Write This Down | Nothing Comes Easy
Written By: Jameson Ketchum

rite This Down seems to be a bit of a throwback. It is a refreshing look into some of the roots that made this scene so good. Recently signing to Tooth N’ Nail Records Write This Down is ready to take their message of positivity and hope into your hometown venue. They understand that nothing comes easy and aren’t afraid to work hard to get it.

In your bio, you ask listeners if they remember the first time they heard bands such as the Foo Fighters, Brand New or Underoath. Is this to say that you believe that hearing Write This Down may be a monumental experience for some?

Write This Down: We hope that anyone that comes to a Write This Down show will leave feeling something, whether it be monumental or not. Those aforementioned bands found a way to make their show an experience, and that’s what we’re aiming for every night.

What would you say makes Write This Down unique?

WTD: When it comes to writing, we never settle for second best. We never rush a song. We will write something, let it soak in for a few weeks, come back to it and most times toss the song out. We’re critically honest and scrutinize everything, but we know what we want to write and we don’t settle until we get it.

Who would you say are your influences, both lyrically and musically?

WTD: Lyrically we are heavily influenced by the bizarre life we live. Whatever little quips we make up during the day might make it in a song or it may be something faith based like a thought provoking metaphor that really blew our minds and had to reference it in a song. You really never know when inspiration will strike. Musically we strive for diversity whether playing or listening to music. We jam Simon and Garfunkle one minute, the next its rage against the machine. We never want to limit ourselves to one particular genre or style of music. It definitely shows on the record.

Tell us a bit about how your relationship with Tooth & Nail began?

WTD: We came to know Tooth and Nail when we entered and won the Club 3 Degrees tournament in Minneapolis in the spring of 2007. Jim Worthen of Tooth and Nail was one of the judges at the competition; he dug us a lot and we were offered a slot at the 2007 Cornerstone Festival, where we met Brandon Ebel and few others at the label. We talked about the future, and a year later we signed the contract and began the first record.

There is certainly a sense and feeling of urgency in your songs. Is this something that was there from the start? What does that urgency mean to you?

WTD: Our sense of urgency has definitely been there from the start. If someone refers to our music as urgent, then we have achieved the goal we set out to accomplish. We want fans to walk away from our show with perhaps their heart beating a little faster and maybe some shortness of breath. We see that as a good thing, it means they connected on some level and they will come back for more.

I honestly can’t compare your sound to very many other bands. How important is it for you as a band to be doing things that are different than maybe what is big in the scene today?

WTD: It’s important to distinguish ourselves from what might be incredibly popular today or else we would just be lost in an ocean of aspiring bands. We are always pushing and challenging each other to think outside the box when it comes to setting ourselves apart. We don’t intend on ever blending in.

If you had to narrow down what this band is about and stands for to one thing, what would it be and why?

WTD: Write This Down has always been about sharing a positive message of hope.