Spring Music Week: Headlights

"Tristan and I semi-consciously decided to explore
the music we were introduced to when we were little. I've always gravitated to
classic-sounding things. We are huge fans of harmony. Groups that execute nice
harmonies, like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, we've always gravitated to."

On making a summer record:

"We wrote it in the summer. Almost the entire
record was made at a farmhouse, where it was warm, sunny, and beautiful. We
talked about how we should let our surroundings affect what we're doing,
because it seems more genuine."

On being compared to Stars:

"We actually hate being compared to Stars. That
genuinely makes me mad. I like Stars, but anyone doing something creative feels
like they're being cheated somehow when they're compared to another group. It's
not even that we've been compared to Stars, but some people have said things
like, "They sound like diet Stars." It's just a lazy thing to write about a
band."

On looking up to other famous indie-rock bands
from Champaign:

"Early on, before we were Headlights, we were
definitely influenced by Hum. We really loved Hum growing up. We always looked
up to bands like Poster Children and Braid, who were doing things and touring.
It was less about sound than about their approach."