“It’s essentially the most Wallows that Wallows has ever been,” says Dylan Minnette, one-third of mentioned Los Angeles indie-rock trio, as he stands on the Bowery Ballroom stage alongside childhood mates and now bandmates Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston, on the eve of releasing their third album, Mannequin.
Since pre-teen years, they’ve entered maturity, undertaken their very own private inventive pursuits, in and outdoors of music, and located success in them — although all the time discovering their means again into the world of Wallows.
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For our Summer time 2024 Problem, Minnette, Lemasters, and Preston sit down with AP to unpack their band’s progress and trajectory, from the start by way of at present, in addition to their very own — from what bonded them collectively as Kings of Leon-loving preteens to their present band dynamics. The indie-rockers discover the shifts of their craft and their targets through the years, how they’ve really achieved the latter by way of Mannequin, their effervescent newest album, and the way they’ve discovered not solely their stride however true self-confidence. “Writing [Model],” Minnette says, “I felt like I recognized with myself essentially the most than I ever have in my life. All of that goes hand in hand with how we wished the music to sound.”
Preorder your copy at present and keep tuned this week. Additionally in AP’s 2024 Summer time Problem, discover options on Maya Hawke, Luke Hemmings, Remi Wolf, and extra.
Images by Natalie Hewitt
Styling by Tabitha Sanchez
Hair and make-up by Leticia Llesmin
