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T he H ighs
know there’s highs and lows’ ife has to contain a mix of example in point is the song ‘Open
‘Iis the first thing listeners will Lhighs and lows in order for us Water’; on Twitter, the band men-
to be able to fully appreciate it, and tioned that the song is about the state
hear on ROAM’s sophomore album this message cannot ring more true of the world, saying that ‘We as a
‘Great Heights & Nosedives’. This than for ROAM. Hailing from the sea- whole have to start making small
side town of Eastbourne, the pop- changes to begin to affect things on a
certainly seems to be a sentiment punk quintet have enjoyed some of larger scale’. Alex Adam begins, ex-
that is echoed in reality, with the the best offers from life, in the form of plaining, “I feel like, as a band, the
travelling the world playing high-en- platform is more of spreading aware-
band enduring many challenges ergy shows. But these boys have also ness. I think the song as a whole is
during the process of writing and been subject to the tough obstacles very much like ‘Will we ever start
placed in front of them, with a string of doing stuff, or will we just talk about it
recording, but afterwards enjoying unfortunate events happening in rapid and say that something needs to be
the fruits of their labour and expe- succession during the writing and done?’”
recording of their sophomore album “I think everyone needs to be
riencing some of the highest highs ‘Great Heights & Nosedives’. They’ve aware of what’s going on and try and
life has to offer. We sat down with emerged victorious on the other side, actually talk about it,” he adds. “As
artists, we have a platform and a
coming out wiser and with a whole lot
vocalist Alex Costello and lead gui- more experience. voice so that’s our kind of contribution
tarist/backing vocalist Alex Adam The band has harnessed this new to it, I feel. I think there is a lot more
perspective and brought along a with social media nowadays, that peo-
and chatted about their highs and banging album, but behind all of the ple are starting to find their place in
lows, as well as long nights, spiders catchy choruses and seemingly the different pockets of ways people
cheerful melodies, there lies a deeper help. There’s a Trump rally today, for
and meeting Crazy Mary. meaning beyond the initial listen. An example - that kind of thing. Did you
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