Weathers

ARTIST BIOWeathers cycle through vibes at the speed of life. Text messages to cheaters, actualconversations about mental health among friends, and a shared passion for eighties andnineties nostalgia (coming-of-age comedies, in particular) turn into fodder for their undeniableand unforgettable alternative anthems spiked with pop punk spirit. The acclaimed Los Angelestrio—Cameron Boyer [vocals, guitar], Cameron Olsen [guitar] and Brennen Bates [bass]—infusetheir third full-length offering, Are We Having Fun? [Sumerian Records], with gleefulunpredictability.“It’s meant to be unpredictable,” affirms Boyer. “Since there’s a cohesive sound, you’reessentially living in the same universe, but you’re listening to a bunch of different stories. Wedug into how relationships and love can fuck with your head as much as anything else can. Wewelcomed the changes in our lives, because it was time to evolve—which is also when youshould do a new record.”The band initially emerged back in 2015. A year later, they served up thebreakthrough single“Happy Pills,” amassing over 164 million Spotify streams and counting. They parlayed thismomentum into Kids in the Night [2018] and Pillows & Therapy [2021]. The latter boasted fanfavorites such as “Rehab,” “Losing Blood,” and “C’estla vie,” which reeled in over 27.9 millionSpotify streams and counting. Meanwhile, Billboard proclaimed, “Their message empowersthrough the acceptance of something we all consider flaws at some point.” Of the album, UnderThe Radar noted, “The band married grungey alt rock and synth-laden pop rock, embracingnewly anthemic sounds as well as revisiting their ‘90s influences,” while Beyond The StageMagazine proclaimed, “Weathers’ Pills & Therapy is the best medicine.”Throughout 2022, they wrote and recorded what would become Are We Having Fun? withproducer Jason Suwito [Sir Sly, Imagine Dragons]. They absorbed the ebbs and flows of thePost-Pandemic season in their music as they sonically nodded to classic bands like MyChemical Romance and The Killers.“We were kids in the two-thousands, so we love over-the-top emotional tunes with a heaviersound,” Boyer goes on. “When we were making the record, we were feeling a bit of rage andsort of doomed. So we asked ourselves, ‘Is this even fun anymore? Or, are we doing thisbecause we’re stuck?’ Since the music encompasses a lot of raw emotion, we decided to bevery honest with the title.”They initially teased the album with “Where Do I Sign?” Of the latter, The Honey Pop wrote,“Weathers aren’t shy when it comes to putting an edgy lyrical spin on things, and that’s one ofthe things we love about them.” On its heels, they share the single “ALL CAPS.” A snappy palm-muted riff sets the tone as the beat builds towards a confessional and catchy chorus culleddirectly from an exchange via SMS, “Asked me where I’m at, so I wrote back in ‘ALL CAPS’.”Boyer continues, “It’s about going through a relationship with an unfaithful person. Then, youendure this horrible betrayal, when you find out you’re being cheated on through an outsideavenue. Your significant other can’t even give you the respect to personally tell you!”The opener “One of a Kind” pins a jarring, yet infectious refrain to a hummable groove as hecroons, “I’ll drive my car off a bridge, yeah I said it again.”Weathers Bio.docx“It’s a very personal song,” admits the frontman. “It details those moments when you start tospiral, you can’t stop, and you lose control. It touches on suicide, depression, beingoverwhelmed, and struggling with your own self-worth. Everyone has experienced it in somecapacity.”A thick bass line twists and turns through a head-nodding rhythm on the danceable “She HatesMe.” He adds, “It’s about trying to figure yourself out. Then, you accidentally fall in love withsomeone and focus all of your energy into the relationship. Maybe you’re ready for it, or maybeyou’re not.”“Goodbye To My Friends” nods to the 2000’s with its glassy melody and sunny guitars. “Itcaptures hownostalgia feels,” Boyer continues. “Most of the time, nostalgia is a positivesensation followed up with, ‘Oh man, those were the good old days. I was the happiest then’.You’re saying goodbye to the best feelings.”Are We Having Fun? closes on “Little Castaway,” which beams out a bright final word. “It’s thepalate cleanser,” adds Boyer. “We were having fun, and Olsen made some references from TheGreat Gastsby. Who doesn’t love the 20’s and flapper girls?”In the end, there’s even more to love about Weathers.“We want you to walk away feeling like you were heard, and it’s okay to notbe okay,” Boyerleaves off. “At the same time, we’re trying to get out of the darkness, because no one wants tobe in the dark for too long. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. When you’re on the floorcrying, you’re not the only one.”“To us, Weathers is a lifestyle and a family,” Brennen concludes. “So, it’s important for the threeof us to express ourselves, stick together, and support each other as well as everybody outthere who supports us.