Paul: Just to start it off, your album “Howl Howl Gaff Gaff†came out a few months earlier this year, right?
Adam: Yeah, in May.
Paul: This is slightly confusing, some of my friends who listen to you guys are confused, I know, but you guys released actually an album called Howl Howl Gaff Gaff a while back in Sweden?
Adam: Yeah, almost two years ago. We really liked the songs and we felt like we should keep them on the album. It was a collection of songs that we liked, really.
Paul: There are some of the same songs on the two albums, but why is it also the same name?
Adam: We just wanted it to be like even though you have different songs, you have the same album. It's a different account, it's a little background on what we released.
Paul: So right now you guys are touring with the Kings of Leon and the Secret Machines. You're just about in the middle of the tour, right?
Adam: Well, we only have a bit left, just a few dates.
Paul: How is the tour going so far?
Adam: It's going really well. We play a lot of bigger venues than we're used to. Big old theaters. It's very nice, although a little weird. The other bands are very nice.
Paul: How did you guys get hooked up with this tour?
Adam: I think somehow they heard our songs somewhere, I think, and they bought the album, so they contacted us. It's really exciting how that happened. The little guy gets to talk to the big guy.
Paul: So how is touring in America different from touring in Sweden?
Adam: It's bigger. It's such a big country; it takes like a month to get around, but in Sweden, it takes like two weeks to do that. It's fun because every city is very different and it's fun to have several hundred people come to your show. Every city is just really different though.
Paul: How do the crowds seem to be responding to your set?
Adam: Really well. It's fun, because there are a lot of people who don't know us.
Paul: Is there anything you like or dislike about touring in America that you wouldn't find in Sweden?
Adam: The food. I miss Swedish food. I miss the bread, food like that. It's hard to get good food in the middle of nowhere. I miss that. You meet a lot of very nice people out here who want to help you out wherever you go, but still, you miss your friends out here.
Paul: Is there any particular reason why you guys sing in English rather than Swedish?
Adam: That's just the way I live. My dad always let me listen to Queen, Chicago. I was raised with that kind of music. Also, we wanted to be able to do this, you know; to be able to record an album outside of Sweden. We'll see, though. We're going to try and record some more songs.
Paul: I have to ask, what was the band's reaction when you guys got played on The OC a while ago?
Adam: I don't know, really. We just got an email saying that they were going to play the song. I know what the show is about, but I haven't seen an single episode. But I heard that they play kind of good music like The Shins and more, you know, good music. So I don't know how that happened, but they contacted us. I haven't seen that episode, I want to see it.
Paul: What are you guys planning to do after this tour? You're headlining a few shows?
Adam: Yeah, we have a really full schedule this fall, so we're going to do a lot of touring in Europe, England, and in Japan probably. We'll be back here in November though, for another American tour. Touring, touring, and touring.
Paul: Is that going to hit all of America or just the East Coast?
Adam: We're going to start in Atlanta and do a full circle around the country.
Paul: Do you have any idea who you'll be touring with?
Adam: We don't know yet. We'll try and bring a Swedish band with us this time, maybe. See if it's possible.
Paul: Are you guys planning on writing any new material soon?
Adam: Yeah, we have lots of new material, so as soon as we're done touring, we're going to go in and record. We're probably going to start recording after Christmas sometime.
Paul: So fan will be able to hear songs maybe next Spring?
Adam: Yeah, maybe. I just want to try and go in the studio as soon as possible. We have so many songs and ideas we want to put down on tape.
Paul: What's a band out there that you think deserves more attention?
Adam: I think a great Swedish band that deserves attention is The Radio Dept. They're really, really good and they have an album out in the UK but not the US.
Paul: Obviously, right now there are a lot of bands out there. What is it do you think that makes you different from the rest of them, like since you're from Sweden?
Adam: It's hard. It's easier for the rest of the world to see how we got discovered. I think we're very...I don't know, really. We've been raised by a lot of American music and we maybe have our own Nordic melancholy side to it. I don't know. I think we're just very strong on principles.
Paul: I have to ask: Is it true that you guys are all blonde?
Adam: It's not true. But there are a lot of blonde people, especially the real Swedes.
Paul: I have one last question and that's, do you prefer Coke or Pepsi?
Adam: I'm a Coke drinker.
