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Interview: Collarbones

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After eight years together and three albums, Collarbones are finally taking themselves seriously.. Sydney/Adelaide collaboraters Marcus Whale and Travis Cook have been working together for eight years as Collarbones, which is a pretty lengthy career in the age of Internet hype. After a two-year release hiatus, Collarbones really ramped things up in 2014: putting out both a mixtape (Atlantis), performing at Vivid Sydney, supporting internationals Jessie Ware, Deerhunter and How To Dress Well, and putting their hat in the ring with some great Australian artists, including Rainbow Chan, Guerre, Oscar Key Sung and Martin King. A 2014 highlight (amongst many highlights), however, was the release of their first album in two years (and third studio album) Return, via Two Bright Lakes/ Remote Control Records. Return has signalled a real maturation for the boys. Collarbones’ Travis Cook recently told NOISEY: “We have a philosophy, or at least I do, about faking it until you make it,”; this is c