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The members of Spirit City have spent that past year planning the event for the release of their debut EP, "We're All Insane." The Springville-based trio has gone through a lot since officially coming together in 2014. From quitting jobs to acquiring a studio to opening for Third Eye Blind, Spirit City's Nate Young, Austin Young and Cori Place have thrown themselves into making it as a band.

"Being in a band can be a super scary thing because there's over a million people that want to be in a band," said bassist Place. "We believe in ourselves and we believe in each other."

Spirit City spent the past year writing the music for "We're All Insane," an EP that takes a lighthearted approach at examining political issues and life struggles. Once the music was ready, the band went into the studio with Stuart Maxfield from Provo-based band Fictionist to make the album.

The band celebrates the album's release Friday, Oct. 21, at Velour in Provo. Place talked to The Tribune about the messages behind Spirit City's catchy, synth-pop EP, committing to a life of music and never giving up.

Going 'Insane'

The song "We're All Insane" is about how insane the whole political world is. We loved that lyric — it pushed us and pushed our boundaries. It sums up everything on the album because the album deals with breaking free from social norms to being the person you want to be to unrequited love to politics. All of that stuff is a little bit insane but it's what we have to deal with being members of society and living. That's why we chose that to be the title track of the album. There are all of these things in life that we have to deal with that are scary at times and a little bit annoying, but enjoy life. Don't take it too seriously, even the stuff that seems super serious. Be the person you want to be and do what you want to do.

Channeling their own messages

We're trying to take our own advice: Find what your passion is in life and go for it and live that every day the best you can. We want to do this for a living and make good money. We think it's very possible.

That Utah County scene

The scene is amazing. We are so lucky to be a part of it. There are so many people that support local music and that genuinely love going to shows. That definitely makes it easier on a band. Having said that, there are a lot of bands so you have to find your way to carve your own path, but I think that only pushes you to be your best selves and write your best music. It's a high-tide-raises-all-boats kind of thing.

The big reveal

We have some rad things planned [for the EP release]: stuff that we have never done at a regular show and that we probably won't ever to do again. People aren't going to want to miss it. We pride ourselves on being really energetic. We love our music so it comes natural to us. That's the main reason we do it is because we love performing. We're energetic and in your face. The crowd feeds off our energy and vice versa. Everything we have planned we have been planning for a year. It all revolves around our album so it's very cohesive. We're not just releasing an album; we're releasing a huge art project. —

Spirit City

The indie-pop trio celebrates the release of their debut EP, "We're All Insane," with Motion Coaster (also releasing an EP) and Solarists.

When • Friday, 8 p.m.

Where • Velour Live Music Gallery, 135 N. University Ave., Provo

Tickets • Sold out