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<p>Violet Crime may have only formed 6 months ago but they have already put out an EP titled &#8220;Home Movies&#8221; that will blow your mind. RTP&#8217;s favorite song from this 3 song EP is &#8220;Sights &; Sounds.&#8221; This track starts with a soothing acoustic guitar and vocals intro that really channels the likes of Death Cab For Cutie and Plain White T&#8217;s acoustic hits. Don&#8217;t get used to that sound though because the band transitions quickly into a more pop punk vibe with pounding drums and explosive electric guitars. This band has a sound that feels familiar but also fresh. Violet Crime does an incredible job at capturing the spirit of emo and pop punk in one 3 song EP. You&#8217;ll be grateful that their sound is being transmitted to your speakers now&#8230;</p>
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<p><span class="message"><span class="message-text"><strong>We had the unique opportunity to interview the band! Enjoy:</strong></span></span></p>
<p><strong>RTP: Where is the band based? Is that where all the members are originally from? </strong></p>
<p><em>VC: Violet Crime and our members are from Chicago. Most of us work in tech startups. </em></p>
<p><em>Our drummer Kevin and I were on drumline together in college. Our guitar player Tom and I were in jazz band together in high school. </em></p>
<p><em>Our bass player Kasey is the founder of an education startup, Packback, that on the side curates notable Chicago talent to perform at their open mic night. That&#8217;s where Kasey, Selina, Kevin and I all met and everything started.</em></p>
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<p><strong>RTP: What is the inspiration behind the song &#8220;Sights &; Sounds&#8221;? Who writes the songs in the band?</strong></p>
<p><em>VC: Sights &; Sounds was written by myself. It came up during the start of what I realized was a failing relationship. </em></p>
<p><em>We all write together, but our drummer Kevin or myself will usually bring forward an initial concept.</em></p>
<p><strong>RTP: How old are the band members?</strong></p>
<p><em>VC: Jeff Mills; vocals/guitar/keys &#8211; 24, Kasey Gandham; bass &#8211; 28, Kevin Nagel; drums &#8211; 24, Tom Goier; lead guitar &#8211; 23 </em></p>
<p><em>We also just started playing with Selina Doran from time to time (and hopefully more often!). She&#8217;s 26, sings and plays guitar.</em></p>
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<p><span class="message"><span class="message-text"><strong>RTP: Who are your greatest inspirations?</strong></span></span></p>
<p><em>VC: Hippo Campus, Maroon 5, John Mayer, Tom Misch, The Beach Boys. We definitely have an underlying emo/pop punk edge too that&#8217;s just sort of baked in to our DNA.</em></p>
<p><strong>RTP: What&#8217;s your favorite thing about music? What about your favorite thing about being in a band? From what I hear, it sounds like you guys have incredible chemistry, especially to play this well after only 6 months&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><em>VC: Music is such a mysterious phenomenon &#8211; it is so powerful and so accessible. Creating music of your own is beautiful because you feel a sense of pride, but also a sense of awe because something new exists that is separate from you. </em></p>
<p><em>With all of us working in startups or being really serious about our careers, there&#8217;s something cool about how much this whole thing pushes us to constantly be uncomfortable. </em></p>
<p><em>What if we put out a shitty release? What if we play a terrible set? That feeling of being constantly uncomfortable or paranoid is the same in a startup. This band is our startup too!</em></p>
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<p><strong>RTP: What do you want the world to know about this song?</strong></p>
<p><em>VC: The song is partially fictional, it&#8217;s a story that is inspired by real events. </em></p>
<p><em>Have you ever been in a relationship where you sort of shut everyone else out? </em></p>
<p><em>The first verse is &#8220;like a lost ghost tracing the shore, you are shapeless and homeless in your own skin&#8221; &#8211; I realized the person I was with wasn&#8217;t comfortable with themselves and it sort of turned into this toxic thing where we isolated ourselves from the outside world. </em></p>
<p><em>We tried to make the song feeling very &#8220;wandering&#8221;. The vocals are a hair behind the beat. The snare sounds like its in a massive room. Lead guitar slowly goes up the scale in intervals through the verses. Hope you enjoy it!</em></p>
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<p>Follow Violet Crime on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/violetcrime_IL/">https://www.instagram.com/violetcrime_IL/</a></p>
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<p style="text-align:right;">Written by <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0tFlCZaGI6bC1XxtfzIhmG?si=__wKxh1rRi-OOQsm1Nq6WA">Ryan Cassata</a></p>
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