Hello, readers of Twilight Collective! Today we bring you an interview with our favorite Washington DC indie rock band, the aptly-named Colonies! Their frontman, Pete Stevens, took the time to answer the following questions for us. Where would you most like to play a concert in the future? It would be amazing if one day we could play The Anthem which is the largest venue in DC that's not a stadium. I've seen so many cool acts there like The War on Drugs and I'm seeing Gary Clark Jr there in March. What’s the best venue you’ve played at? The best venue we have played at so far is the 9:30 Club. It's a legendary venue in DC and their owners also own The Anthem. We opened for St. Lucia at the 9:30 club in November which felt surreal as I had seen many cool acts there. Which of your songs has the most personal meaning to you? Why? I like the meaning of Think About All You've done from our second album One of a Kind the most. I feel like the message is to motivate me to keep working hard and I certainly have since we released it. I love the jam at the end of it a ton, it's probably the highlight of that album for me. Name a few artists you’ve been inspired by. We are ALWAYS inspired by The Strokes but other bands like Dr. Dog and Wilco inspired Bound To Be Something Good (The album not the song). What is the main message of your new album? What do you want your listeners to get out of it? I think the message of Bound To Be Something Good is about change. We're all seniors in college right now and when we graduate we're getting real jobs which is definitely a big change for us. I think the change that's coming will be something good and it will be good to The Colonies as well. Name one person you would add to your band’s lineup. Our old piano player Gibby transferred schools so I would add him back in a heartbeat. What’s your favorite colony out of the 13 original? My favorite is Connecticut because that's where my family currently lives and where I go visit on breaks from school! Does living in Washington D.C., the capital of the United States, affect the way you hear and play music at all? I think living in DC we've been inspired by a lot of the local bands in our area and there is definitely a very friendly music scene here where everyone is trying to know one another. Obviously also politics plays a big role in our lives there but I don't think politics specifically affects our music. You can support the Colonies on Spotify and most other streaming services.
You can follow their Instagram as well: @thecoloniesdc
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