What kind of brand new band can feel like an alt.supergroup of sorts before they’ve even released their first single? What type of up-and-coming talent can already boast a handful of hits? What fast-rising outfit can, from the off, sound convincingly, winningly, like a band of equals, blessed with two great lead singers, four-way harmonies, four-strong multi-instrumentalists and four great songwriters? A band like The Swoons.

Meet Trevor Myall (vocals, piano, guitar), Matt Underwood (vocals, guitar, bass) and Tony Ann (piano, harmonies). Three prodigiously talented graduates from Boston’s Berklee College of Music.

Ann – dropped out before graduating. He had started posting piano covers to YouTube in March 2016. Chainsmoker covers were seen by the original artists. “The guys reached out and we became good friends online,” recalls Ann. “Then they asked me to come on tour with them as their keyboard player.”