ION INDIE MAGAZINE July 2016, Volume 26 | Page 111

Rei: That's fantastic! So, from the new record, what have you found that has been resonating with people the most? What songs are sticking out for you? Mixi: Well, one we stopped playing because people kept crying--every time--it was called “Now That You're Gone” and it's about losing someone and— Decker: She feels bad when she makes people cry. Mixi: Every single show we would play, somebody would come up to me like [crying noise] and I'm like, “No, don't cry!” I get it--it's good to cry. I just don't want people crying at the show. Rei: It's cathartic. It's healing. It’s— Mixi: —I meant for the song to kind of bring out the feels, but— Gary: When you play a song like that that actually affects the audience like that, then you know you're touching people. Mixi: Yeah, maybe we'll bring it back one day, but I started crying when people told me their story afterwards. And then I'm just like…I feel emotions off of you. I feed off of people in the audience. And so when someone's feeling down, I feel it. When somebody's feeling really happy, I feel it. So I would end up being like, “Don't tell me this, I just did my makeup.” It sticks with you. Rei: But those can be the most poignant moments with fan. So you're not playing that song live anymore? Mixi: Maybe we'll bring it back. At this moment we have a 30 minute set, like, specifically just short and simple and sweet for now, and then once the record's out, maybe we'll pull something back in. Rei: All right, well we'll keep an eye out for that! Decker: It's on the record though. Mixi: It is. Rei: Well, I will listen to it and I will cry privately and not come and tell you about it or I'll shoot you a message about it instead— Mixi: And tell me your sob story and we'll cry together! I think we're still a baby band. We're still growing, we're climbing. We're toddlers at this point— Rei: Baby band?! Mixi: We're wearing our pull-ups, you know, we're doing it! Rei: Pull-ups with little spikes on them. Mixi: Toddler’s wear pull-ups, right?