From the get-go, the band members brought a comforting and humorous presence to Studio 320. Of course, this is not their first rodeo. Not only do they record their music in an at-home studio, but they also record a comical podcast called “The Easy Sleepers Podcast,” where they talk about their new releases and additional subjects that interest them.

Easy Sleeper, featuring David Poznansky (vocals/bass), Doug Guttenberger (vocals/guitar), Michael Caddigan (guitar), and Alex Lubeck (drums), released its debut album “A Sacred Way of Living,” which hit the airwaves on Aug. 30.

The album delivers a mixture of unique sounds that reflect the band’s musical past, blending their musical influences to create a sound of their own.

“I think when we all get in the room together, it’s sort of a new, unique sound that we create,” Doug Guttenberger said. “It’s a collage of all the little pieces of our musical past blended together.”

To blend their musical influences into a song of their own, it starts with the beat of the drum and being in the comfort of their own make-shift studio. However, recording at home has its restrictions.

“There are some limitations that we have not having a full-on studio where we’d love to all play at the same time and record,” Alex Lubeck said. “But when it’s just us, you know, we all have this like perfect vision of what we want it to be.”

Thanks to two talented bandmates, Lubeck and Caddigan, the band’s producers and sound engineers, Easy Sleeper can keep their unique sound their own.

Although their music falls under the indie genre, which recently has broadened to include any type of music that is not the typical pop sound, they differentiate themselves from traditional indie bands by participating in the DIY music scene.

The band started from the DIY music scene in Washington, D.C., a community of bands and people who share a love for music. It is not typical to see a band that categorizes themselves under the DIY genre these days, but Easy Sleeper is adamant about keeping it alive.

“It’s more hands-on than some bands,” Michael Caddigan said. “You gotta bring equipment and set everything up or booking and finding other people.”

According to The DIY Report, the DIY [genre] community is about “pure freedom of expression.” Upholding personal relationships with fans and being self-sufficient are essential values that DIY bands and Easy Sleeper depend on to keep afloat in the industry.

“[Having] people that will do anything, they’ll go to your shows, they’ll tell their friends to support you and all that stuff,” Guttenberger said. “That’s so key.”

The band has toured the album through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Nevada playing at intimate venues with no entry fee. They will return to the coast of California for two more performances on Oct. 2 and 3 before finishing the tour. One of their California stops will include a live session through Cal Poly’s student radio.