you personally to be able to take a stand with the music that you release? It's something we have set out to do from the start. Being inspired by the likes of John Lennon, Bob Marley, Roger Waters, Bob Dylan, and many other artists who incorporated social justice into their music, we would be fooling ourselves if it wasn't a part of our creative process. We believe whole-heartedly that music is the most powerful tool we humans possess and combined with the reach of celebrity, well that's a potion for changing the world right there and we intend to use it with great conviction. - Sepp and Sohl you both fled Iran as children so how has your past had an impact on the music you make and also how you see the world? It certainly helped shape our global outlook on life. When life begins with that much chaos and uncertainty, it's tough to find a stable ground to lift off from. But at the same time, if it wasn't for our past we would not have discovered the music and musicians that lead our journey to where we are today. John Lennon taught us to be dreamers. Hope became an ever-present concept in our songwriting. - So how did the band form? Well Sohl and I met Joel Lightman in 2008 through an advert in the paper. Joel had just come over from London. We were looking for a keyboardist and luckily Joel was looking for a band