Twenty One Pilots, an up-and-coming pop/rap/rock/metal/indie/bluegrass duo from Columbus, Ohio are making their way to Madison. Vocalist Tyler Joseph and his partner in crime, instrumentalist Josh Dun, will be at the Majestic Theatre Wednesday, April 16 as a part of their Trip for Concerts spring tour.
The band, which formed in 2009 by high school friends Joseph and Dun use their energy and unorthodox bridges to keep an audience interested at all times. Twenty One Pilots released a self-titled album in 2011, but were unsigned until 2012 when Atlantic Records subsidiary Fueled by Ramen snagged the young talent and helped Joseph and Dun release an EP.
In January of 2013, the first significant recognition for the band came when they released their debut album with Fueled by Ramen, entitled Vessel. The 12 track record featured unique melodies created by combining genres, which in turn created an incredibly diverse album. It had the perfectly piano-driven, rap infused, electronically overloaded, bluegrass rooted, scream-o feel Twenty One Pilots were going for. The band have indicated via Twitter, where they reach out to a lot of their fans, that they will only be off the stage on their spring tour when they are writing their new album, something fans anxiously await.
When Joseph and Dun write songs, they try to avoid the mainstream both instrumentally and lyrically. The words they project to their fans—through hip-hop rhymes, alternative melodies and desperate screams—do not reflect past relationships, but rather the internal struggles that all individuals feel. The emotional turmoil an individual goes through is much more significant than the events that cause the mental breakdowns, according to Joseph. The reason that Twenty One Pilots write this way is because they connect best through live performances. If they sing about the things they do, the emotion and motivation behind their performances will never die, and they want to feel that emotion in every performance for however long they rock the stage.
Twenty One Pilots will be accopanied by special guests NONONO and Hunter Hunted on Wednesday night at the (sold-out) Majestic Theatre. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will begin at 7:30. The band will be coming from their hometown in Ohio, where they just played a sold out event on Monday night.
