Interesting interview with Khn and Klek in The Guardian (no paywall as far I can see). They tell more about their backstory and on their current success. Some quotes:
“It’s only music. I’m not saving people’s lives,” Klek continues. “I’m just playing drums. One comment on KEXP said: ‘Now there’s a reason to live.’ I was like: calm down, man. Go kiss your mother or something – that’s a reason to live.”
“Since we are ‘popular’ in a certain way – it’s strange for me to say that – we don’t spend much time on the internet because we have a tight schedule. And sometimes people are … how can I say … angry about Angine. So we’re like: let’s not go on Facebook. People can say what they want.” Khn grins.
And they still have day jobs. Klek claims to work inside the yellow arches of the McDonald’s logo; Khn has a small business, which he runs from the road. “I love it and I wouldn’t want to get rid of it.”
Khn admits to feeling the pressure. “I can’t say we’re being lighthearted and just doing this to have fun, because when you feel this hype, people have anticipation and you’ve got to give them the best. I can’t say my thoughts have been clear of any doubts about: what can I do to make myself a better musician? But what I come back to is that people have fallen in love with the rawness and simplicity.”
I was hoping to go to see them somewhere in Europe... But the tickets seem to be already sold out everywhere up to November!