INTERVIEW: Sunrise In Jupiter discuss origins and influences alongside new single ‘Take Me Home’

Over these last few months, emerging outfit Sunrise In Jupiter have quickly cemented themselves as one of the more exciting alt-rock acts on the rise. Opening up their catalogue with the brilliant debut single ‘Satellite’, the band have been blowing us away with their tenacious sophomore outing ‘Take Me Home’ as well.

So with their name quickly making itself known around the scene, we caught up with them to find out more about their background and what has been inspiring them most.

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What was the first rock song or artist that made an impact on you?
The first rock song that really made an impact on me was Money by Pink Floyd. I heard it for the first time in my older cousin’s car when I was in seventh grade. The second that bassline kicked in, something just shifted. I didn’t know music could feel that alive, that immersive. It was raw but calculated, strange but hypnotic. That song opened the door but it was the deeper cuts like Wish You Were Here, Echoes, and Shine On that pulled me into the world building side of music. That’s where the obsession really started. Pink Floyd didn’t just make songs. They made universes.

Who are some of your biggest musical influences within the rock genre?
Within rock it’s always been the artists who weren’t afraid to go big emotionally and sonically. Pink Floyd for their atmosphere and storytelling. Deftones for that balance of heaviness and vulnerability. Radiohead for constantly reinventing the emotional blueprint. Muse for the drama. Sabbath for the weight. They all shaped the way I think about what rock can be, not just a sound but a feeling, a world.

What’s cool is how eclectic the rest of the band is too. Johnny, our drummer, grew up in Argentina and swears by Toto. Only the bangers made it over there so his standard for melody and groove is sky high. Will, our guitarist, lives and breathes My Chemical Romance and Silverstein. He brings that fusion of raw emotion and walls of sound. It’s like every member carries a different piece of the galaxy and when we get together those worlds collide in a way that just works.

Are there any non rock musicians or genres that have also influenced your music?
Definitely. Film score composers like Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman completely changed the way I think about emotional build and scale. I’m also a huge fan of the work Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor have done in the scoring world. That ability to blend atmosphere, tension, and emotion is massive for how I approach sound design and mood in our tracks.

I’ve always had a deep love for 90s hip hop too. Biggie, 2Pac, Wu Tang, Beastie Boys. There’s a rawness and honesty there that I carry with me when I write lyrics. That sense of rhythm, space, and street poetry shaped me more than people might expect.

And I won’t lie. I fully indulge in 80s pop bangers. Stuff like Take On Me, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, In the Air Tonight, Don’t You Forget About Me. That era wasn’t afraid to go big emotionally while still being catchy. There’s a drama and shine in those tracks that definitely echoes through some of what we do in Sunrise in Jupiter.

What is your main inspiration when looking to write new music?
More often than not it starts with the music. The soundscape comes first. A texture, a chord progression, a pulse. That’s usually what draws out the feeling. I’ll start playing and something just opens. It’s like the universe is sending a transmission and my job is to stay quiet enough to hear it.

I don’t chase inspiration. I try to make space for it. I’ve always felt like the best songs don’t come from me. They come through me. Like there’s a higher power, something magical and cosmic that wants to say something and I just happen to be the antenna that picks it up.

Once that emotional current is unlocked the lyrics follow. Sometimes they come fast like a download. Other times I have to sit with them. But it always begins with sound. With something invisible becoming real.

What do you enjoy most about performing live and do you have any memorable live performance experiences you’d like to share?
There is nothing like it. The live show is where everything becomes real. These songs that started in isolation suddenly have a room full of voices behind them. That exchange of energy is electric. What I love most is the transformation. A track that started as a whisper in my head becomes this massive shared experience. Sometimes you can actually feel the room shift. That is sacred to me.

Just recently we did an intimate live recording session of Mission to Mars Vol. 1 with some fans at the world famous Metropolis Studios. It was a stripped down performance, kind of like what Radiohead did with their In the Basement series. The best part was being able to see the audience. Even though it was behind glass I could see every reaction. And right there front and center were my daughter and my beautiful wife. My daughter was singing every word back to me. Even if I forgot a line or two she was locked in, holding it down. That moment is burned into me. It reminded me exactly why we do this. Everything I am chasing started with them and always leads back to them.

What has been a particularly rewarding moment in your musical journey so far?
For me the most rewarding part of this journey isn’t a single moment or milestone. It’s the act of creation itself. The process of receiving an idea from the ether. Giving it shape. Breathing life into it. And then standing back in quiet awe once it exists. I live and breathe music. It runs through everything I do. My entire life plays like a soundtrack in my mind and when a song is born from that space it feels like catching lightning in a bottle.

There is this moment after the writing is done and the track is recorded where I sit back and listen. Not as the artist but as a fan. And I think, how did this happen. How did something that didn’t exist yesterday become something I now want to play on repeat. That moment of reflection, of witnessing something that came through me but feels bigger than me, is the real reward.

That is what Sunrise in Jupiter is really about. Not chasing charts. Not chasing trends. It is about becoming a vessel for something higher. Letting the universe speak. Capturing a feeling that might have disappeared into silence and turning it into sound someone else can hold.

How would you define success as a musician?
Success for me isn’t about numbers or fame. It’s about resonance. If something I create reaches another human being in a way that moves them, heals them, or makes them feel less alone, that’s success. If a song becomes part of someone else’s memory or helps them navigate something in their life then the mission is already complete.

I didn’t get into music to chase validation. I got into it because it was the only way I could translate what I was feeling into something real. If I can keep doing that, creating from a place of truth and wonder, and keep evolving while staying grounded in what matters, that’s everything.

And I think the band would agree. For all of us, success is when something we created in silence finds its way into someone else’s life and makes them feel understood.

And if even one of our songs becomes a moment in someone’s life, the track playing when they fall in love, make a decision, fall apart, or come back together, that’s it. That’s success. That’s impact. That means the signal made it through.

Success is also being able to look back at your work and feel proud. Not because it’s perfect but because it’s honest. And if we can build a body of work that stands the test of time and still speaks long after we’re gone, that’s the kind of legacy we’re chasing.

What advice would you give to aspiring artists who are just starting out?
If there is one thing we have learned it is this. Stay connected to what you are making. Be inspired by the process. Find joy in it. Pour yourself into the music. Build with people who challenge you, support you, and share the same vision. If that foundation is not real none of the outer success will mean much.

We are not claiming to have the blueprint. We are still in motion, still learning, still discovering what this project wants to become. But if you are just starting out the best thing you can do is keep creating. Do not overthink. Just do it. Get out there. Play shows. Record songs. Share your story. Find your crowd. Build your own little universe and invite others into it.

And stay honest. Do not shape your sound to chase what is trending. Create something that reflects who you are and where you have been. If it resonates with you it will find the people it is meant for. Everything meaningful starts with that.

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Listen to Sunrise In Jupiter’s new single ‘Take Me Home’ below and find out more about their upcoming live show at London’s 93 Feet East HERE.