Moving from a first to a second album is an incredibly transitional time for any band because you never get to make one in a vacuum like you did with your debut. Lauren Mayberry Read Quote
We were quickly labeled as an outspoken feminist band, which I’m totally fine with. Lauren Mayberry Read Quote
The bands that we’ve found we have something in common with are bands like The National or Tegan And Sara, and I feel like that’s because all three of us come from more alternative rock backgrounds. Lauren Mayberry Read Quote
I don’t buy into this idea that pop has to be frivolous or vacuous, and we’ve never subscribed to that. Lauren Mayberry Read Quote
You can’t believe everything you read in a newspaper or everything that’s coming out of the president’s mouth. And you can’t believe when someone posts a picture from their personal life, because most of the time, it’s staged – we’re showing each other these idealized versions of ourselves so that we seem better and other people will feel worse. Lauren Mayberry Read Quote
Every conversation we have as a band is about gender in some way, and it’s been like that from the beginning. Lauren Mayberry Read Quote
There will never be a job that I do in this industry where I don’t have to talk about being a woman. I will always be a female artist. People will put that in front whether you like it or not. Lauren Mayberry Read Quote
