Check Out Lear Mason’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Lear Mason.

Hi Lear, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I got to where I am today by a series of well-calculated mistakes. Even though I’ve been playing guitar obsessively since I was 12 years old and started playing in bands when I was 17, in 2019, I found myself having not made music for several years. I’ve recently gone through a tumultuous period and started writing music again. It was a way of exorcising the demons at the time, but I stumbled upon something else: I had much to share and wanted to do that authentically. Suddenly it made sense to do another band. That’s how Some Days Are Darker was formed.

It wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
If it’s not painfully obvious, there were better years to reinvent yourself than 2019. While many people were on autopilot heading into 2020 and used the lockdown and the following months to reflect and reevaluate their lives, I had discerningly chosen to reinvent myself. Then I was forced to put that on pause for a couple of years. One of the main challenges was, Some Days Are Darker was intended to be very AFK (away-from-keyboard). The whole vibe of this band is live instruments, live shows, and one-take performances recorded on tape or vinyl, that kind of thing. It was never intended to be anything digital, an online band or a guy playing from his living room on a webcam. So, I revolted against that and waited until I could do things properly again.

Let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
The blessing and the curse of Some Days Are Darker is that we don’t sound like anyone. When I was doing hardcore and metalcore bands, it was a lot easier to describe the sound to someone. One of the most exciting aspects of the human condition is that we see ourselves differently than the rest of the world sees us. We are forever inside looking out and still trying to figure out exactly how we are being perceived. Just like we hear our voices in our head all day long, but when that voice is played back to us—the voice that everyone in the world hears—it sounds wrong. I think people will find Some Days Are Darker sounds familiar, yet unique, and not exactly like any of our contemporaries; I’m proud of that. There’s longevity in that, although it’s not the easiest path forward. It’s way easier to try and sound like The Cure and tell people you sound like The Cure. But the world already has The Cure. On our debut album, I put together a group of songs that covers a range: raucous, brooding, intimate, and soaring. I think its well-roundedness is its strength.

Do you have any advice for those just starting?
My advice for people starting is to be true to yourself. Creativity is passion. Creating art is a way to connect with people in ways we can’t otherwise. Who are you? What is your unique perspective? That is what you have to offer. David Bowie once said that the whole landscape of being a musician changed with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and giving awards for music. Fame should never be your goal.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://somedaysaredarker.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somedaysaredarker/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/somedaysaredarker
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/learmason666
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/somedaysaredarker
• Yelp: https://somedaysaredarker.bandcamp.com/
• SoundCloud: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/some-days-are-darker/1470196639
• Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wbLdfDQwuzP4mOD2ETKo2?si=lrVS4U8tRGCZ4pgm9f858A