Melody upon melody will echo in the Maintenance Shop on Saturday, April 27, 2013 as local band, The Envy Corps, returns to close out another semester of music on 9 p.m. Tickets are $8 for students and $10 for the public.

Brandon Darner joined The Envy Corps as the lead guitar player in 2005. When he joined, Darner explained that the band’s overall commitment level changed with the shifting of new members.

“Around that time … there was a different level of commitment into making the band work and happen,” Darner said. “So we were trying different things that the band hadn’t really tried before then. So things were solidified and were much stronger from that point on.”

These changes included changes in Luke Pettipoole’s songwriting, which was correlated with the band’s new solidity.

“With the band being as solid as it was, Luke [Pettipoole] felt a little more open to take risks with his songwriting or just do things he hadn’t done before,” Darner said. “And I was just excited to hear whatever he had. … It really just comes down to when a band really gets along and people respect each other. Then everyone in the band is free to express themselves musically.”

Fans of The Envy Corps may have noticed a difference in sound between the band’s 2008 album, “Dwell” and their 2011 album, “It Culls You.” From four-part vocal harmony to more complex drumming from Scott Yoshimura, Darner described that there has been much growth in the three years between records and their music is more “focused.”

“If you listen to any of the great music ever written, it’s more simple in its execution than it’s complicated. A simple song with a great melody can get your farther than something that’s convoluted and has too many parts.” Darner said.

“When we made “Dwell,” we laid down every single part we thought was great then tried to make it fit in a mix. … As we’ve grown as musicians, rather than record every single part we think is good, it’s more like, ‘Let’s write and record the exact part that gets the job done.’”

As they continue on to their next project, Darner said he is excited about how much the band has grown and how much they are progressing on every record.

“When we make a new record, we’re happy to throw everything that we’ve accomplished away. We don’t sit there and say, ‘Well, this is what we’re really good at so we’re going to make sure we continue to do that,’” Darner said. “We’re excited and challenged by the idea of ‘What do we want to do and what would we like to try to do, and how do we achieve that?’”

The Envy Corps recently recorded a video project in ARC Studios in Omaha, Neb., where they will play “It Culls You” in its entirety. Darner said it should be released soon and to be on the look out online.

“We’re very proud of it and we’re really excited to have everyone see that,” Darner said.