Junodream

Junodream are making their intentions clear. Here to stay the band are dedicated to the cause, self producing all their music in a london renovated shed. Longevity is the idea, sustainability and a long term career the goal. They may have a moments experience with imposter syndrome, but they are determined not to let it deter them. It's a brotherhood at the end of the day. Ed joins me to tell all, with their debut album being more than a standalone piece of work, and their yearning to create a connection with fans.

E: All of us actually in the band, none of us have brothers so we are literally like each other's brothers. That’s the sort of relationship we have. I wouldn't say we're colleagues and we're not so much just best mates.It's just that sort of deeper relationship.

A: It must be nice to have one another to rely on and have those all important conversations with. I read something the other about how siblings often are one of the only people who go through the same collective experiences as you in your life and it really clicked for me, I’m super close with my brother but it felt like an important revelation for me. When on tour, as fun and exciting as it is it must be nice to have the bond with the boys when you need to confide in them or even for support, there’s only so many meals you can eat from Welcome breaks before you start to lose your mind!

E: I was just talking about that. It's just so hard to stay healthy. But I agree with you. With the band sometimes when you see your friends you're there to celebrate something and having fun, but with the band, you go through the rough and smooth together. We've got a real gallows sense of humour amongst our band because we've known each other since we were 14. Juno Dream is the newest iteration of the band. But it's not always been smooth sailing. You're not entitled to anything, anyone can pick up a guitar and have some form of capacity to like be a musician. So it’s like you’re fighting against a bunch of invisible other people doing the same thing. There's no reason that you shouldn't be successful but at the same time there’s no reason you should. So it's like a real struggle. But that makes that kind of maternal bond a bit stronger.

A: You’re going through not only collective situations, but I guess really extreme versions of day to day life, emotions wise from really big moments together, lot’s of excitement, adrenaline or cortisol from being on stage, so to not only fall back on and rely on emotionally on each other, I bet you also keep each other grounded.

E: We keep ourselves quite aggressively grounded. We are pretty self-deprecating. Probably a bit too much. We're not like typical showman. We're not super cocky. I mean I like that in certain bands where you've got the kind of quite punchy stage presence. Whereas we're, I think a little bit more introspective. And that's how it also plays out in the music as well. We definitely try to keep ourselves grounded, maybe a bit too much. I think next year we're going to try and have a little more self-belief