We thought it’d be ill to get everybody on the same page. And we were like why don’t we show the people who were inspired by and work with our friends for the first time. III and when people listen to our music they often question if it’s dance, hip hop, pop or R&B, but it’s really just a blend of all of the musical influences that we grew up on. To be completely transparent, we’re already working on The Juice: Vol. Your first two projects had zero collaborations, but every song on The Juicebox has a feature, was this intentional or it just sort of worked out that way?Ī: Yes, it was very intentional. I think the most exciting thing about us is that even though we haven’t spent that much time together, we’ve already made such amazing music and we’re becoming really close friends. And then sometimes we’ll go straight from scratch. We’ll go back and forth on different ideas and send each other photos and images, or even go off of a production idea that I’ve been working on. V and I took a trip to Tokyo right before the quarantine hit in January 2020 and that’s when we started really writing and collaborating on a lot of the production ideas for songs like “Bonafide” and “Down To Miami”.Ī: I gotta say that it’s different on every song. We started writing this when we were on tour back in Fall of 2019. When did you start working on the new album and how long has it been finished for?Ī: So it’s been a year and half in the making I would say. The both of us are really expressive, and music and interaction on social media has been our only way of connecting with our fans, especially through COVID since we haven’t been able to perform. V: We definitely indulge because this is our moment to connect. Now that the album is out, do you guys allow yourself to indulge in the reactions or do you disconnect? We have similarities in our parents, the way we were raised and our musical backgrounds, but at the same time we’re still really getting to know each other. Same thing goes with our styles, we’re very similar but we’re also very different. V comes up with concepts all the time and figuring out how to build and execute is always a challenge. We’re inspired by so many things and we had more time to spend figuring out how we wanted to present this. It also allowed us to focus on the brand. I think some of these records wouldn’t have come out if the quarantine didn’t happen and it would’ve been a different project.Ī: I couldn’t agree more. We had booked Coachella and we were on a super high, but when everything stopped it forced us to come together, breathe and create the rest of the records. Before COVID it felt like we were on a train and doing a lot and all of a sudden it just stopped. V: I think there were definitely pros and cons to it. You guys were on a roll in terms of your song output and going on a full blown North America and Europe tour in 2019, but how did pandemic affect you guys both creatively and mentally? HYPEBEAST: What does album release day look like for you two?Ī: Well, we’re together right now, and we have a billboard on Sunset so we’re definitely going to check that out and then have a drink and celebrate.īefore we get into the album, I want to ask about this last year. Shortly after the release of The Juicebox, and ahead of their appearance later this year at the famed Lollapalooza festival, HYPEBEAST chopped it up with Emotional Oranges to talk about the new album, their creative processes, what they have in the pipeline next and more. Not only is it ideal for the season, but it’s confirmation that their genre-bending formula is working. The lyrics are rife with themes of steamy romance and party life, and the production boasts the band’s signature groove-led elements, amalgamated with pockets of hip hop, soul and pop that flex their versatility as artists. Right now, serotonin levels are high for the band: Summer is starting to trickle in, the COVID-19 pandemic is retreating, and they’ve just dropped their third full-length musical project, The Juicebox.Įach of the eight tracks on this new work is a link-up Vince Staples, Kiana Ledé, Yendry, Becky G, Chiiild, Channel Tres, Biig Piig and THEY.
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