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"We don’t make music just for a trend. Every album we put out has some sort of story behind it."

“I’m not too strongly against [drug use] in that sense. I’ve got friends that are recreational users, and that’s fine."

"Coming from New Zealand, in a way we were born into the rootsy, reggae scene."

“They say Warped Tour is a punk rock summer camp, right? It’s true."

"When we went back and did those reunion shows for No Touch Red, I think we really learnt a lot about ourselves as a band and what we’re good at."

“I always liked watching bands who had fun and made you laugh, so that was always one of our priorities."

“I think we’ve just being getting more and more into home recording, and just getting deeply kind of obsessed with that."

"I think an album is a great thing to do, you know – take people on a journey – and I hope it sticks around."

"It’s just super fun and there’s no consequences; I just generally have a few drinks and have a blast with that band. This time we had such good crowds.”

"At a certain stage of youth, there are less things to do and less things to worry about."

"We work more closely now than we did in the beginning. It’s always a different experience, but it’s hard to put a finger on exactly why each time is different…"

"I’ve been quite a big fan of Future Classic for a long time so I was curious about signing on it. I really hope to meet them at some point and maybe even play shows in Australia."