PaperMag’s Timothy Gunitalaka recently hung out with the guys of Takka Takka and wrote about it. Here are some quotes from the band:

“I loved the late ’60s, early ’70s New York sound,” adds Levine. “When you listen to New York bands now, that’s not what New York sounds like. I don’t know what New York sounds like now.”

“I don’t feel like we’re part of a scene of music that’s happening now,” says Jurrens. “I feel we’re continuing a conversation of New York bands from a bygone era.”