound.”
With three songwriters in the band, Pilotwave is able to provide a few different perspectives in their songs. Jarosik’s current favorite is “I Was Wrong,” and though there is a significant meaning to it, he has his own reasons for not disclosing what that is.
“I don’t like telling people what the song is about because it’s important that they find their own meanings to it.”
With influences like The Beatles, the Pixies and The Avett Brothers, Jarosik says the band identifies with Americana rock but is never quite settled on one single sound.
“We’re all over the place,” he said. “I don’t even remember where our first show was. I remember we knew we were onto something. Mike and I are the singers, and we’ve combined forces and now we have harmonies set us a part from a lot of other bands.”
As for their future, the band is working on a second album to be released in the fall.
“We’re taking it as it comes,” Jarosik said. “Our goal right now is just to write the best music that we can.”
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