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We are working on a couple of other initiatives to raise more funds for those affected. Huge areas have been scorched and continue to be burned. The scale of the fires is hard to take in. There are areas on the South Coast of NSW where Tyrone has a lot of family that has been affected. Have you or any of the other band members been personally affected by the fires? You recently donated $50,000 and your merch sales to the Australian bushfire relief efforts. There are more of them now, so that means they are discovering the music from places other than SoundCloud and the blogs where we started to get momentum many years ago. Your audience in the States seems to have grown and evolved from primarily dance music enthusiasts, to both EDM and rock fans. People lay down and listen to the song while looking up at the ceiling and being immersed in these stunning abstract visuals James and his team put together. It’s something that people could watch at Coachella in this air-conditioned dome, which was somewhat of an oasis in the heat out there. I don’t want to speak for James on this one in terms of the inspiration, but I can say he nailed the feeling of total immersion in that film. What inspired the visuals and the collaboration? But, we loved it so much out there we thought that we need to come back on our next writing trip and set up here for a couple of weeks and really dig into some ideas.įor “Underwater,” which is nominated for best dance recording, you collaborated on a short film with James Frost at Coachella last year. No one knows about that just yet, so I guess this is the exclusive on that.
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We recorded a live album out there late last year. We have a trip out to the Valley Of the Yuccas planned in April for a few weeks. Will you return to the same studio for the next album? “SOLACE” was heavily influenced by where you wrote and recorded it in Venice, CA. So we are gonna tell you that if artists want to make albums, we are going to listen to them. All our favorite artists are our favorites because of the albums they have created that we’ve lived with. Finding an audience for an album is getting harder, yes, but a great record is always going to have an audience. There is a market for whatever you want to do in music, you just need to keep doing it and find your audience. On that note, do you think the concept of an album is going away in the streaming era? Or do you still feel albums are an essential tool for an artist? I don’t feel like it would be doing the time justice if I said there was one message in particular that audiences should take away from it. It was a time of transition for us, we got a little lost in the sauce at times making the record, you can feel that in there, the loss and hurt. There are a lot of messages in there from that time in our lives. Is there a message you want audiences to take away from this project and how does it differ from your previous efforts? “SOLACE” is up for best dance/electronic album. We’ve built our career on big moments like Red Rocks or Coachella connecting with people and creating moments of shared euphoria with strangers. It’s moments like that, where people can come to a show and feel apart of something bigger than themselves, that create a sense of community amongst fans. We just announced a show there for August. Are there stand-out festivals or gigs the last year that felt the most impactful to you?Īny day we play Red Rocks is gonna be one of the best days of that year. It seems like playing festivals such as CRSSD, Coachella and your own shows at iconic venues such as Red Rocks have really helped you cross-pollinate your fan base in the U.S. It was a pretty great way to start the day. Woke up to my phone buzzing hot with messages of support and congrats from friends. When you found out about your two nominations, and were you surprised?