INTERVIEW: Marissa Dattoli of Crystalyne

Crystalyne are a pop-punk band from Toronto, Ontario. Since I
last spoke with vocalist Marissa Dattoli, the four-piece have gone on to accomplish a lot, including a Japanese tour, an opening slot at Family Channel’s Big Ticket Summer and a successful run of their breakout single ”Punks Don’t Dance”. With plans to record new music in the new year, the band are hoping to top 2014, and I was recently able to catch up with Marissa to discuss it all.
It’s been a while since we’ve properly spoken! How have you been?
We’ve been great! 2014 has been a crazy [and] exciting year for us.
“Punks Don’t Dance” has received a lot of attention this year, with plays on Family Channel and the radio, and over 167,000 views on YouTube. Did you ever anticipate it being this popular?
Honestly, no, haha. I mean, we were really excited about the song when we heard it all tracked and produced, but at the same time, we were hesitant as to what people would think about it. The
Navigate EP was a little edgier that
The Remedy EP, [and] we were afraid as to how our friends and fans would receive the new songs and sound - “Punks Don’t Dance” in particular, since it was the poppiest. But everything went over really well! We are blessed to have the most supportive people in our lives [who] let us be us, especially our fans.
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