We had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with the amazing Americana-indie duo Crowe Boys at The Long Road the other weekend. Check it out below!
So firstly, you just played London, right?
Yeah, we just played the Lexington. It was sick! Then back in a couple of weeks to play the Electric Brixton.
Is it your first time coming out here?
Yes sir!
Are there any comparisons you can make out here compared to back home?
A lot of it is just culture differences. The roads. Driving. The food. But it’s all like 1° different, you know? Not like so different but it’s like, close but not quite the same.
I imagine it’s a little weird being in an environment like this that tries to encapsulate the vibe of the South so well?
Yeah, they’ve smashed it, it’s really close!
Have you got a busy rest of the year planned?
Yeah, we’ll be on the road for a couple more months, and then we’re done around mid-December!
How would you describe your sound?
Indie folk, I guess!
I saw on your website you used to be in a punkier band, right?
Alt-punk, yeah!
Would you say it influences your sound still today?
I don’t know. I’d imagine given how long we played it it probably still does in some way.
Would you have any interest in going back to that?
I don’t think so. We’re both really loving what we’re doing at the minute!
Are you writing still?
Oh yeah!
Is it a way down the pipeline yet?
Hopefully not too far away, as we like to get people music when we can. We’re pretty deep into trying to get through some songs for the next record.
I think it’s quite hard to keep up with putting stuff out these days, too!
What’s the writing process like for you two?
Recently it’s just us starting ideas off on our own and then bringing it to the table. Hash out like what this is saying and feeling. Then try to find a way of putting the music around it that also feels the same way as when you hear the words.
Is it just the two of you here this weekend?
Yes, just a duo!
Do you tour with a band back home?
Yeah! They’re kinda a part. It’s kinda friends that we’ve gotten to know from the music scene in New Orleans. They’ll swap out if they need to, but there’s like a couple that are our guys!
You have two sets this weekend, what can we expect from them?
They’ll pretty much be the same!
It’s always a little hard with the time slots. It’s the same stage too, right?
I have no idea! I currently have an AirTag on me and they’re just going to cart me around! But also, it’s fun to just kinda immerse yourself in it!
Do you have a dream tour lineup you’d wanna be a part of?
Personally, I think it would be sick to do a show at Red Rocks with, like, Mumford and Sons/Gregory Allan Ascoff.
It seems like Red Rocks has really embraced country recently!
Yeah, I mean Colorado and Montana, those are like, country to the max!
If you could have written one song from history, and spring to mind?
Good question! Probably, since we were talking about them earlier, ‘Mr Brightside’ by The Killers.
That’s cool, it feels like such a British song…
Oh heck no, it’s a huge song! Love The Killers in the US!