band? Kiyomi: It's really different for every song, y'know. Sometimes Vero will bring in a whole song and we'll make adjustments to it. Sometimes I'll bring in a song. Sometimes we'll work out songs just jamming out on a riff in a rehearsal space. It's hard to say because every song is different but that's also what makes it exciting. dapperQ: Through personnel changes, multiple records, what do you think keeps the band grounded? What keeps you guys Hunter Valentine? And on the other hand, what has changed? Kiyomi: The evolution of the songwriting has changed...and we're having a really good time right now with the members and the current lineup. We've got a mutual respect for each other and that's really important when we're on the road. We're really having fun, which is new. In the past, we've taken ourselves so seriously. I feel like we have a really great balance of fun and professionalism. I think our work ethic has stayed the same, though. We work really hard. We try to do everything ourselves. I do all the merch, creating all the merch with different local designers, then getting it manufactured. Laura was doing the tour management. We're just really hands on. We do all our own promo, all our own tour videos. Stuff like that. We don't really ask for help until we can't, until we really need it. I think at a certain point, though, you do need to be okay with accepting help, realizing that