We all grew up on a heavy dose of our parents Beatles records, The Stones. Tell us about the biggest influences and inspirations that inspired you to play music.
We’ve developed an online community of friends, fans and other bands that we’re excited about being a part of, 95% of which started from personal relationships sparked via social networking and just meeting people at shows. I think as we’ve grown as a band, our fans have grown around us. Staying in touch with fans via social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram are the best ways for us to reach out to people and make our music accessible to them as well as keep them engaged with day to day networking. We’ve tried to stay consistent with an active internet presence. What have you found works well for you as far as promotion goes? There’s a lot of self-evaluation in these songs, awareness of emotions and the concept that one’s passion pushes or propels them forward. Your will, desire and compassion for the ones you love are all touched on. Sometimes in a metaphorical sense and other times not so much. Thematically, the EP’s lyrics focus on motion, travel and the concept of urgency. The uptempo rock songs, such as the EP’s title track “Drive,” are particularly feel good songs to play live, as well as the downtempo number’s like “Made For You” to close out the evening. So far we’re gotten a positive response, which we’re happy about. Introducing new material to the fans live when they least expected it was is a great way to see if what was working for us artistically was working for the audience. Testing the songs live by assessing the crowd’s response was valuable. It was important for us to steer this release where we wanted to go musically, while assuring an engaging live show. When the opportunity to record arose, we knew we had to really lay everything out on the table, and essentially end up with our best foot forward with the material we had at the time. We began writing for the follow-up to our first independent EP in mid-2010. Please tell us about how your new EP “Drive” came about and the themes behind it. Since then we’ve been able to explore what we can really do live and in the studio with all of us on the same page. Brandon and myself (James) are also brothers, so it was just a matter of time until we came into this personnel. Over the years we’ve played with one another in various touring bands and studio projects. Was it a case of “right place, right time”?Īll four members of the band grew up together. You guys all played in multiple bands before joining forces. Welcome to Independent Music Promotions, Engloria.
Alternative pop rock band Engloria have been making major strides with their new EP “Drive”.