“The entire record is about love,” says Evan Weiss, the lead vocalist and bass player for Pet Symmetry.
The Chicago trio took four years to develop their new album Big Symmetry. During that process, they not only pivoted away from their usual themes of angst and heartbreak but also took time to sit and develop their sound and figure out how they wanted to go “big.”
“We just wanted to write big songs,” says guitarist Erik Czaja.
With a hint of Jimmy Eat World energy in the LP, which can be heard on tracks such as “Big Island” and “Big Doink,” the act has progressed in its sound through refining and learning how to become better songwriters.
“The ability to refine what we’re doing, I think that has ultimately gotten us to where we’re at now,” Weiss says.
Pet Symmetry will be on tour later this month and will bring Pony, Jimmy Montague, Phony and Diners as support. They kick off the run with a hometown show at Sleeping Village on May 9. You can find which cities they’re stopping in on their site.
Check out our full interview with the band to find out more about their writing process, 1800WIFEGUYS, the motif of “big” and more:
Written by Lizzie Baumgartner