How did this video that debuted on Vh1 take shape; what inspired the sound, lyrics and the concept?
AL: Honestly, when I came up with the initial idea, the Coronavirus pandemic wasn't on my radar yet. I was just writing a break-up song. It was about feeling trapped and needing more but facing the struggle of change. We were planning to release another song first, to set out on a big new European tour and had a video treatment in the works for the other song. When everything changed, so did the meaning of the song. Suddenly, the words 'Wasted on you' felt so right that we had to put that one out now instead. I wanted to make a video even though we couldn't get together and wanted to take it to a level beyond just playing our instruments at home. Director Paul Brown empowered us by teaching us lighting, composition tricks and ideas, and guided each of us through making a video on our iPhones that is more personal than anything we've ever done. It is a picture of the real-life us, in self-isolation in our homes, going crazy like everyone else and finding joy and common ground through music, specifically by finishing this song.

Could you tell us about your upcoming projects?
AL: We're releasing the first part of this album, one song at a time, as we continue writing and recording the rest. We've never done it this way and, it feels really good. We intend to live more in the moment.

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