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“...They are proud of the band’s non-hierarchical setup, and how “decentralising” the self creates space for greater possibility. “It allows everyone to feel they can bring their creativity,” says Laeverenz. “Our voices all have quite different tones and we use our inflections and phrasing in different ways. Without decentralising, those things wouldn’t be able to shine through so much.” When Woom formed, they hardly noticed any other pure vocal acts. “But there’s so many singing groups and bands that do harmonies now – on TikTok you’re always seeing people harmonising together,” says Barlow. “The fact that it’s now so popular does show that people were craving to share the voice – there was a collective consciousness there.”
For Laeverenz, sharing equal harmonies is also “reflective of how we live as people”, she says. “We live alone, but we also very much live in a society, and it’s so nice to work and live in that way. I could never have done what we’ve been doing alone. There’s no way any of it would exist. The whole point is to do it together.”
Words by Laura Snapes