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COVER INTERVIEW > INSIDE THE EXPANDING WORLD OF SEVEN LIONS

Hi! Thank you for talking with us amidst the release of your new EP and upcoming
tour! The Dreams Strange and Eternal is positioned as both a bridge and a companion
to Asleep in the Garden of Infernal Stars. When you were creating this EP, what gaps
or ideas from the album did you feel still needed exploration?
SEVEN LIONS: I felt like the more pop-leaning songs and the tracks geared toward the
dance floor needed a place of their own - that’s really where this EP lives for me. It also
leans a bit more forward-thinking. Asleep in the Garden of Infernal Stars was more
traditional in a sense, almost like fan service, drawing heavily from the past, whereas
this EP is about pushing into the future a little more - doing something more modern
and immediately playable

Across both the album and this EP, there’s a very consistent emotional tone. What
feeling or message ties this entire era together for you?
SEVEN LIONS:I’d say it’s more about a look and a feeling than a specific message,
like Beyond the Veil had. This time, it’s less about a defined concept or statement and
more about creating a mood - something I hope people can feel when they listen.
Sonically, it’s very cohesive: female vocals, strong trance elements - which for me
connect back to an old-school influence - and touches of metal layered in as well.
More than anything, this project feels like the deepest I’ve gone into my roots. I always
draw from them, but this time it’s really pushed to the forefront.

“Free” blends multiple sides of your sound, while “Dreams” shifts from Eurodance
into dubstep. At this point in your career, how do you decide when to stay within a
lane versus when to completely switch directions within a track?
SEVEN LIONS:I go wherever the song takes me. I don’t really worry about genres too
much, unless I have a specific idea that I want to develop, but generally, I think genres,
when you get too granular, just feel restrictive. Coming from the metal background,
nobody just makes songs that are in one BPM or, you know, one rhythmic pattern. I just
don’t make music that way!

You’re heading into major shows like Red Rocks and two nights in San Francisco.
How are you evolving the live show to reflect both the album and this new EP as one
cohesive experience?
SEVEN LIONS:The album and the EP really complement each other visually and sonically,
so blending them hasn’t been that difficult. I’ve actually already been playing material
from the EP throughout the tour, so it’s been integrated into the set from the start.
Red Rocks is a really interesting challenge for us, though, because it’s the only venue
where we’re not able to hang production over the crowd. So translating that same
all-encompassing feeling of the show into that space - and scaling it appropriately -
has taken some extra thought, but I feel like we’ve really nailed it. We’re also bringing
out special guests for the performances, and the entire lineup is fully Ophelia-curated,
so it’s going to be a really special show

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