tonight they are young hi my name is Stephanie welcome to watchmojo.com and
Stephanie welcome to watchmojo.com and
Stephanie welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with fun about the
today we’re speaking with fun about the
today we’re speaking with fun about the album some nights so I wanted to talk to
album some nights so I wanted to talk to
album some nights so I wanted to talk to you a bit about how your music has
you a bit about how your music has
you a bit about how your music has changed since your debut album aim and
changed since your debut album aim and
changed since your debut album aim and ignite the three of us just with this
ignite the three of us just with this
ignite the three of us just with this band or any bands that we’ve ever been
band or any bands that we’ve ever been
band or any bands that we’ve ever been in have always put great stocking and
in have always put great stocking and
in have always put great stocking and moving on never making the same album
moving on never making the same album
moving on never making the same album twice you know there’s always there’s
twice you know there’s always there’s
twice you know there’s always there’s always a part of us that kind of harkens
always a part of us that kind of harkens
always a part of us that kind of harkens back to music from the 70s and what we
back to music from the 70s and what we
back to music from the 70s and what we loved growing up kind of hearing about
loved growing up kind of hearing about
loved growing up kind of hearing about from our parents and then always wanting
from our parents and then always wanting
from our parents and then always wanting to push things forward and for some
to push things forward and for some
to push things forward and for some nights with this album we wanted to go
nights with this album we wanted to go
nights with this album we wanted to go further in the future direction and
further in the future direction and
further in the future direction and hearing like the production that Jeff
hearing like the production that Jeff
hearing like the production that Jeff Bhasker was doing with Kanye and Alicia
Bhasker was doing with Kanye and Alicia
Bhasker was doing with Kanye and Alicia Keys just seemed to us like we could
Keys just seemed to us like we could
Keys just seemed to us like we could marry that with sort of who we are as as
marry that with sort of who we are as as
marry that with sort of who we are as as people who love you know music from the
people who love you know music from the
people who love you know music from the 70s that would be really cool
70s that would be really cool
70s that would be really cool combination and that was the theory
combination and that was the theory
combination and that was the theory behind that which wasn’t in a nightie
behind that which wasn’t in a nightie
behind that which wasn’t in a nightie night was just much more about kind of
night was just much more about kind of
night was just much more about kind of self producing and piling everything on
self producing and piling everything on
self producing and piling everything on throwing the kitchen sink at it
can you tell me a bit about the musical
can you tell me a bit about the musical and their lyrical themes on some mates
and their lyrical themes on some mates
and their lyrical themes on some mates well the mainly real things are just the
well the mainly real things are just the
well the mainly real things are just the concept of being a different person on
concept of being a different person on
concept of being a different person on any given night which ties into the
any given night which ties into the
any given night which ties into the concept of kind of figure out who you
concept of kind of figure out who you
concept of kind of figure out who you are and I think that there’s a lot of
are and I think that there’s a lot of
are and I think that there’s a lot of themes in there that also get pretty
themes in there that also get pretty
themes in there that also get pretty specific just about family and parents
specific just about family and parents
specific just about family and parents and kind of like not always the stuff
and kind of like not always the stuff
and kind of like not always the stuff that you hear in pop song is a little
that you hear in pop song is a little
that you hear in pop song is a little real not in the sense of like people
real not in the sense of like people
real not in the sense of like people talking about like drugs or hell but
talking about like drugs or hell but
talking about like drugs or hell but people talking about sort of mundane
people talking about sort of mundane
people talking about sort of mundane aspects of life and how tough they can
aspects of life and how tough they can
aspects of life and how tough they can actually be basically everything was
actually be basically everything was
actually be basically everything was just about pushing further you know
just about pushing further you know
just about pushing further you know making every sound exciting never
making every sound exciting never
making every sound exciting never settling for anything you know if
settling for anything you know if
settling for anything you know if there’s gonna be a guitar come in or a
there’s gonna be a guitar come in or a
there’s gonna be a guitar come in or a violin like there has to be a big grand
violin like there has to be a big grand
violin like there has to be a big grand reason why it’s there not just to do it
reason why it’s there not just to do it
reason why it’s there not just to do it because I think in the past we’ve been a
because I think in the past we’ve been a
because I think in the past we’ve been a little guilty of kind of piling things
little guilty of kind of piling things
little guilty of kind of piling things on for the sake of it
some nights spawned a really huge hit we
some nights spawned a really huge hit we are young
why do you think this song has resonated
why do you think this song has resonated with so many people I mean it’s like an
with so many people I mean it’s like an
with so many people I mean it’s like an alternative song and think you were
alternative song and think you were
alternative song and think you were ready for that and it’s been like a good
ready for that and it’s been like a good
ready for that and it’s been like a good 10 years since a song like that of that
10 years since a song like that of that
10 years since a song like that of that style of music has been big and I think
style of music has been big and I think
style of music has been big and I think people are much smarter not saying that
people are much smarter not saying that
people are much smarter not saying that people are smart for liking us but I
people are smart for liking us but I
people are smart for liking us but I think that people are smarter in the
think that people are smarter in the
think that people are smarter in the sense that they want a more diverse
sense that they want a more diverse
sense that they want a more diverse palette of music on the radio and it’s
palette of music on the radio and it’s
palette of music on the radio and it’s very easy to keep delivering the same
very easy to keep delivering the same
very easy to keep delivering the same kind of form the flow of pop songs but
kind of form the flow of pop songs but
kind of form the flow of pop songs but when a song you know just like Dodi a
when a song you know just like Dodi a
when a song you know just like Dodi a song or our song this year it just sort
song or our song this year it just sort
song or our song this year it just sort of shows that you know people people
of shows that you know people people
of shows that you know people people want a greater variety and you know that
want a greater variety and you know that
want a greater variety and you know that you can can’t really ever get away from
you can can’t really ever get away from
you can can’t really ever get away from like big guitars and big drums gonna
like big guitars and big drums gonna
like big guitars and big drums gonna exist in some sense
and how did you come to collaborate with
and how did you come to collaborate with the Janelle Monae on the Sun just in
the Janelle Monae on the Sun just in
the Janelle Monae on the Sun just in like a major fan moment we knew we
like a major fan moment we knew we
like a major fan moment we knew we wanted the female vocalist she was at
wanted the female vocalist she was at
wanted the female vocalist she was at the top of our list
the top of our list
the top of our list Jeff ran into her at a Bruno Mars
Jeff ran into her at a Bruno Mars
Jeff ran into her at a Bruno Mars concert like backstage later the song
concert like backstage later the song
concert like backstage later the song she recorded that in Germany wouldn’t
she recorded that in Germany wouldn’t
she recorded that in Germany wouldn’t even meet her until four months after we
even meet her until four months after we
even meet her until four months after we did it like a lot of stuff like that is
did it like a lot of stuff like that is
did it like a lot of stuff like that is like labels being like we should put
like labels being like we should put
like labels being like we should put these artists together because one plus
these artists together because one plus
these artists together because one plus one Malik will do for us it was just we
one Malik will do for us it was just we
one Malik will do for us it was just we love her and just be so nice to
love her and just be so nice to
love her and just be so nice to collaborate with someone that has
collaborate with someone that has
collaborate with someone that has actually inspired us it’s a rare thing
we sort of saw that as like a strange
we sort of saw that as like a strange depressing song about like relationships
depressing song about like relationships
depressing song about like relationships falling apart and kind of at the end of
falling apart and kind of at the end of
falling apart and kind of at the end of the night sort of finding a way to have
the night sort of finding a way to have
the night sort of finding a way to have a good time even though like there’s a
a good time even though like there’s a
a good time even though like there’s a lot of crap going on and then to see
lot of crap going on and then to see
lot of crap going on and then to see like the audience reinterpret that is
like the audience reinterpret that is
like the audience reinterpret that is like this big anthem of like you know
like this big anthem of like you know
like this big anthem of like you know feeling young and hopeful it’s it really
feeling young and hopeful it’s it really
feeling young and hopeful it’s it really shows us what an audience can do to your
shows us what an audience can do to your
shows us what an audience can do to your music it makes us want to push further
music it makes us want to push further
music it makes us want to push further in that direction I think the thing I
in that direction I think the thing I
in that direction I think the thing I love the most is that when both parties
love the most is that when both parties
love the most is that when both parties are working together they can create
are working together they can create
are working together they can create something that’s bigger that each of
something that’s bigger that each of
something that’s bigger that each of them like this like third power
so the next single is the title track
so the next single is the title track some nights can you tell me a bit about
some nights can you tell me a bit about
some nights can you tell me a bit about that song that’s exciting for us because
that song that’s exciting for us because
that song that’s exciting for us because to us we can’t believe it’s a single
to us we can’t believe it’s a single
to us we can’t believe it’s a single like that it it was chosen by the fans
like that it it was chosen by the fans
like that it it was chosen by the fans like that song just started selling for
like that song just started selling for
like that song just started selling for some reason and southern everyone you
some reason and southern everyone you
some reason and southern everyone you know between our camp and our label was
know between our camp and our label was
know between our camp and our label was just like well this is obviously what
just like well this is obviously what
just like well this is obviously what people like well we’ll go with it
we are young make sense to me why why it
we are young make sense to me why why it can connect a lot of people the fact
can connect a lot of people the fact
can connect a lot of people the fact that some nights is now out and doing
that some nights is now out and doing
that some nights is now out and doing well is really the coolest thing because
well is really the coolest thing because
well is really the coolest thing because it’s sort of like the centerpiece of our
it’s sort of like the centerpiece of our
it’s sort of like the centerpiece of our band are just like within the parameters
band are just like within the parameters
band are just like within the parameters of what we are some nights it’s like
of what we are some nights it’s like
of what we are some nights it’s like lyrically musically just exactly what we
lyrically musically just exactly what we
lyrically musically just exactly what we were going for it to have that be a
were going for it to have that be a
were going for it to have that be a mission statement coming out we were
mission statement coming out we were
mission statement coming out we were young is pretty special thank you so
young is pretty special thank you so
young is pretty special thank you so much for your time thank you
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