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Victoria: ‘You Belong to Me’ is my Victoria: As a DIY band, we do
favorite track on the album. I wrote this everything ourselves from booking,
song because we had originally managing, touring, writing, recording,
discussed making this a concept album landing press coverage, the list goes
centered on an abusive relationship. The on. I spend most of my days promoting
album didn’t turn out that way, but this the band by sending out demos to
song was written with a story and with labels, radio stations, and curators, and
characters in mind. As I listen to it more, making sure we are playing gigs. The
I just admire the different sonic business side is a ton of work, but I
influences that range from folk to pop thoroughly enjoy it (most days). This
punk, and I still feel a connection to the band is my baby, my vision come to life.
story within the song. It’s exciting to push it out to the world
and see what comes back. On a side
Sean: ‘You Belong To Me’ is a long-time note, since I’ve spent so much time
favorite of mine. The point of view is an compiling music contacts, I’ve created
engaging work of art by Victoria; abuse a database filled with thousands of
from the eyes of the abuser. It makes for venues, blogs, indie radio stations,
a bittersweet take on the subject that playlist curators, labels, etc. I started to
suggests empathy for a typically see how time consuming and daunting
villainous persona. And isn’t that what it it was to manage your own band and
really takes to heal? Understanding? wanted to make it free and easy for
Love this song and I’m very proud of how other artists to utilize these contacts.
it turned out. Anyone can sign up at:
www.artist4artist.com. Hopefully, it
Tommy: For me, it’s ‘You Belong to Me.’ helps some other hard-working DIY
I’m really proud of the structure of the bands out there.
song. It starts out with a vibey folk song,
and it moves to this Foo Fighters-esque TB: What is on the horizon in 2022
ballad, then it expands into a punk for Azure Wolf?
bridge. It’s a cool mixture of ideas
packaged into one song. Sean: We have been stewing on a lot of
creative motivation for a while, and it
TB: What is the song writer process? feels like there’s another record boiling
Is it a group effort or one or two just beneath the surface for us. So, stay
individuals do most of the writing? tuned!
Victoria: For most of ‘Tensions,’ the Victoria: We had two singles, ‘Wounds’
process was me coming to the group and ‘Buckrow Beach,’ that came out in
with the music and lyrics and we would December. Another single called
all work together from there. As we’ve ‘Release Me’ will be coming out some
gained more confidence and identity as time in early 2022. Our schedule is
a band, our writing has become more starting to fill with shows in 2022. We
collaborative. Isaac wrote the music and really want to focus on writing and
lyrics for ‘Secrets,’ which really highlights getting back into the studio to work on
his ability as a songwriter. ‘Honey Rush’ album number two!
was just a funky jam we were doing
before practice that turned into one of TB: If you could be the opening act
the strongest singles we have. We’re for any musician or band, who would
very lucky we have four songwriters in that be and why?
the band – I don’t think that’s typical.
Tommy: ABBA! It’d be so weird, but I
TB: As an indie band, how do you would love to see them live. Maybe I
juggle the business side of the band could jump on stage during ‘Dancing
with the creative side? Queen’ and play the tambourine?
