ourselves to one specific genre, scene or style. I will never understand musicians making music that’s an exact carbon copy of other bands out there, limiting themselves in the fear of their music not “fitting in”. If you can literally create anything in the world, why not try and push the boundaries and make something entirely genuine and new? Your first UK tour sold out in two minutes. Was that more exciting or pressureful, knowing that people had high expectations of your performance? Absolutely exciting. We’ve felt insane amounts of pressure over the past two years opening up for so many different bands and taking on some pretty big challenges and milestones for such a young band, but I think all the pressure and hard work has been good for us and has prepared us for this stuff. We’ve been busting our asses and doing our best to earn our stripes for the past few years and we can fully appreciate what we have when it’s in front of us. Tis will be our big moment and almost like the finish line for us (for this record cycle), so we are beyond excited. To be stressed about it or feel pressure would kind of ruin what we’ve worked so hard for. Your debut album White Noise did incredibly well. Have you started writing and recording album two yet, and if so how has the process felt different this time around? We have been touring pretty much non-stop for the past two years so we haven’t had time to fully get into the studio to write and record the next record. However, we have been working on new stuff and writing on the road ever since White Noise came out. We even have a little studio set up in the back of
our bus to work on demos and beginning stages of production and programming. It’s well on its way creatively and writing- wise. After our headliners this spring we will be officially hitting the studio for a few months. When we initially started writing and recording for White Noise, there was a bit of hesitance with how far we could push the boundaries sonically and even visually. Blake really helped us with overcoming that and giving us the confidence and mentality we have now. I think we are much more confident with our writing now and are going to be much less afraid to take risks and do whatever the hell we want with the next record, and I hope that will speak for itself. You played Reading/Leeds last year. Did you realise what an important festival it is when you were booked for
it? We were well aware but we had no idea what to expect. Needless to say it was incredible. Your videos are very stylishly put together – what’s your process for creating them? Te process is different every time. We collaborate a tonne with our director Raul Gonzo. Usually I’ll go to him with a general idea or concept and he’ll completely bring it to life and make it amazing. He’s incredibly passionate about our band and what he does and we are beyond grateful we get to work with such a talented human. What’s the nicest thing a fan has ever given you or done for you? Tere’s been a lot, but I think the nicest thing has always been something as simple as kind and genuine words or talks. Sincerity is a huge thing for us, even if it’s literally just
“Sincerity is a huge thing for us.”
a few seconds, and sometimes that speaks more than anything. Can you tell us a bit about your support acts for this tour? We’ve got K. Flay, Bones and Alvarez Kings! We met K. Flay back on Warped ’14. She’s a complete badass and absolutely kills it live, been a huge fan for a while. So stoked to be on tour with her. Bones was a band one of my friends showed me over the past summer and I was hooked on them immediately. I’m shocked they haven’t completely blown up yet, although they’re still fairly new. Alvarez Kings were a band this past summer on Warped Tour. Everyone on the tour was talking about them but I could never seem to catch their set. One day on the way to catering, I was watching this really incredible band and I was blown away so I started asking around and came to find out it was them! All the openers are also incredibly genuine and sweet people which is what we think is the most important thing when it comes to these kinds of things. Your new single You and I has just come out. What’s the story behind that song? It’s pretty straightforward but it’s just about fighting for a relationship/friendship/anyt hing that’s not working out due to timing and circumstances. You were originally meant to play the Waterfront here, and it got bumped up to the biggest venue in Norwich, which has now sold out! How does it make you feel that you have such a strong fan base? It feels amazing! Our fans, especially over in the UK, are so beyond ecstatic and passionate and supportive about what we do and we are incredibly grateful for that.
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