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albums where it’s pretty much the same song just a different version. That goes for stylistically as well as the songwriting. Our first album was more about per- sonal experiences. The second, as you said, was more storytell- ing. This next one has influences of both. The storytelling that we have in some of the songs are completely new topics for us. As songwriters, we try to find inspi- ration wherever we can and it’s very observational. We always like to write songs about what we’re surrounded by. A lot of the songs on this new record are based on people our age, which we haven’t really touched on be- fore. Right now it’s pretty inter- esting what the Millennials are going through. Many are strug- gling to find work or being stuck in a job that they hate. We’re around a lot of our friends who are coming back from college and we see what they’re going through. As songwriters, it’s hard not to write about what they’re going through. It’s topical. Watch Nalani & Sarina perform “Round Here” in concert NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 8 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 16