Tonight Alive

by Andrew Tijs on October 27, 2011

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Jenna and Whakaio of Sydney pop-punk upstarts discuss their top 20 debut album What Are You So Scared Of?

With almost 50,000 Facebook buddies and a beginning as the sole pop-punk kids in the Sydney hardcore scene, Tonight Alive were certainly well poised to break through with their debut album What Are You So Scared Of?

Surely even singer Jenna and guitarist Whakaio were surprised to see it hit number 15 on the ARIA charts!

We talk to the two about their beginnings, covering Mumford & Sons for Punk Goes Pop 4, hitting the stage with Simple Plan, and heaps more.

Tagged as: 10s, album, Australia, cover, debut, interview, Jenna McDougall, Mumford & Sons, pop, punk, rock, Simple Plan, Sydney, Tonight Alive, video, Whakaio, What Are You So Scared Of

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