Floral Pop-Rock Trio Lovelytheband: Billboard Hot 100 Festival Interview No. 3

News · September 10, 2018

Feeling lovely

Lovelytheband is an American indie pop band that has made it’s name known amongst the crowd for their feel-good sounding music, even when the lyrics are not always so cheerful. Back in 2016, the guys formed their collective in Los Angeles, and became the trio that would make this year’s Billboard Hot 100 list. Lovelytheband is composed of vocalist Mitchy Collins, guitarist Jordan Greenwald, and drummer Sam Price. Together, the three make-up an eccentric and entertaining group.

In 2017, the band released their debut single “Broken”, which had a viral effect on Spotify, racking up over 3 million streams. The single charted on several Billboard charts and was able to find a place on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and a few other charts until it reached the 2018 Billboard Hot 100 charts. Lovelytheband released their first EP Everything I Could Never Say back in September 2017. They recently released their single “These Are My Friends” in May 2018 and in August 2018, they released their first album Finding It Hard to Smile.

Lovelytheband has an incredible storytelling power when it comes to their music. With this corse rock vibe tied to a sweet Cali beach band sound, they come together as this power group with music that’s a bit addictive. Mitchy’s voice is just the right amount of angst to make you want to rock along with the lyrics and the melodies of the compositions are free-ing and dreamy that you just drift with the sounds all together. Their performance at the Billboard Hot 100 Festival this year was just as exhilarating as I watched the crowd from the photo pit throw their hands in the air, sing along, and move with the guys as they entertained from the stage.

Check out their music below:

Let me preface this with the guys were hilarious, and I had a really good time chatting with them as really their care-free attitude was really refreshing.

“It was pretty amazing”, admits Mitchy in response to my asking what it was like finding out that they had made the Billboard Hot 100 list?

We talked a lot about some of the new tracks they had been releasing and how the reaction from the fans have been extremely positive for almost every record, and they are more than ecstatic about that. The guys mentioned that their sound had changed a lot from when they first started this journey. “I think it’s changed, I think it’s solidified and evolved into who we are. I think we’ve become “Lovelytheband”, Mitchy explains to me, smiling as he says their name as if a proud dad.

Knowing they love performing live, I need to know if there were any favorite memories from tours or other experiences. Jordan recalls their performance at Hangout Festival as a really good memory. “That was our first festival, didn’t know what to expect, it was on the beach…and today was fun too!”

I asked the three to give me their rationale as to why it made more sense for them to be a band rather than solo acts. All three laugh and then Sam chimes in to say “You never get lonely. I think the best part of being a band is that, us three we know that if one of us is feeling a little off, we know we have someone to pick us up”.

Lately, the guys have been doing a lot of live performances these days and because of that I had to ask what their favorite tour food would have to be, and Mitchy immediately had an answer that was in agreement with the other two as well and that was “hot wings”.

I then proceeded to follow up that question with what they couldn’t live without, but before I could even finish my sentence, Mitchy responds “wings”, Sam says “our phones”, and Jordan goes on to explain his need for toothbrush and tooth paste, “I [also] love mini mouthwash if I need a little extra hygiene”. Then somehow this conversation transformed into a discussion of how the guys only need wings and hygiene and then to a rant on hot sauce flavored toothpaste… don’t ask me! Like I said, super chill dudes, and super comical. I asked them for what their ideal summer day would consist of and the storytellers begin to paint the picture for me.

Mitchy started with “It’s June 28th, just off of the summer, it’s not too hot yet, a little June gloom” he then continues to make a miss congeniality reference describing “the perfect date”.

Then Jordan jumps in with enthusiasm (and Sam and Mitchy nod in agreement the whole time), “YOU READY? HERE IT IS: You wake up, you hit the beach early, get on a boat, have a nice refreshing cocktail, we get back and have a cookout with our friends and family, maybe meet yourself a nice lady, it’s summer time, anything is possible, then we pull out our wiffle bat and wiffle ball and play some wiffle ball with our boys and then there’s dogs on the sand, end it off with a nice shower, and end it off with a nice dinner”.

Now, as you can probably see from the pictures, the guys really have a strong sense of style, I had to ask what go-to looks for them are like. Sam begins to explain how on an off tour day, they would be wearing basketball shorts and a t-shirt or sweatshirts and sweatpants, but on a festival day, there would be floral button downs, party shirts, party shorts, and party shoes. “It’s all about the extra”, Mitch proclaims. “Maybe some glitter if we have time”.

So what do these fun, loving guys want their fans to feel when they hear their music? “Something inside themselves. Hopefully, they find a little bit about themselves in the music” Mitchy says thoughtfully. Lovelytheband is also excited to be on tour and they’re “excited for you to see Lovelytheband at it’s finest”.