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Jeff: Thanks! Yeah, when we were writing that song, we in- stantly knew it had room for some awesome horns, bass, and per- cussion. I actually grew up with Brian (Cook Thugless sax player) and Jim (guitarist/producer) and have worked on music projects/ been in bands with them for a long time. We go back to the el- ementary school days together in Sparta. I was also a founding member of Thugless when it start- ed in our apartment on the Cook campus our sophomore year, after we met and became friends with the other guys the previous year. I’m on most of the songs on the first album, ‘Space,’ and one of the songs on the second album, ‘Time.’ The Thugless guys will for- ever be close buds, and it’s excit- ing to continue to collaborate with them. You can expect to see more of that in the future. Another thing you have in com- mon with Thugless, among other acts, is that you methodically release singles and videos in the Watch Cold Weather Company perform “Steer” NJ STAGE - ISSUE 61 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 43