You formed the band when you were just kids. What was the moment that made you realise you could pursue music as a career? There’s been a few key moments over the years that have really made us feel like it’s all possible. An early one was selling out our first tour in 2022. It really made us feel like there were people out there who liked what we were doing.

Your debut album, Everything Every Single Day, comes out this October. Which of your early sounds and influences made it on to the record? I think there were three main influences in our first couple years. We started with artists like Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran, learning slow, sad songs. Later, we fell in love with The Beatles and the music of the ’60s. After that it became artists like Lime Cordiale and Ocean Alley – we were just so inspired by their success considering they’re from the same area. Of those different influences, The Beatles were one we kept in mind for a song or two when recording this album. This album is really stepping into an even more evolved sound than our previous EPs. I think we just can’t help but move through different sounds and try different things – our music tastes can be so different but so similar at the same time.

What kinds of themes and subjects does the album explore? At its core, I think it’s human nature. Especially when it comes to heartbreak, guilt, pain, love, infatuation, hope and dread. I think the centre of the album has a lot of things orbiting around it. A lot of the music is inspired by things we’ve been through individually, expressing our feelings about it as if it’s being yelled off a cliff or written in a diary in high school. 

Which song from the album came most naturally to you during the writing process? The one song that we wrote during a session and then never touched again was “Adelaide”. A combination of my lyrics and Noah’s melodies, it came together as natural as anything and has stayed in that form since then, which is honestly the first time that has ever happened for us.

Which song felt the most difficult to get ‘right’? Either “Maybe I’m Just a Freak” or “Cry” as they both touch on subjects that are real and sensitive. I think it was mainly about how to deliver the message for both of those songs, both in the phrasing of the lyrics but also the melodies. We revisited both of those tracks a few times. 

You’re about to go on tour. Which gig are you most looking forward to? Adelaide. Not only is it one of my favourite cities in the country, but I’ve been waiting to perform the song “Adelaide” in Adelaide for about a year now, and I know our fans will be so excited about it too. The atmosphere will be electric.

Who’s your dream collaborator? At the moment I’d say George Daniel and Matty Healy.

How do you get in the zone to write music? It sounds so corny, but I honestly think the zone comes to me. Generally, I’m always in the mood to make music, but sometimes I just get this wave of motivation to write something and it pours out. Other times, I try for hours and nothing happens. It’s a mystery, really.

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