Most of the time you're writing for radio, you're writing for a label, you're writing to stick a hit, and you end up coming out with something that isn't necessarily genuine.
Amanda MichalkaIn the age of social media and dating apps, so many people are able to hide behind their Instagram page or their Raya page or Facebook.
Amanda MichalkaMusic is entertainment, but I would like to be able to inspire the audience in a way that makes them leave, saying, "Wow, I just left with something I didn't have before going into this concert." I hope that people can leave either a live show or listening to our band record with a sense of peace, where the music was a moment of escape.
Amanda Michalka