After the first two videos , it was clear to us that we could give him the keys to the car and let him do his thing . KJ : The reason we were involved in the first two is we had to film stuff for him to put the AI generations over the stuff we filmed , but the last two we haven ' t needed to film anything for the videos . It ' s very much his vision . He ' s making them in the UK
and sending them to us . JA : We were waiting for the “ Rocket ” video , it was a week before the song came out , and we got it , we watched it , and we were like , cool . To be honest though , I think in the back of my head I noticed those references , but I didn ' t fully connect them until way later . I was like , wait a second , he ' s totally using clips from those videos , and I was like , oh my god . KJ : I didn ' t realize that until now . JA : Really ? I didn ' t realize it until right when it came out . I was like , holy shit , it ' s right there ! So , it ' s more like we trust this guy . The videos he makes are great and insane , and it fits , so I ' m kind of like , do your thing . That ' s just what he makes . IE : The videos definitely stand out , especially during a time when it seems not a lot of artists put thought into their videos . Most are fine with the standard performance video . The clips you ’ ve released so far are very mesmerizing and keep
you engaged the entire time . JA : That ' s one thing I ' m really proud of . I feel Ultra Q has a great roster of videos for our songs so far . I hope we keep that up .
IE : Thinking about the last EP , it dealt with growing up and changing as a person . Are those themes further explored on the upcoming
album ? JA : Yeah , 100 %. I think there ' s a lot of different things I was writing about . It ' s funny because I wrote these songs so long ago sometimes I forget what I was writing about or what was the point of it , but as soon as I hear the song I remember . The only way I can write songs is by writing about myself ; that ' s the only thing you really know . Absolutely I would say those themes are still a part of it , though I think lyrics and meaning are easy to get lost in the sauce too . Kevin is often one of the people I work on lyrics with , and when we ' re recording , we ' ll write down songs and talk about each one and why we ' re doing this because when making songs , the last thing I do is lyrics .
IE : That approach also allows listeners to attach their own meaning to the song and figure out why it resonates with them . JA : I also think it doesn ' t have to be so serious .
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