{"id":18331,"date":"2020-02-07T09:50:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T15:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=18331"},"modified":"2020-02-17T10:42:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T16:42:46","slug":"joseph-meegan-closner-interview-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/joseph-meegan-closner-interview-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph’s Meegan Closner is fighting alongside her family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maybe it\u2019s because I had watched Fleabag<\/em>\u2019s second season the night before, but a line from it kept coming back to me as I recently spoke to Joseph<\/a>\u2019s Meegan Closner:<\/p>\n

\u201cHere\u2019s to peace\u2026 and those who get in the way of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hot Priest<\/a> couldn\u2019t have given a better thesis for Joseph, a Portland, Ore.-based sister trio who will play the Majestic Theatre on Feb. 14<\/a>. They come out swinging on their third album, Good Luck, Kid<\/em>, which the indie rock band released in September. Because when you think about it, nobody knows how to fight as well as siblings. Especially ones sharing a tour bus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can cause you to ignore things for longer,\u201d Closner said by phone. \u201cBut it can also create some sense of urgency to work things out, too, because you literally have to see each other every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a feeling of \u201cletting it all out\u201d on Good Luck, Kid<\/em>, and in some ways that\u2019s exactly what the Closner sisters \u2014 eldest Natalie and twins Meegan and Allison \u2014 are doing. The promotional cycle for their 2016 album, I\u2019m Alone, No You\u2019re Not<\/em>, was tough on the band. They were put in front of a larger audience than ever before, including their TV debut<\/a> on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon<\/em>. Joseph toured relentlessly and nearly imploded from the burnout, clashing with each other like Gallaghers or Robinsons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s exhausting, and things just can build up like crazy,\u201d says the 28-year-old Meegan. \u201cThey built up so much that for us they just exploded.\u201d<\/p>\n

That explosion was nearly literal. During the touring cycle, Joseph was involved in a minor car accident<\/a>. The shock of it helped the Closners to realign their priorities \u2014 they may sometimes fight with each other, but their band is something worth fighting for.<\/p>\n