WEATHERS – C’est La Vie

By starrymag | September 1, 2020

By: Ellie Dolan-Yates

 

Q) You’ve had millions of streams on Spotify, but how would you describe your sound to those who haven’t heard you before?

 

A) A bit of 80’s new wave mixed with a hint of MCR.  Excellent for those late night drives where you need a soundtrack to your escape.  

 

Q) Who were your musical inspirations growing up? Have any of these influenced your sound in any way? 

 

A) Growing up I definitely loved The Killers, especially the record Hot Fuss.  I also love The Smiths, found myself really relating to the lyrics from them.  Both of those bands were a big influence for me both lyrically and sonically, I’ll listen to both bands on a daily basis, constantly finding new inspiration.   

 

Q) What is your songwriting process like?

 

A) Cameron Olsen and I will come up with ideas and start putting them down into a recording, building upon it with a producer like we did with The Kids in The Night record, where we worked on that with Tim Pagnotta.  He helped guide our ideas into a finished product.  We still work with Tim. You’ll hear a song with him coming out later this year.  

 

Q) What is the inspiration behind your new single “C’est La Vie?” 

 

A) Our whole motto is “It’s okay not to be okay” and “C’est La Vie” is embracing things that you simply cannot change to make peace with it.  

 

Q) What kind of fan response have you been receiving to the song?

 

A) So amazing! We released the song thinking we wanted to give our fans (Posers) more content through this mess of a pandemic and, much to our pleasant surprise, they’ve totally embraced it.  We honestly have the best fans in the world.  

 

Q) I read that you incorporate personal struggles into your songwriting, how important is it to discuss topics such as anxiety, depression and other mental health struggles?

 

A) Very important! And although it’s been in our songs from day one, I’ve only really started talking about it publicly. I was recently diagnosed with depression and dealt with some heavy moments in my life recently and discussing those things with anyone who wants to listen has been therapeutic.  But it’s equally as important to listen as well. If someone, a fan, family member, friend or anyone has something to say, we need to give them all of our attention.  

 

Q) What advice would you give to anyone struggling with their mental health?

 

A) An extension of our motto is “…but it’s never okay NOT to get help.”  And that help can be as simple as saying “I am not okay” to a family member, friend or even us as a band or individual member.   Find someone who will listen, you’ll find that just talking about your struggles is part of the process.  

 

Q) Who are you currently listening to at the moment?

 

A) I’m all over the place. On any given day on a drive I’ll go through band after band on Spotify.  Currently, I’m really digging Stellarstarr.   

 

Q) Who would you most like to collaborate with on a song in the future?

 

A) As a band we have a special place in our heart for The 1975.  Their style and approach to their songs and presence is always that “why didn’t we think of that?!”  To kind of pick their brain and see their internal process would be amazing.  

 

Q) Do you have a particular favorite song that you have released and if so, why does it hold such a special place in your heart? 

 

A) “Lonely Vampire,” that one grew organically live before being released and the fans were releasing live videos of it on Instagram.  And it’s so much fun to play live. The crowd interaction on that one is a highlight for me.  

 

Q) Are there any plans to release another album in the near future? 

 

A) It’s always in the back of our mind, but we’re focused on just releasing singles for now.  Because we can’t tour at the moment, it’s hard to get into the whole album cycle routine where you release a album and then tour on it for eighteen months.  But we’re constantly writing, with many plans of releasing new music by the end of this dreaded 2020.  

 

Q) You’re quite active on social media, do you think this is an important way of keeping on touch with your fans? 

 

A) It is, but to be honest I am not quite the personal fan of social media.  Obviously, it’s an important part of engaging with our fans directly.  It’s a love/hate relationship with social media. If I could take a two-week vacation from it, I would. [laughs] 

 

Q) What would you like to say to your fans and those who have supported you throughout your journey so far? 

 

A) A million thank you’s and then a million more.  We know that we are nothing without our fans, and we’ll never ever take them for granted.  

 

 

Answered by Cameron Boyer/Weathers