March 12, 2026

49. Two Brothers, One Band: Seth Mireles on Building Zegovia from Scratch

Show Notes

Ep.49: Zegovia makes arena-level pop punk in a city that doesn't really have a pop punk scene.

Seth Mireles and his brother Matt started the band as teenagers covering Nirvana in their parents' house. Now, after years of lineup changes, DIY touring, and grinding through a Houston scene dominated by hardcore and shoegaze, they've put out Observe, a debut album with hooks that sound like they belong in stadiums. Seth talks about what it's actually like to book your own tours blind, perform for empty rooms, and keep writing honest music when your local scene isn't checking for you.

In this conversation, we get into:

Starting a band with your brother and learning to write songs from scratch in the garage
Why Houston's scene doesn't match their sound, and why that doesn't matter
The nightmare gig where the monitors blew and they had to play on muscle memory alone
How depression and early childhood trauma feed the songwriting without defining the person
His advice to young bands: find people who genuinely believe in what you're building

About Zegovia:

Zegovia is an alternative rock band from Houston, TX. Songwriter and vocalist Seth Mireles’s lyrics take a look at the darker corners of the human condition, while overall having a musical style rooted in punk, power-pop, and many other timeless genres. This is especially seen on the bands debut album “Observe”, released on February 12, 2025. Zegovia is Seth Mireles (vocals) Matt Mireles (drums) Alex Larson (bass) Quincy Cotton (guitar).

Connect with Zegovia:

Website: zegovia.com

Instagram: instagram.com/zegoviaband

TikTok: tiktok.com/@zegoviaband

Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/1wPIEgICwhZmDzPcghflvp

Latest single "Prefab": zegovia.com/prefab

Latest release: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/zegovia/above-the-roof--in-the-tree

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