Australia's Trophy Eyes are yet another example of the array of talent coming out of that part of the world. No strangers to the U.S. either, drummer Callum Cramp caught up with GoldenPlec at this year's Warped tour to talk about their achievements thus far.

Speaking on the topic of Warped, Cramp explains that there were fewer surprises this year, compared to their last visit. "We know what we're doing this time. We just know what to expect. Last time we came into it not [prepared]," he says, explaining that there's a bit of a ground-hog day feeling at times.

"It's a little bit boring to be honest! You do the same thing over and over again for two months straight," he says before adding, "it's definitely a lot bigger and better this time around."

This is partly due to the band having released their sophomore album, 'Chemical Miracle', since their last Warped. The second album has a name for being a difficult one, something that did not ring true for Trophy Eyes. "It was the opposite for us! It came out bigger and better than the last one, especially how it was received ... our fanbase grew a lot."

The recording process also came relatively handy for the band. "It was pretty easy, we did it over a summer in Australia in my parents' backyard in a shipping container which didn't have air-conditioning, so it was really hot and steamy. We then went and recorded it in Thailand which was very hot again, so it felt like a very hot album... so it's nice to be here on a hot stage playing it."

Speaking of the difference between the albums, Cramp explains that the debut, 'Mend, Move On' fell slightly short of expectations. "With the first record, it did its job in that it was a bit of a stepping-stone, but it didn't take off in the way we sort of hoped, I guess. We put out an EP that was received really well, then we got signed to an American record label and then we were sort of hoping that the first album was going to be a bit of a kicker and it sort of wasn't. It felt like releasing the second album, we really needed that to happen, so there were nerves - but it did!"

Speaking of the next album, the band have already begun working on it. "When we released our first album we didn't even think about writing the next one until about 4 months before we had to go in to record it, whereas with this one we started writing pretty much as soon as we'd finished it. If anyone knows the jump we went from our first to our second, it'll be similar, but further."

This jump also is due to the band's variety of musical tastes. "Influences are getting more broad, we listen to a lot of just rock music and pop music - we've been listening to a lot of Coldplay and The Killers - whereas with the first one we were just listening to a lot of pop-punk bands."

Cramp speaks fondly of the music scene back home, explaining how interconnected it is. "It's pretty good. Australia had a big heavy music scene for a while, with like Parkway Drive and now there's,  The Amity Affliction who are the biggest band back home at the moment. They're playing Arenas - so it's pretty strong. It's also pretty helpful to each other. There's only about two management companies back home so it's kind of intertwined, so everyone gets the same kind of opportunities."

Speaking about getting new opportunities with a label behind them, the conversation turns to the need for social media when you're in a band, with Cramp explaining that although it's a big deal, it's not necessarily an integral part of it. "It's a big part now. I think if you don't embrace it, it's going to make things a lot harder. Some bands do do it, our buds in Moose Blood make an effort to not be a social media band, but it works out for us. We always bring a photographer with us and he always gets the right angles and makes us look bigger than we are. I think it's a tool that if you use right, it can be cool for sure."

Speaking of their photographer, his involvement came from a previous travel mix-up. "Last Warped tour our bass player didn't make it into the country so we had to get a fill in, who was our tour manager. He was already on the tour so we had a spare spot. Warwick [Hughes] jumped in and he's been our photographer ever since."

The band have been pretty consistently on the road recently, which comes with it's challenges. "We still work jobs back home, so balancing band life and back home life is a big one. You kind of lose and gain a lot of relationships with the lifestyle, because you live half at home where you can have a girlfriend and all those kinds of things - then you're away for 8 months. We all have jobs that we're lucky enough to be able to work off when we're home - we have bosses who understand."

The band are heading out on an extensive North American Tour next month, and then the plan is to write at the start of next year. If 2018 has been anything to go by, the next year looks to be an exciting one for the band.