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A Profile on River Sideras
as told by Alice Singh
This month's featured artist is the indie folk singer songwriter duo, Indigo Seas. You may not have heard of them, though you've definitely heard their songs one way or another. We sat down with the couple to get to know the lovebirds behind some of the biggest hits on the radio. This time to make it a little more fun, we asked them to answer the question for their counterpart.
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Q: So, why donāt we start with something simple - go ahead and give us the basics.
A: Oh - well. River Sideras, local hottie. Stay away ladies, this Greek boy is taken. Heās a New Yorker at this point - I mean once youāve lived so long here I feel like youāve earned the title. Heās from the suburbs originally but heās been here almost as long as me now. We just celebrated his t h i r t i e t h birthday. He was not excited one bit...
Q: Anything that drives you mad about them?
A: [*laughs, glancing at River beside them*]... is this a trick question? No, of course there are things! Itās only human. You spend so much time with someone theyāre bound to drive you up a wall at one point or another. Between being on tour and literally living together, we spend a lot of time together. Eventually you learn to coexist in peace so the things that bother you eventually fade.
It sounds like a good problem to have but honestly River can be a bit extra at times. He loves so hard and Iām so blessed with it - but not everyone is deserving of itā¦at least in my opinion.
Heās much more trusting than I am, though thatās not saying much. Iām more the type to tell people to prove their worth in order for me to trust them. River has a more forgiving approach. I donāt know how he has it in him to keep giving people the benefit of the doubt but he does. It drives me mad, but Iād be lying if I said I wasnāt a bit jealous.
Q: Oof - always hard to receive criticism, but you two are pros! Letās change the mood, what about some strengths they may have?
A: Wow, how much time do you have? I could brag about my mans all day. [*laughs*] No, but honestly - it would take forever to list all the things. Heās multi-faceted, whenever I think Iāve figured him out I learn a brand new side of him. Not to mention incredibly generous, honestly - to a fault. When we first met I was so overwhelmed, he just wants to take care of the people he cares about. You should see him with his mom, itās kind of the cutest thing ever.
Q: You two have known each other for quite a few years now. How would you describe the otherās general personality?
A: Phew, wow it should be criminal to be this vague. I mean, for one he is gregarious. Iāve never met someone who that adjective applied to more. He can honestly talk to any person about anything, it is a god given gift. I donāt think there is a person in this world who is invulnerable to his charm. I think he catches a lot of people off gaurd. Because heās been famous for so long people have a specific idea about himā¦.but heās never that.
Whatās most interesting is that even being as friendly as he is, he can still be a bit guarded. I mean it took forever for him to make his first move with me. I must have dropped so many signals that I wanted him to make a move - but you know how that goes. Itās hard putting yourself out there in general, River can be slow to do so but when he does itās worth it.
Q: So other than making amazing music for yourselves and others, what talents do they have outside of music?
A: I mean - hard not to talk about his talent without mentioning music when he is so incredibly talented at music. Though - and this isnāt something I would mention on my own - he is so terribly proud of a recent feat. Heā¦.he learned to juggle. Itās ridiculous and as much as I hate to admit it, it is rather impressive.
Q: Alright, youāve probably told the story a hundred times but letās hear it from you again River. How did you two meet?
A: [*sighs*]Well, the first time we met was just so random. It was this festival, I was on some tiny stage during the middle of the day. Only like ten people in the crowd actually knew my music, and two of them were related to me. River came back to say hello to me but it was so fast, I barely remember anything past sheer awe from meeting a literal rock legend. I honestly thought nothing of it at the time, I figured it would just be some fleeting momentā¦.then he just kept showing up.
[*Alice looks over at River who is smiling unabashedly*] He wasā¦.legit obsessed with me. [*River laughs*] He started showing up at my shows - it was so random. Then after one show I had time to talk to him, we ended up linking up to re-record some of my songs. He had this little studio in the middle of nowhere. Every day we were working on that album I was waiting for him to make his move...then, one day - he just went for it.
Q: Now Alice, I would be remiss if I didnāt ask - whatās the tea on Midnight Vandals? A lot of our readers are curious, did this duo emerge from the fallout or cause it?
A: [*without skipping a beat*]I feel like we have been very clear about this from the beginning, we even made a whole album detailing the fiasco. The truth is that River was ready for something new, it just happened to time out with our relationship.
Q: So we know you guys have a dog, explain the others parenting style?
A: [*looks away, cheeks flushed with embarassment*] Well, itās always tough to discipline something as cute as Sush - Sampson(we call him Sushi), lord knows I canāt. Riverā¦.tries, sometimes. To be honest, we just let the little guy run free. Heās our little sushi roll, he can do no wrong. Of course he has a fixation with Riverās things, specifically his shoes. River takes it all in stride though, I donāt know how he doesnāt just lose his shit. I mean this dog has ruined thousands of dollars worth of clothes and shoes. It's mental. Honestly we shouldnāt ever be entrusted with children because we have no willpower against cuteness.
Q: Have you guys introduced the other to your parentās yet? Howād that go?
A: Oh my - well, any Caribbean will tell you that was a whole ordeal in itself. My mother is very protective, as is Riverās. Theyāre both single mothers so they are fierce through and through, and actually very alike in other ways as well. Itās complicated because of my motherās own history, sheās justifiably cautious. All she ever wanted was the best for me and when she realized that it was River, she was 100% on board. She might love him even more than me now, she literally asks about him constantly.
Q: So whatās your process usually when writing a song? How do you decide which ones you keep and which ones you sell?
A: Itās pretty intuitive, actually. We do sort of default to specific roles. I am always writing lyrics, he is always fiddling with medleys - but we each do it all. Each song is different. Sometimes I start with a melody, sometimes he starts with a rift. To be honest he is better at production, but I try my hand at times. As for which songs we sell, which ones we keep - itās easy. There are some songs we write that feel so deeply personal, itās impossible to conceive releasing it to someone else. Luckily we always seem to be in sync in that respect. We always are writing in music so we are honestly never in shortage of songs to sell or sing.
Q: You two are honestly couple goals - though one has to wonder, do you two ever argue? How do you two handle it when it happens?
A: Of course we argue! Every couple does, it happens in any relationship romantic or otherwise. If youāre never challenging each other then what are you even doing? River is constantly challenging me. I would never leave my comfort zone if it wasnāt for him. Also just like any other couple we argue about random things because weāre human and sometimes humans get mad about stupid things that donāt matter and thatās okay. At the end of the day we know that we are the other personās biggest cheerleader and thatās all that really matters.