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We sent Brave Yesterday some questions via e-mail to find out how they have been enjoying being in the music scene for a short time so far, future touring plans and much more.

Hello and thank you for taking time out to answer these questions!

First of all can you give us a brief history of the band such as how you came together as a band and came up with the name Brave Yesterday?
We’ve been together a few years now. We’d all gigged together in different bands when we were younger and knew each other through that. We all met in a bar and discussed what we wanted to do and took it from there. Since that night things have been gradually pushing forward and we’ve had some great opportunities so far.
The name Brave Yesterday will mean something different to everyone, so we’ll let you make your interpretation.

Who would you say your main musical influences are?
We all listen to different kinds of music so we have a real mix of influences in the band. Some of us take influence from bands like Underoath, Every Time I Die and Comeback Kid, some of us prefer more laid back music like City and Colour, Death Cab for Cutie and Bjork.

You released your latest EP ‘The Truth Is’ back on the 8th January, what response have you had from it so far?
It’s all been really positive so far. We’ve had a lot of support from the folks in Jersey and they’ve been great coming to our Jersey shows and learning the new songs. We’ve had some awesome feedback from people around the UK and further afield as well so it’s great hearing good things from all over.

You teamed up with the guys from The Animal Farm to work on ‘The Truth Is’ what were they like to work with?
We’d met Ville once before in London so we weren’t going in completely new to the guys there. They’re all really down to earth guys who enjoy what they do and have fun while they’re doing it. They’re serious about what they do, but don’t take themselves too seriously so that helped us settle in and do our best. They had some really sick ideas too, which we welcomed with open arms.

You have a video section on your MySpace page which is currently blank, does that mean a music video is currently in the works? And if so what song will it be for?
That’s right, it is blank! We’re working on a video for The Truth Is… at the moment. That should be up soon.

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