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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Dunkin Music Lounge. Thank you so much
for showing up today. Now, the artists that we have
in store for you today, we are so excited to welcome.
They have been praised by Rolling Stone, by Billboard, by MTV.
Let's give it up for some son, all right.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
So this first one is called Dancing to the Headlights.
This is personally one of my favorite songs off the EP.
It was actually one of the very first songs we
wrote for it. And you know, we make so much
music and a lot of the time, you know, we'll
start a demo and it'll get to a certain point,
(00:38):
we'll finish it, and then we'll make something two days
later that we're ten times more excited about. And this
one kind of stuck through the whole time. So this
is Dancing to the Headlights.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Ready, Philas.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
Driving eighty five on a sixteen harbway.
Speaker 5 (01:16):
For my uses, just a single open road.
Speaker 6 (01:23):
Survive him, hit the bricks.
Speaker 5 (01:26):
In it up the sideways, Despie yours only.
Speaker 6 (01:38):
Our song comes.
Speaker 7 (01:39):
On the radio. And with these supperings and.
Speaker 6 (01:44):
The angle and your team by him, see you.
Speaker 8 (01:49):
Cord, we can stop though, kill the traffic lights, shot
the hard Waydom dance into the headlights. We can stop through,
(02:10):
make a last all at it, shout the hard way them,
dance into the headlights.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
Dance into the headlights. You're surprising and look and you
got no life like it's magic. Quinn, look okay, as
takes control, realizing that you can't play the game from
(02:54):
the side.
Speaker 6 (02:58):
The less you had your colors, the more in your
should A song comes on radio. Then we de suppers,
knee m blow.
Speaker 7 (03:12):
Then you see by.
Speaker 8 (03:14):
To see you on a card. We can stop though,
you have a traffic lights, shut the.
Speaker 6 (03:27):
Hard way, dance into the headlights.
Speaker 9 (03:34):
Week stop though, make a last tonight, shut the hard way,
dance into the head lights, Dance.
Speaker 6 (03:59):
Into the head Now, didn't listen to the.
Speaker 7 (04:21):
Thank you?
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
That's a fun one.
Speaker 3 (04:27):
That's a fun one.
Speaker 7 (04:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
So we're doing, you know, a more stripped back version
of our set. Usually we play with a full band,
super super high energy, but you know, we're kind of
trying to preserve a little bit of that today with
what we're doing for you guys. So we're excited for
you guys to hear these. This next one is called
Blame It on the Rain. This one came out almost
a month ago, right, maybe a little over a month ago,
(04:50):
something like that. But yeah, this one is a pretty
you know, it's a concept that I felt in real life.
And it's not often that that happens when trying to,
you know, write a pop song. You know, it's nothing
(05:11):
that's insanely deep conceptually, but you know, I was with
my girlfriend and it was pouring rain outside. You know,
nobody wants to walk around pouring New York City streets,
and you know we were we had plans and you
know what we were just like, let's just blame it
on the rain and not go.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
So this one's called blame it on the rain.
Speaker 5 (05:44):
Fredding Night and we got bears of Patian of fens
are brought down town. I feel bad that there's a
press of cancer Dahut, but you could cat on the south.
Speaker 6 (06:02):
We can drink champagne.
Speaker 7 (06:03):
We see.
Speaker 5 (06:04):
The excuse is head high frohenever you lose and stay
you because what are we lose it? Why don't we
get junk on on the w field and between for
us in the sea and I don't never leave and.
Speaker 10 (06:21):
Somebody else side we can pay it on the bed,
don't the way on the beds Bad's body for the
(06:44):
rest about no pay.
Speaker 7 (06:47):
A weekend away.
Speaker 6 (06:50):
Somebody.
Speaker 7 (06:53):
We can pay that on the on the bad.
Speaker 6 (07:01):
Friday night and there's no hazard. He shut.
Speaker 5 (07:06):
Fans can do it without us. I feel bad, but
now there's no anticipation. I don't need to sort it out.
We could drink champagne.
Speaker 6 (07:20):
And see the excuses.
Speaker 5 (07:22):
Head half whenever you lose and stay because what are
we losing? Why don't we get drunk and on the
way free and between fours in the sea and I
don't they never leave?
Speaker 6 (07:36):
And so do you?
Speaker 7 (07:47):
What's the on the bed? I wanted for the mess.
Speaker 6 (08:03):
We're doing good.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
Sua on the babe, Thank you, thank you. Make some
(08:40):
noise for Rex one time. Thank you guys, thank you.
(09:07):
All right, So this next one is the title track
of our EP called Lose My Mind.
Speaker 6 (09:14):
Little backstory about this one.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
So it's called Lose my Mind, and it's about you know,
some things in life, whether it's somebody something a situation
that just drives you absolutely crazy, but you just still
keep going back to it and to the other side
of that. It's, you know, with doing this whole music thing,
(09:38):
you kind of got to lose your mind a little bit.
And you got to believe in things that don't exist
and throw things against the wall until something sticks, and
you know, just have that delusion and drive to just
keep going. So this one's called lose my mind.
Speaker 5 (10:00):
I'm on my way to being insomniac. I'm on our
beat away from my heart attack. Hate that you turn
me young because I can't turn back. Happens over and
over again. I've got him before to the third degree.
I'm scared to death. You'll be the death of me.
(10:23):
Why can't on better? Things become bitter sweet?
Speaker 7 (10:27):
Thinking over and over?
Speaker 5 (10:33):
God damn, you're stealing bad and now I can't.
Speaker 6 (10:37):
Stand a speed of body with some bird plan.
Speaker 7 (10:47):
Be lose my mind, lose my.
Speaker 6 (11:03):
I know a strage of whisper.
Speaker 5 (11:05):
I'll say, my sirn playing with fire Bordhi's just firers.
Speaker 7 (11:11):
No, if you'll leave to gonna just see me.
Speaker 4 (11:16):
Happen so of.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
Them and do arica.
Speaker 4 (11:21):
Goddamn, you're stealing BD and now I can't stay a
speeding of bad and burstle plant.
Speaker 7 (11:30):
Do we need to feel? We lose my mind, We
lose my We lose my mind. You need.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
Thank you guys, so cool The dunkin music lounge. You know,
I have to ask, are you guys coffee fans?
Speaker 6 (12:17):
Yes, yeah, very very much.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
So what's your order at Duncan?
Speaker 7 (12:21):
I'm a.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
Small cold brew with a little bit of toasted almond
and almond milk.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Okay, so it's a little sweet, but not too sweet,
just a little.
Speaker 11 (12:30):
Bit, just a little bit. I just keep it simple
with an ic coffee, That's all I say.
Speaker 1 (12:35):
And no dairy nothing, No.
Speaker 11 (12:37):
I like a black coffee, all right.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
And one more question as far as coffee goes, if
you could have any any celebrity dead or alive and
have an iced coffee or or whatever you're toasting almond with,
who would that be?
Speaker 6 (12:52):
It would have to be Jack Antonoff?
Speaker 11 (12:54):
Oh wow, okay, yes, we talk about this frequently.
Speaker 1 (12:58):
Are you planning a tailor swept collaboration?
Speaker 11 (13:00):
I mean quite possible.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
So, as a lot has been going on with you guys,
You've been praised by various publications, when did it all
start for you? And like, what are some of the
highlights of your career so far?
Speaker 2 (13:14):
So I would say, you know, this whole thing started
in a writing camp. Elan and I met in at
Joshua Tree in Joshua Tree, California, and you know, at
the time, we were both doing completely separate things and
we started making a whole bunch of music together. And
at the time he was doing a dance pop thing,
I was doing a reggae pop thing. And we made
(13:34):
a whole bunch of songs there and were it was
super fresh. The sound was super fresh to us. And
that's kind of the birthplace of Sumsun. How it all happened.
Speaker 1 (13:42):
So, you guys didn't know each other growing up. It
was at the writing camp.
Speaker 11 (13:46):
We've only met two and a half years ago. We
are this is a new friendship and a bond.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
Oh you guys, that's so sweet. So I have to ask,
you know, when did it all start going viral for you?
When did you start gaining tracks as far as followers,
I know you have a ton of followers on social.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Yeah, I would say the first kind of moment we
were like, wow, the Sumsun songs are resonating was we
put out a song called Stereo and it started doing
really well on the radio between iHeartRadio and you know,
some other channels and stuff, and that kind of really
gave us our first moment where people other than like
our friends and family were listening to it, and yeah,
(14:25):
I would say that was just a moment we were like, ah, like,
let's do this.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
And as far as like writing music goes, because you
come from different backgrounds as far as genre, how does
that work to your advantage?
Speaker 2 (14:37):
Yeah, so I would say, you know, this whole dynamic
is awesome because when we started making music together, Elon
is the absolute most talented producer I've ever worked with.
And I had just started singing, like just before Elon
(14:59):
and I started working together, and it really allowed me
to kind of put production aside because I did a
lot of production back before we met, and just it
allowed me to really focus in on finding my voice.
And Elon just has an incredible ear, and it was
just the best kind of segue into finding the sound
(15:21):
because he really helped pull it out of me.
Speaker 11 (15:23):
And I think to add to that, we don't really
have any solid genre. We don't really believe in that
because we come from such different musical backgrounds and what
we make is so special. So just feels really good.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
Yeah, I mean, why I put a label on it,
It's just beautiful music. Now. Giving up some of the
control of the production like that must have felt a
certain way, just being able to trust each other.
Speaker 2 (15:48):
The The good thing was like when we first met,
it was just an instant click. I like what he liked,
he liked what I liked, So there was like no
second guessing at anything. It just felt so natural right
off the bat.
Speaker 1 (16:00):
Well, that's incredible. If you could do any collaboration with
an artist that's popular today or even someone who is
sadly no longer with us, who would you want to
feature on a Sumsun record?
Speaker 11 (16:15):
I would say cold Play personally we're huge, definitely like
the orchestra. Yeah, that anthemic sound. We just love it.
Speaker 2 (16:23):
A lot of the music we put out recently, and
you know where the sound is headed is we like
to call it anthem pop. It's you know, big, big
chorus that you could just kind of scream and it's
almost like, I mean, we're playing small venues around New
York City in Los Angeles, but you know, people will
tell us after the show it's like this sounds like
(16:43):
it should be played in a stadium.
Speaker 11 (16:45):
So hopefully it gets there one day.
Speaker 1 (16:46):
And a lot of the artists that do come through
our dunkin music Lounge. What's really amazing is that you
get to do this intimate performance, but it sets up
for something so much bigger than that. You know, the
big music, the big pieces of equipment. So how is
it different performing for a smaller crowd versus more people.
Speaker 2 (17:06):
I would say it's just as much fun performing for
twenty people as it is performing for a sold out
Bowery Ballroom or Brooklyn Mirage.
Speaker 11 (17:15):
This is just so fun for us. We just like
have so much fun on stage.
Speaker 6 (17:19):
There's some sun.
Speaker 3 (17:20):
Thank you guys so much for having us
Welcome to the Dunkin Music Lounge. Thank you so much
for showing up today. Now, the artists that we have
in store for you today, we are so excited to welcome.
They have been praised by Rolling Stone, by Billboard, by MTV.
Let's give it up for some son, all right.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
So this first one is called Dancing to the Headlights.
This is personally one of my favorite songs off the EP.
It was actually one of the very first songs we
wrote for it. And you know, we make so much
music and a lot of the time, you know, we'll
start a demo and it'll get to a certain point,
(00:38):
we'll finish it, and then we'll make something two days
later that we're ten times more excited about. And this
one kind of stuck through the whole time. So this
is Dancing to the Headlights.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Ready, Philas.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
Driving eighty five on a sixteen harbway.
Speaker 5 (01:16):
For my uses, just a single open road.
Speaker 6 (01:23):
Survive him, hit the bricks.
Speaker 5 (01:26):
In it up the sideways, Despie yours only.
Speaker 6 (01:38):
Our song comes.
Speaker 7 (01:39):
On the radio. And with these supperings and.
Speaker 6 (01:44):
The angle and your team by him, see you.
Speaker 8 (01:49):
Cord, we can stop though, kill the traffic lights, shot
the hard Waydom dance into the headlights. We can stop through,
(02:10):
make a last all at it, shout the hard way them,
dance into the headlights.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
Dance into the headlights. You're surprising and look and you
got no life like it's magic. Quinn, look okay, as
takes control, realizing that you can't play the game from
(02:54):
the side.
Speaker 6 (02:58):
The less you had your colors, the more in your
should A song comes on radio. Then we de suppers,
knee m blow.
Speaker 7 (03:12):
Then you see by.
Speaker 8 (03:14):
To see you on a card. We can stop though,
you have a traffic lights, shut the.
Speaker 6 (03:27):
Hard way, dance into the headlights.
Speaker 9 (03:34):
Week stop though, make a last tonight, shut the hard way,
dance into the head lights, Dance.
Speaker 6 (03:59):
Into the head Now, didn't listen to the.
Speaker 7 (04:21):
Thank you?
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
That's a fun one.
Speaker 3 (04:27):
That's a fun one.
Speaker 7 (04:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
So we're doing, you know, a more stripped back version
of our set. Usually we play with a full band,
super super high energy, but you know, we're kind of
trying to preserve a little bit of that today with
what we're doing for you guys. So we're excited for
you guys to hear these. This next one is called
Blame It on the Rain. This one came out almost
a month ago, right, maybe a little over a month ago,
(04:50):
something like that. But yeah, this one is a pretty
you know, it's a concept that I felt in real life.
And it's not often that that happens when trying to,
you know, write a pop song. You know, it's nothing
(05:11):
that's insanely deep conceptually, but you know, I was with
my girlfriend and it was pouring rain outside. You know,
nobody wants to walk around pouring New York City streets,
and you know we were we had plans and you
know what we were just like, let's just blame it
on the rain and not go.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
So this one's called blame it on the rain.
Speaker 5 (05:44):
Fredding Night and we got bears of Patian of fens
are brought down town. I feel bad that there's a
press of cancer Dahut, but you could cat on the south.
Speaker 6 (06:02):
We can drink champagne.
Speaker 7 (06:03):
We see.
Speaker 5 (06:04):
The excuse is head high frohenever you lose and stay
you because what are we lose it? Why don't we
get junk on on the w field and between for
us in the sea and I don't never leave and.
Speaker 10 (06:21):
Somebody else side we can pay it on the bed,
don't the way on the beds Bad's body for the
(06:44):
rest about no pay.
Speaker 7 (06:47):
A weekend away.
Speaker 6 (06:50):
Somebody.
Speaker 7 (06:53):
We can pay that on the on the bad.
Speaker 6 (07:01):
Friday night and there's no hazard. He shut.
Speaker 5 (07:06):
Fans can do it without us. I feel bad, but
now there's no anticipation. I don't need to sort it out.
We could drink champagne.
Speaker 6 (07:20):
And see the excuses.
Speaker 5 (07:22):
Head half whenever you lose and stay because what are
we losing? Why don't we get drunk and on the
way free and between fours in the sea and I
don't they never leave?
Speaker 6 (07:36):
And so do you?
Speaker 7 (07:47):
What's the on the bed? I wanted for the mess.
Speaker 6 (08:03):
We're doing good.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
Sua on the babe, Thank you, thank you. Make some
(08:40):
noise for Rex one time. Thank you guys, thank you.
(09:07):
All right, So this next one is the title track
of our EP called Lose My Mind.
Speaker 6 (09:14):
Little backstory about this one.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
So it's called Lose my Mind, and it's about you know,
some things in life, whether it's somebody something a situation
that just drives you absolutely crazy, but you just still
keep going back to it and to the other side
of that. It's, you know, with doing this whole music thing,
(09:38):
you kind of got to lose your mind a little bit.
And you got to believe in things that don't exist
and throw things against the wall until something sticks, and
you know, just have that delusion and drive to just
keep going. So this one's called lose my mind.
Speaker 5 (10:00):
I'm on my way to being insomniac. I'm on our
beat away from my heart attack. Hate that you turn
me young because I can't turn back. Happens over and
over again. I've got him before to the third degree.
I'm scared to death. You'll be the death of me.
(10:23):
Why can't on better? Things become bitter sweet?
Speaker 7 (10:27):
Thinking over and over?
Speaker 5 (10:33):
God damn, you're stealing bad and now I can't.
Speaker 6 (10:37):
Stand a speed of body with some bird plan.
Speaker 7 (10:47):
Be lose my mind, lose my.
Speaker 6 (11:03):
I know a strage of whisper.
Speaker 5 (11:05):
I'll say, my sirn playing with fire Bordhi's just firers.
Speaker 7 (11:11):
No, if you'll leave to gonna just see me.
Speaker 4 (11:16):
Happen so of.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
Them and do arica.
Speaker 4 (11:21):
Goddamn, you're stealing BD and now I can't stay a
speeding of bad and burstle plant.
Speaker 7 (11:30):
Do we need to feel? We lose my mind, We
lose my We lose my mind. You need.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
Thank you guys, so cool The dunkin music lounge. You know,
I have to ask, are you guys coffee fans?
Speaker 6 (12:17):
Yes, yeah, very very much.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
So what's your order at Duncan?
Speaker 7 (12:21):
I'm a.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
Small cold brew with a little bit of toasted almond
and almond milk.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Okay, so it's a little sweet, but not too sweet,
just a little.
Speaker 11 (12:30):
Bit, just a little bit. I just keep it simple
with an ic coffee, That's all I say.
Speaker 1 (12:35):
And no dairy nothing, No.
Speaker 11 (12:37):
I like a black coffee, all right.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
And one more question as far as coffee goes, if
you could have any any celebrity dead or alive and
have an iced coffee or or whatever you're toasting almond with,
who would that be?
Speaker 6 (12:52):
It would have to be Jack Antonoff?
Speaker 11 (12:54):
Oh wow, okay, yes, we talk about this frequently.
Speaker 1 (12:58):
Are you planning a tailor swept collaboration?
Speaker 11 (13:00):
I mean quite possible.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
So, as a lot has been going on with you guys,
You've been praised by various publications, when did it all
start for you? And like, what are some of the
highlights of your career so far?
Speaker 2 (13:14):
So I would say, you know, this whole thing started
in a writing camp. Elan and I met in at
Joshua Tree in Joshua Tree, California, and you know, at
the time, we were both doing completely separate things and
we started making a whole bunch of music together. And
at the time he was doing a dance pop thing,
I was doing a reggae pop thing. And we made
(13:34):
a whole bunch of songs there and were it was
super fresh. The sound was super fresh to us. And
that's kind of the birthplace of Sumsun. How it all happened.
Speaker 1 (13:42):
So, you guys didn't know each other growing up. It
was at the writing camp.
Speaker 11 (13:46):
We've only met two and a half years ago. We
are this is a new friendship and a bond.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
Oh you guys, that's so sweet. So I have to ask,
you know, when did it all start going viral for you?
When did you start gaining tracks as far as followers,
I know you have a ton of followers on social.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Yeah, I would say the first kind of moment we
were like, wow, the Sumsun songs are resonating was we
put out a song called Stereo and it started doing
really well on the radio between iHeartRadio and you know,
some other channels and stuff, and that kind of really
gave us our first moment where people other than like
our friends and family were listening to it, and yeah,
(14:25):
I would say that was just a moment we were like, ah, like,
let's do this.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
And as far as like writing music goes, because you
come from different backgrounds as far as genre, how does
that work to your advantage?
Speaker 2 (14:37):
Yeah, so I would say, you know, this whole dynamic
is awesome because when we started making music together, Elon
is the absolute most talented producer I've ever worked with.
And I had just started singing, like just before Elon
(14:59):
and I started working together, and it really allowed me
to kind of put production aside because I did a
lot of production back before we met, and just it
allowed me to really focus in on finding my voice.
And Elon just has an incredible ear, and it was
just the best kind of segue into finding the sound
(15:21):
because he really helped pull it out of me.
Speaker 11 (15:23):
And I think to add to that, we don't really
have any solid genre. We don't really believe in that
because we come from such different musical backgrounds and what
we make is so special. So just feels really good.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
Yeah, I mean, why I put a label on it,
It's just beautiful music. Now. Giving up some of the
control of the production like that must have felt a
certain way, just being able to trust each other.
Speaker 2 (15:48):
The The good thing was like when we first met,
it was just an instant click. I like what he liked,
he liked what I liked, So there was like no
second guessing at anything. It just felt so natural right
off the bat.
Speaker 1 (16:00):
Well, that's incredible. If you could do any collaboration with
an artist that's popular today or even someone who is
sadly no longer with us, who would you want to
feature on a Sumsun record?
Speaker 11 (16:15):
I would say cold Play personally we're huge, definitely like
the orchestra. Yeah, that anthemic sound. We just love it.
Speaker 2 (16:23):
A lot of the music we put out recently, and
you know where the sound is headed is we like
to call it anthem pop. It's you know, big, big
chorus that you could just kind of scream and it's
almost like, I mean, we're playing small venues around New
York City in Los Angeles, but you know, people will
tell us after the show it's like this sounds like
(16:43):
it should be played in a stadium.
Speaker 11 (16:45):
So hopefully it gets there one day.
Speaker 1 (16:46):
And a lot of the artists that do come through
our dunkin music Lounge. What's really amazing is that you
get to do this intimate performance, but it sets up
for something so much bigger than that. You know, the
big music, the big pieces of equipment. So how is
it different performing for a smaller crowd versus more people.
Speaker 2 (17:06):
I would say it's just as much fun performing for
twenty people as it is performing for a sold out
Bowery Ballroom or Brooklyn Mirage.
Speaker 11 (17:15):
This is just so fun for us. We just like
have so much fun on stage.
Speaker 6 (17:19):
There's some sun.
Speaker 3 (17:20):
Thank you guys so much for having us
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I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!