A Chat with Sunrise in Jupiter (07.05.25)
For fans of Muse, Foo Fighters, and Queens of the Stone Age, Sunrise in Jupiter harness a familiar rock power while crafting their own bold, fresh lane. With their debut album Mission to Mars Vol. 1 on the horizon, the band is poised for liftoff. Anchored in a concept depicting an astronaut nearing the end of a long space-bound odyssey, their latest gem, ‘Take Me Home’, closes out Mission to Mars Vol. 1 with yearning power. We speak with Sunrise in Jupiter about ‘Take Me Home’, creative processes, and more.
OSR: ‘Take Me Home’ is such an emotionally raw track. Can you walk us through the moment you first heard that voicemail from your daughter and how it evolved into a song?
Sunrise in Jupiter: ‘Take Me Home’ was born from one of the rawest moments of my life. I was at my lowest — broken, lost inside myself — when I heard a voicemail from my daughter. Her voice broke through the silence like a light piercing the darkest sky. It wasn’t just a message; it was a lifeline. It reminded me of what still mattered, what was still real, and it pulled me back from the edge. This song is a love letter to that bond — a promise that no matter how far I drift, no matter how lost the journey feels, her voice, her spirit, is always the beacon that brings me home. ‘Take Me Home’ isn’t just a song about finding a place, it’s about finding a reason. It’s about family, forgiveness, and the gravity of love that nothing in the universe can break.
OSR: The space metaphor is powerful across your work. What draws you to outer space as a storytelling device?
Sunrise in Jupiter: Space is infinite, but it’s also quiet, lonely and beautiful at the same time. I’ve always felt that outer space mirrors the way we move through life: searching for connection, meaning, and home. It’s a place where you can lose yourself, but also find your way back if you listen closely enough. Using space as a metaphor lets me explore the emotional gravity we all feel, even when we can’t explain it. It’s the perfect canvas for stories about survival, hope, and the search for something greater than ourselves.
OSR: Mission to Mars Vol. 1 is a concept album. How did the narrative come together, and where does ‘Take Me Home’ fit within the story arc?
Sunrise in Jupiter: Mission to Mars Vol. 1 is the sound of chasing the dying echoes of who we used to be across galaxies that may have only ever lived inside us. It’s about burning the old maps, launching into the unknown, and trusting that something greater is still pulling us forward. It’s a journey through collapse and creation, through silence and storm, where every fracture becomes a doorway. ‘Take Me Home’ fits as the final chapter. After all the falling and flying and breaking, it’s the moment where you realise what you were searching for was never somewhere else. It was always inside you, waiting to be remembered.
OSR: As a band, how do you balance the cinematic scale of your sound with the vulnerability in your lyrics?
Sunrise in Jupiter: For us, it’s all about contrast – the vastness of the sound actually makes the vulnerability feel even sharper. The bigger the sky, the smaller and more human the voice feels reaching through it. We want the listener to feel both the immensity of the journey and the rawness of the emotion at the same time. That’s where the magic happens: when the epic and the intimate collide.
OSR: With the success of ‘Satellite’, did you feel any pressure going into this second single?
Sunrise in Jupiter: Of course, there was pressure. ‘Satellite’ opened a door, it connected with people, and that’s something you don’t take lightly. But instead of trying to chase that feeling, we chose to go even deeper. ‘Take Me Home’ isn’t just a continuation, it’s a step further into who we really are. It’s more raw, more personal, and a reflection of the journey we’ve always wanted to take listeners on.
OSR: What’s something about your creative process that fans would be surprised to learn?
Sunrise in Jupiter: Our creative process usually begins with a spark – a phrase, a melody, a pulse somewhere just beyond reach. We chase it the way a pilot chases a signal through static. Some songs come in explosions; others, in slow gravity pulls. We listen to the spaces between the notes as much as the notes themselves because that’s where the real emotion lives. We’re not just writing songs, we’re building constellations out of broken pieces and distant dreams.
OSR: How do personal experiences, especially those involving family, shape the direction of your music?
Sunrise in Jupiter: Personal experiences are the gravity that holds the whole journey together, especially family. It’s what pulls everything back into focus when the world feels too big or too broken. Those moments of connection, heartbreak, forgiveness, they don’t just shape the songs, they are the songs. Without those real, lived experiences, the music wouldn’t have a heartbeat.
OSR: Which artists, past or present, influence the emotional tone of your songwriting the most?
Sunrise in Jupiter: Pink Floyd and Tool are huge influences. Not just in their sound, but in the way they create entire emotional worlds inside an album. They taught me that music isn’t just entertainment, it’s a place you go, a universe you live inside. I’m drawn to artists who aren’t afraid to make the listener feel both awe and vulnerability; where beauty and destruction can exist in the same breath.
OSR: The track has this huge, arena-ready sound. Do you think differently about songwriting when it’s meant to be performed live?
Sunrise in Jupiter: Absolutely. When we write, we’re thinking not just about the emotional punch, but also about how the sound will fill a room, how it will lift people when they hear it live. Some songs are written to whisper in your ear; others are built to explode across a crowd. We want the music to move you either way, whether you’re alone with headphones or standing under the stars with thousands of others.
OSR: If ‘Take Me Home’ is a message to someone you love, what’s the message you hope listeners hear for themselves?
Sunrise in Jupiter: That no matter how lost you feel, you’re not alone. That even in the darkest moments, there’s a light still waiting for you. That there’s always a way back, not just to a place but to yourself. ‘Take Me Home’ is about believing that love, connection, and healing are still possible, even after everything seems broken.
Many thanks to Sunrise in Jupiter for speaking with us. Find out more about Sunrise in Jupiter on their Instagram and Spotify.
