You have just released a new video for your latest song, 'The Best Thing' (That Never Happened) taken from your upcoming album, how was it to shoot the video, and can you tell us a bit about the narrative behind the video? This was the most fun I’ve ever had shooting a video. The dry lake bed alone was incredible to see. The narrative was actually brought to us by the director, Mark. He said he had always wanted to do a video like this but was waiting for the right song. We read the treatment and agreed immediately.
So how did you get to the album title 'Weird Kids' and what does it mean to you? We thought this title up even before the songs were written. So about a year ago. We don’t see “Weird Kids” as any sort of gimmick. It is something we have noticed ourselves with the people we surround ourselves with.. Fans, friends, photographers, other musicians - we’re all a little strange but somewhere we all find comfort in that. It’s awesome.
Musically, how would you say you have grown as a band since the release of Best Intentions? I think we have grown a lot. I think that this new album was influenced musically by everything we’ve learned in the last two years. Touring with more and more bands and listening to more and more music. You start to catch on to certain things and get a hold of what parts you really love about it.
How did you end up working with the legendary John Feldmann and what was he like to work with? When we were on the search for a producer he was on our list. Simple as that. We never thought he’d be interested in us…but he was! From our first phone call with him he had a certain vision in mind for our band and his vision was right on point with how we were feeling about ourselves. So the shoe fit.
We've read that John Feldmann helped you go in a more personal direction when it came to writing lyrics, so can you tell us about some of the main themes and influences that we can expect to hear on this release? Yes, he really did. And I am forever grateful to have had that experience. You can expect to hear songs about breakups, missing someone, forgetting someone, my father, my older sister, and our band as well as who we are now.
Can you tell us how long it took to put together this record, and also, with the huge success of Best Intentions, then was there any added pressure whilst putting everything together? The only pressure there was writing this record is that we told ourselves that there will not be any pressure. We went in to this limitless. Anything that came to mind, we’d write. This way, the record actually came together really quickly. We were also so eager and excited to be back in the studio that we worked 16-18 hour days. Switching shifts basically. It was my favorite recording process to date!
Looking back on Best Intentions how happy are you with this record, and what do you think it has done for the 'status' and representation of We Are The In Crowd? I look back at Best Intentions and say “Wow, I’m so happy our fans allowed us to tour on this for TWO YEARS. But I want more."