The honest habits of Neon Trees

" During our sit-down chat in Auckland Domain with NEON TREES - TYLER GLENN (vocals/keyboards), BRANDEN CAMPBELL (bass), ELAINE BRADLEY (drums/vocals), and CHRIS ALLEN (guitar) - it was easy to see how the band have risen from obscurity and opening for The Killers, to being booked for Coachella Festival and touring the world in their own right in a relatively short space of time.

Describing their sound as "fun, honest, soulful, unapologetic pop" - the energy and enthusiasm put forth from the band as we sat in our little circle was contagious... and when Tyler Glenn stated that "everything makes sense when you see us live..." - I couldn’t help but wish that somehow the scheduling Gods would open up some time in their busy promotional schedule to allow a last minute Auckland performance that night. After all, it was only a few weeks earlier that Glenn had been so energetic and lively during a concert that he managed to fall off the stage face-first and smash his front teeth - an event clearly still on his mind as evidenced in the self-portrait he drew for us. "

[To read the full interview and check out the fun pictures, visit Coup de Main Magazine]