Street: You two are originally from London. How does playing in America compare to playing in the UK?
Colette Thurlow: We love to play. Just being out on the road with the new album feels so good. Touring America is entrenched in myth for UK bands. The US audiences are incredible, really energized and supportive. You can't ask for more than a crowd that wants to make the night as special as you do.
Street: Your sound seems to defy genres at times. What influences your sound?
Hannah Thurlow: That's a great thing to hear. We're interested in creating atmospheres and textures, depth as well as direct structure.
CT: We're influenced by each other—the terrain we find ourselves in. Writing can be a very cathartic process.
Street: What are your hopes for this tour?
CT: With every tour, your hope as a band is to play technically and emotionally great shows. When you come to a city to play, you're coming to, hopefully, create something special and memorable with that particular set of people at that particular point in time. That's the beauty of live music, the potential for connection and creating something beautiful, immersive and indelible.
Street: What's the craziest thing that's happened during one of your shows?
HT: We've had exploding amps, electrocutions, power outages, dancing stage invaders. We're prepared for anything.
Street: We're a college–based publication—tell our readers why they should journey off-campus to check out 2:54!
CT: You should journey off the beaten track as much as you can in this life. That's where the good stuff lives. Be brave! Come to the rock show!
Featured photo by Joseph Piper.
