Noise Pop 2013 has come and gone, leaving the San Francisco Bay Area with fond memories of exciting concerts and shows along with the discovery of great new music.

Jukebox the Ghost just so happened to be one of Noise Pop’s gems, rocking out at the Rickshaw Stop this past Saturday night for both fans and music fiends alike.

Hypable had the opportunity to speak with guitarist and vocalist, Tommy Siegel, before his band’s Noise Pop debut.

“To be honest, I didn’t really know about it until some friends of ours were like, ‘Oh, you’re playing Noise Pop!'” Siegel admitted with a laugh. “Either way, we’re really stoked to play it.”

With a hectic schedule of touring in promotion of the band’s third studio album, Safe Travels, Sigel and his fellow band mates have been on constant tour mode playing shows all over the country in an almost non-stop fashion.

“Our bread and butter has always been touring,” Siegel said of the band’s demanding calendar. “This is also our first national tour for Safe Travels.”

Safe Travels was released in June 2012. It was Jukebox the Ghost’s first album in two years and a major step above their sophomore disc, Everything Under the Sun.

“The album is a little closer to where we were in life at that time,” Siegel said.

And if there’s any proof to that, it’s in the lyrics.

A departure from Jukebox the Ghost’s usual positive and on-the-surface lyrics dealing with life and relationships, the band bares all with some of their most mature material to date.

From tracks like “Adulthood” and “Ghosts in Empty Houses” the band has managed to show their growth with deep lyrics and a darker attitude–proving that they’re growing up and letting life happen.

The band’s reflections on life, love and relationships are backed by their signature up-tempo beats and fun harmonies which makes Safe Travels a brilliant piece of work, showcasing their growth as a band and as everyday people.

The tracks are based on what Siegel says are, “raw life experiences” that the band went through together and as individuals.

Ironically, most of the music was written before some of those experiences happened but their real life occurrences just added to the vulnerability and raw emotion behind the lyrics.

Siegel didn’t mention any plans for new material however, Jukebox the Ghost is only half way through their first national tour which will continue through April.

“Every city has been more than amazing,” Siegel said.

If you have yet to catch Jukebox the Ghost live in concert, check out their tour dates on their official site for information on tour dates and tickets.

And for now, check out Jukebox the Ghost’s latest material off of Safe Travels and let us know what you think in the comments below!

“Somebody”