guitar hooks and the feeling of things being awash and a little indeterminate in terms of the sounds—it’s just trying to figure out life.” UP NEXT “At the turn of the year, we’re going to be working on recording some new stuff. We’re just coming off of being absolutely jam-packed with shows. It’s been months of us playing these songs, tweaking them and trying to make them better…So I think we’re going to start trying to get some recordings together and start chipping away at redefining what we want to sound like and who we want to be. I think [the new material] is going to be a little darker. Some of the EP is really straightforward, poppy hooks. We don’t want to be as direct on the next batch of stuff. In terms of song structure, it’s going to be a little more ambitious. When you’re trying to establish yourselves in any music scene, it first goes to show what you’re capable of. It’s good to show you know how to write a song. Once you have some traction behind you, you take that and start exploring to see what you can do further.” ULTIMATE GOAL “It sounds so cheesy, but we just want to do what makes us happy. I think a lot of us are a
lot less concerned about being famous rock stars than playing shows and getting to meet people. More than anything, I love playing music so much because it’s a great vehicle for getting to know people in all walks of life. Not just people who [play] music; everyone likes some sort of music. Every music scene in the country is different. For us to be able to go on tour and play in front of different people and get to know what makes each city and each music culture unique…that’s what really makes us happy. The ultimate goal of the band is to continue to reach for the route to build relationships with people.” LIVE VIBE “From my perspective…well, since we played with Real Estate, I’ve kept my eyes shut for every show. It helps me calm my nerves so I can focus on playing. In terms of what it’s like as someone who’s watching us or listening to us… it’s a lot more dynamic [than the recordings]. We’re pretty loud. I don’t think you’re going to see many people moshing at one of our shows, but it’s still sonically dense…It’s more about listening to all of the elements of the soundscapes that swirl about.” HEADING FOR THE ROAD: “In the fall, we played a bunch
of colleges. I love playing colleges because students are still super engaged with music. I think probably in late winter or early spring we’ll play some more colleges, then we’ll go to SXSW. On the other side of that, who knows? I think we’ll probably do another tour to New York in the late spring or early summer. We’re just grinding away…trying to get in front of new people and see what else is out there. I would love to play Northwestern! We did an in-studio session with WNUR last month. All the people up there were really great. We’ve played University of Wisconsin, University of Iowa, Loyola University, University of Minnesota, Indiana University…so I’d like to finally get to Northwestern soon. Let’s make it happen!”