Ryan Clapham, Paul Davis, and Michelle Joy of Cannons dropped by the KROQ tent backstage at Coachella this weekend, sharing their excitement about the group's first-ever Coachella performance and more with host Nicole Alvarez.

"This is so exciting," says Cannons singer Michelle Joy. "This is our first time ever at Coachella, so for our first time to be performing -- I'm super excited." Guitarist Ryan Clapham agrees adding, "It's definitely a dream come true; something we've always anticipated doing, so to be here is, like she said a dream come true... it's wild, it's surreal!"

"I'm generally not a festival person to begin with," Ryan continues, "Lots of crowds, a lot of energy. I think collectively we were like, 'Will we go to Coachella? Fingers crossed hopefully we'll play it one day.' We put that out into the universe and we're here."

When it comes to taking in the sights and sounds of the festival now that they're here, Michelle thinks once the band is settled they'll be able to enjoy their surroundings. "I think once we're all ready and feeling good, then we like to explore. I'm excited for Frank Ocean later..."

Looking ahead to their show this weekend, Michelle said she had been getting up at 4:30 in the morning for the past few days with anticipation of the set, their wardrobe, and everything falling into place perfectly. "Honestly, it's not even stress... I realized it was excitement," she admits.

Just days before, the band released their brand new single "Loving You." Stay tuned for more from Cannons, whose latest collection, Fever Dream, was released in March of 2022. "I don't think we put any limits on anything," says Joy, when it comes to writing and recording. "We just write whatever we're feeling, what makes us feel good, what we wanna hear, and then it's born and we share it."

Listen to the full interview above.

Words by Joe Cingrana Interview by Nicole Alvarez

Ryan Clapham, Paul Davis, and Michelle Joy of Cannons dropped by the KROQ tent backstage at Coachella this weekend, sharing their excitement about the group's first-ever Coachella performance and more with host Nicole Alvarez.
"This is so exciting," says Cannons singer Michelle Joy. "This is our first time ever at Coachella, so for our first time to be performing -- I'm super excited." Guitarist Ryan Clapham agrees adding, "It's definitely a dream come true; something we've always anticipated doing, so to be here is, like she said a dream come true... it's wild, it's surreal!"
"I'm generally not a festival person to begin with," Ryan continues, "Lots of crowds, a lot of energy. I think collectively we were like, 'Will we go to Coachella? Fingers crossed hopefully we'll play it one day.' We put that out into the universe and we're here."
When it comes to taking in the sights and sounds of the festival now that they're here, Michelle thinks once the band is settled they'll be able to enjoy their surroundings. "I think once we're all ready and feeling good, then we like to explore. I'm excited for Frank Ocean later..."
Looking ahead to their show this weekend, Michelle said she had been getting up at 4:30 in the morning for the past few days with anticipation of the set, their wardrobe, and everything falling into place perfectly. "Honestly, it's not even stress... I realized it was excitement," she admits.
Just days before, the band released their brand new single "Loving You." Stay tuned for more from Cannons, whose latest collection, Fever Dream, was released in March of 2022. "I don't think we put any limits on anything," says Joy, when it comes to writing and recording. "We just write whatever we're feeling, what makes us feel good, what we wanna hear, and then it's born and we share it."
Listen to the full interview above.
Words by Joe Cingrana Interview by Nicole Alvarez

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