Along with Something Corporate and Further Seems Forever, Finch is currently opening for New Found Glory on their U.S. tour. Band members Nate Barcalow (vocals), Randy Strohmeyer (guitar), Alex Linares (guitar), Derek Doherty (bass), and Alex Pappas (drums) all agree that touring with New Found Glory makes their job seem more like an opportunity to just hang out with friends.

“It’s awesome. We love the guys in New Found Glory; we’re all best friends” Pappas explains.

The tour is providing Finch with publicity that includes increased radio play for their best known song, “Letters To You” and reviews from major publications. This attention has brought many critics and fans to classify the band as a certain genre of music. Finch has been considered to be punk, nu metal and emo. The band rejects all attempts to brand their music with a certain label. Strohmeyer advises his fans to “Call us whatever you want. Just listen to the music and take something, anything, from it.”

Finch is still promoting their CD What It Is To Burn, which was released last year on Drive Thru Records. The band collaborated with Mark Trombino while making the CD, and plan to work with him on future projects. Trombino is known for his work with Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World and Midtown. Pappas describes him as “the one person who really understands our band.”

Trombino assisted the band in creating a CD with 13 versatile tracks that are sometimes catchy and almost pop-like, and other times aggressive and dark. The most remarkable element of their music is the lyrics, which are incredibly personal. Strohmeyer claims these lyrics are even more personal than listeners know them to be. He explains, “The lyrics are really dark. They can’t be taken literal because there’s so much more there than what people think.”

The emotion that is tied to their music is apparent when they perform. All band members, excluding Pappas, thrash around the stage, screaming and attacking their instruments with full force. Finch offers little interaction with the audience, but they deliver each song with sincerity and focus.

Finch has played several times in the St. Louis area. The band was last here for the Warped Tour, which Pappas refers to as one of the greatest touring experiences for a band. He says, “It literally is Punk Rock Summer camp–I only showered four times that entire tour- It was great!” The band finds St. Louis to be one of the better places they have visited while touring. Recently their tours have included stops in Europe and Asia, where their fan base is rapidly growing.

Finch will be headlining the Atticus tour in January and plan to release their new CD some time next year.