Enfnts Terribles

You’re on a huge festival tour. How have these weeks been so far?

It’s good to be back after all these years. I’m keeping my head down. Grinding. Grateful.

For many people your music is a synonym for the summer. Is it more fun to perform these songs on these open-air stages?

Definitely. Some of the songs embody the festival summer philosophy, and it’s very fitting to play them at a festival.

You have some songs with Khruangbin, which is a very celebrated collaboration. Are there plans to continue that collaboration?

Absolutely, I think there’s always room to continue creating. They are like family, and we’ve been talking about getting back into the studio to create some new music.

How has this collaboration changed your own music? Did it change your perspective on your own sound?

What I love about Khruangbin is that it’s three people making amazing music. They definitely inspired me to kind of bring everything back to the basics. With my sound—there’s some polished stuff and some lo-fi things—it’s good to have balance. I think—moving forward—I will try to incorporate the minimalist approach.

The key element of your music is your voice. How did you actually find out you have a good voice to make music?

It’s something I discovered when I was in college. When I wasn’t in class, I was getting together with some musicians and singers. We just sat around the piano and did improv. People around me started to tell me I sounded good, so that was the fuel to keep on going.

Pictures by Robin Joris Dullers