Daniel wears a hooded parka by Rick Owens, with a chain crew neck sweater by Givenchy and shorts by Bottega Veneta, look provided by FWRD, necklace by David Yurman, and rings by Opened Jesus, with Cos leather boots, Corbyn wears a double-breasted suit by Dsquared2 with necklace by David Yurman, and, Opened Jesus rings, black suede cream lace to toe sneakers, Eric Payne, Jonah wears double-breasted over jacket by Fear Of God exclusively for Ermenegildo Zegna, with Denim Pants by Raf Simmons, provided by FWRD, with Dalmata necklace and Opened Jesus rings, with Steve Madden boots. Zach wears a varsity jacket by Gucci, with skinny stack velvet pants by Amiri, a look provided by FWRD, a necklace by Dalmata, and Opened Jesus rings, with Steve Madden boots. Jack wears a double-breasted suit by Dsquared2 with a necklace by Dalmata, and Opened Jesus rings, with Steve Madden sneakers. 

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     It’s been way too long since we last saw the guys from Why Don’t We dancing on stage inside of a jampacked arena. When the pandemic shutdowns hit the United States back in early March of 2020, the band was already deep into a hiatus from social media so that they could put the finishing touches on their second album. The quarantining period forced the members of Why Don’t We to halt their recording plans and head home for the foreseeable future. At that point, the prospect of finishing a follow-up album to their debut LP (8 Letters), seemed bleaker and bleaker. As the band drifted into the unknown, they all went their own separate ways in accordance with the new Covid-19 protocol. With so much uncertainty in the air, Jonah Marais returned home to Minnesota for some much-needed quality time with his family. “When I went home to Minnesota before we reconvened, I loved hanging out with my family a ton,” said the singer-songwriter.  “I definitely wrote a little bit while I was home, but not a ton. It felt like I was catching up on time I had missed with family because of the tour. Daniel and I Facetimed a couple of times and wrote the hook of “Stay” over Facetime in April.” These sessions were very pivotal in the maturation process of Why Don’t We. Because when dropped their first album, three years ago, none of the guys wrote any of the songs. But this time around they co-wrote their entire album. In fact, their bandmate, Daniel Seavey, co-produced it. Writing sessions between the group’s primary songwriters resulted in their first number one album. As soon as September rolled around, accolades for The Good Times and The Bad Ones started falling from the sky like Autumn leaves on a chilly evening in Minnesota. Fallin’ (Adrenaline)” was the name of the first song they released from their new LP. This track contains a sample of “Black Skinhead” by Kanye West. As songwriters, this seemed to signify a new direction in the group’s overall sound. The mind-blowing idea of seeing their names next to Kanye West in the tracklisting section of their new album was a gratifying sign of validation for the group. “The idea to sample came about in the studio. We notice our favorite artists do it all the time and we wanted to give it a try,” said Corbyn Besson. “Thankfully, it worked out amazingly and we wrote some great songs with the help of the samples we used. Shoutout to Kanye and The Smashing Pumpkins for letting us throw our spin on their (songs)!” 

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     After the band released “Fallin’ (Adrenaline),” they finally reemerged in the public eye…as a five-piece band! The live stream performance at the 2020 MTV Awards saw all five members playing live instruments on stage. A far cry from the choreography that played such a huge role in their live show for nearly two years.  “I think we shocked a lot of people when we re-debuted last (October) under more of a ‘band’ persona. We all grew up playing instruments but for several reasons weren’t able to showcase that on tour,” said Corbyn. “When we began our hiatus we knew it was time to reinvent Why Don’t We into the band we had always wanted to be. I think our music now and in the future will gain us even more respect than we’ve gotten since our album dropped.” He’s right, the guys are low-key musical prodigies. All in all, they play a combined total of 25 instruments. Three years into the game…and we’re finally getting a glimpse of what they can do as live musicians. In all actuality, they look like seasoned veterans on stage with their instruments. The fact that they’ve just started to showcase their musicianship live has shot their artistry into a whole new stratosphere. It has also reaffirmed something else: Daniel Seavey is a badass drummer! The shocking image of him banging out drill fills during the band’s live stream performance of “Fallin’ (Adrenaline)” was like watching the year 2020 get KO’d in the first round of a celebrity boxing match. Cheers Daniel! We all needed that awesome moment! 

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