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Finally got my copy of THE STRUTS EVERYBODY WANTS in the mail today!!!!!!👏🏻👏🏻

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ARE YOU EXCITED TO TOUR AMERICA AND SEE THIS ENTIRE COUNTRY? Luke: Yeah! I mean, I’m not hugely excited about going around in a little shitty van, but I’m really looking forward to the scenery. If you’re going to see America, I’ve heard that driving is probably the best way to do so. Personally, I prefer private jet, but you know – you can’t have it all.

Atwood Magazine Mitch Mosk

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THIS TIME LAST YEAR, YOU HAD JUST RELEASED YOUR DEBUT ALBUM IN THE UK. HOW DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE CHANGED BETWEEN THEN AND NOW? Luke: I think we’ve changed quite a lot, which is why… I’ve been having a lot of conversations with the group and whatnot about doing this album, and coming back to it, and possibly giving the debut album some new tracks. That album was written in a time and a place while we were in a certain headspace, and it’s what we wanted to say at that point. Now we’re not the same band, you know – not completely; we still love the songs, but I think we’re going with something ever-so-slightly different now, and to be honest I really can’t wait to work on album number two and just really focus on it. I think lyrically, we’re a lot more knowledgeable. I think the group’s tighter – everyone’s more comfortable within their own skins since last year.

Atwood Magazine Mitch Mosk

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WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SONG TO PLAY LIVE? Luke: That’s a difficult one… I think “Where Did She Go,” because we normally play that towards the end, and I associate it with the end of the show – so for me, it’s kind of like, “Yeah, come on now, give it just a little bit extra – we’ve almost done it!” The sets are intense; if you listen to the songs, none of them are particularly easy to sing, so once you’re doing it for an hour, “Where Did She Go” comes and it’s just great – I’ve got a lot of memories associated with it where I’m just pushing and pushing through three-plus minutes to try and give the audience everything.

Atwood Magazine Mitch Mosk

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LET’S GO THROUGH THE EP’S FOUR SONGS ONE BY ONE. WHAT DOES EACH SONG MEAN TO YOU? “Could Have Been Me” Luke: “Could Have Been Me,” to me, really represents a time that the band were not going through a great patch. We ended up going to the studio when this song came about, and lyrically we decided to reflect on our current situation. We ended up making something which we feel that people can connect with, which is great. “Could Have Been Me,” for me, is anthemic, fun, and loud. I wanna taste love and pain I wanna feel pride and shame I don’t wanna take my time I don’t wanna waste one line I wanna live better days Never look back and say It could have been me It could have been me “Kiss This” Luke: “Kiss This,” again, was written on personal experience pretty much at the same or similar time as “Could Have Been Me.” One of my friends at the time had… Basically, my girlfriend at the time cheated on me with one of my good friends, and… And it came out of it, really. It was a liberating song – I didn’t want it to be a “boo-hoo,” you know? “Ooh, she’s gone…” you know, it’s one of those songs where it’s like, “You know what? Fuck you… If you’re going to do that, I’m better than that.” So it’s not a “boo-hoo” break-up song; it’s more of a liberating, standing up on your own two feet kind of track, which is really cool. “Put Your Money On Me” Luke: “Put Your Money On Me” is more, to me, from the lyrics, etc., it’s just asking people – I mean, it’s a love song, but if you really look at it, it’s asking people to say, “Look, give this a chance because I know you’re going to fucking love it as soon as you press play. As soon as you come see us live, you’re going to enjoy yourself, so don’t be afraid to give us a listen,” basically. It’s just giving us a chance – “Put Your Money On Me.” “Where Did She Go” Luke: “Where Did She Go” is particularly special for me – I wrote that song when I was sixteen, coming home drunk from a night out. The melody just came to me, and I wrote all the lyrics in my head and sang it the whole way back while walking home. And that was it! I then woke up the next day – I still remember it – and I used to play it with my old group for years. It was always kind of a fan favorite, even then back in Bristol. It’s a very interesting song – it’s over ten years now since it’s been written, and it’s literally stayed with me throughout my whole music career. It’s gone from me at sixteen, all the way into my mid-twenties, so it’s really cool – and that’s when you know you’ve got a good song, you know? When it gets better with age, like a fine wine.

Atwood Magazine Mitch Mosk

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Freddie Mercury + Joan Jett= LUKE SPILLER!!!❤️😍❤️