TDOA: Did you get to see any bands and if so, what did you see that impressed you?

WWPJ: We weren’t the best at going to see bands we wanted to see.  We kept missing them because we lost track of time or couldn’t be bothered walking ages to get somewhere.  We did see a 12 piece marching band called ‘Mount Righteous’ at a house party and we thoroughly enjoyed them!

TDOA: I assume this was your first trip to America.  Please share your impressions of the country.

WWPJ: It is an amazing place. We got to go to New York and play too. What a city! Also everybody we met was extremely polite and friendly and honest.

TDOA: Much has been made of how young, yet immensely talented you are.  You’ve said that you each have varied musical influences.  Is there a group that you think provides a common bond for you musically?

WWPJ: “Immensely talented”?!  I will have to make sure my mum sees this interview!  Our music tastes have become more similar as time has passed I think.  But there are still some differences for sure. However, we all fell in love with Frightened Rabbit and The Twilight Sad at about the same time.

TDOA: Politics played such a big force in the music of Scotland and England in the 70′s, 80′s and part of the 90′s, but not much anymore.  Any political motivations for the group or a sense of why there’s less focus on it now?

WWPJ: I don’t think we have any real political motivations or we certainly don’t make it a theme for the band. I do politics at uni just now but i don’t think I could bring myself to write a song about the treaties of the European Union.

TDOA: When might we expect a full-length album and perhaps another visit to the U.S.?

TDOA: How do you feel your live sound translates in the studio and what approaches have you made to try and make the transition?

TDOA: Can you list a few bands that you’ve heard this year, that might be flying under the radar for us over here?  Anyone you like?

WWPJ: Yes!  We love doing this.  Dupec are amazing. Lyons, John B McKenna, Sebastian Dangerfield and Over The Wall are all from Edinburgh or Glasgow and are sweeeeet.  Keeping it Scottish there is also Copy Haho and Danananakroyd who are pretty great too.

TDOA: Favorite live show thusfar and why, please.

WWPJ: I think probably when we played the Bowery Ballroom in new york.  There are a few contenders but I think I’ll plump for that one.  We were about halfway through our set and I was just thinking “how fun is this?!”.  To have not released anything and be pretty unknown everywhere and play to a packed out place like the Bowery Ballroom and receive such a warm reception was pretty special.  Getting to play in New York and Texas pretty much surpassed our expectations of what we would achieve as a band.