this week i sat down with underscores to talk horror movies, her undying love for Drake, Skrillex remixes, and the album of the year: Wallsocket.

you can find april @underscores or @underscoresplus on all platforms, or follow her directly here:
instagram ▶   / underscores  
twitter ▶   / underscoresplus  
soundcloud ▶   / underscores  
spotify ▶ https://open.spotify.com/artist/7HfUJ...

and you can follow BACKLIGHT here:
https://solo.to/backlight

we hosted a watch party for this interview in the BACKLIGHT discord server, join it here:
  / discord  

and you can follow noah, the interviewer, here:
https://solo.to/noahselllers

intro sound/graphics supplied by our amazing graphic designer bryce, you can find his work here:
https://bryceterry.com/

huge thank you to drama trial and koriyona for operating the camera and driving the car respectively! check them out here:
drama trial:   / dramatrial  
koriyona:   / koriyona  

and here are each of the artists april mentioned in the interview!
(sigh) drake:   / octobersveryown  
thatcherblackwood:   / thatcherblackwood  
wishlane:   / wishlane  
can of bliss:   / can-of-bliss  

timestamps for each question:
0:00 intro
0:18 do you think Drake has killed someone before?
1:17 favorite and least favorite parts of the USA?
2:01 funniest interactions you've had a fans?
2:53 april asks if i like central cee
3:07 tour horror stories
4:16 what is the underscores meal?
5:08 april's personal drake playlist
5:51 why shoot all the Wallsocket music videos on an iPhone?
7:44 how do interviews like this fit into the persona of underscores?
8:41 how did you know when Wallsocket was finished?
9:24 how did you push through iterating on the album?
11:11 can we expect Wallsocket B-Sides?
11:33 it takes a village
12:30 april copies my homework
13:06 ways to stay motivated while burnt out?
13:54 have you struggled with scope creep?
15:20 advice for artists that are disillusioned with the music industry?
18:02 how did you approach the features on Wallsocket?
19:15 april and jane are synced up
19:26 do you struggle with comparing your music to others'?
21:52 what would you want to be reincarnated as?
22:17 are the airpods max worth $500?
23:11 testing how well april knows her fans
23:39 fans answer: favorite youtube poop
24:27 fans answer: favorite creepypasta
22:48 fans answer: favorite puzzle game
25:01 six impala runs geometry dash
25:26 fans answer: favorite monstercat song
26:04 fans answer: favorite video game soundtrack
26:36 fans answer: favorite regular show character
27:13 the many faces of rural america
27:24 fans answer: favorite sport
27:58 the first ever underscores song
28:13 biggest lessons learned from each album release?
29:04 how have you been handling the increased pace of tour?
30:13 horror movie tier list
34:55 how do you look back on your earlier music?
36:42 why reuse the second verse from Kinko's field trip 2006 on Uncanny long arms?
37:33 thoughts on the various interpretations of Wallsocket?
39:49 why spend so much time crafting an ARG?
41:30 does art on the internet truly last forever?
42:44 best small artists we should listen to? (links in desc)
43:52 artists you want to collaborate with?
44:53 what do you want to accomplish next?
45:05 april calls me out
46:19 outro