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ing forward in any element of our band, that door is certainly open! ourselves six years and three al- bums later. We still have so many songs to write. What is it about creating and Steve: I’d also add that the mes- touring together at an indepen- sages we’ve received over the dent level that keeps the result- years from listeners have been ing challenges and obstacles incredible motivators for us. To worth continuing to overcome? Brian’s point about thinking about Brian: It’s funny -- we’ve been a six years and three albums, we also band for just about six years now, never thought about just the gen- which is ridiculous to think about, eral support, kindness and open- and while it hasn’t always been ness that listeners have shown in easy, and we’ve had our share of person and online. The feeling of highs and lows, I don’t think there hearing that songs we wrote to has ever been a moment where express certain, often personal any of us truly considered giv- moments had a positive impact on ing it up. This band represents someone else is something we can our shared dream -- it’s a body of never really put fully into words. work we’ve put our lives into, and we’re equally committed to see- You’re still touring in support of ing it through. ‘Find Light.’ What has been the As far as what makes it worth most significant gig for the band it, for me, it’s the idea of turning this year and why? something you love most in life Steve: We’ve had a lot of sig- into a career. While we had high nificant moments so far, but our hopes in the beginning, I don’t album release show at Mercury know if any of us could have seen Lounge in January was the first NJ STAGE - ISSUE 61 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 46