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When I first found out that Orlando-based pop band Before You Exit had never signed a record deal until last month, I was absolutely shocked. Although their line-up has changed quite a bit over the years, Before You Exit has been producing music and touring all over the world since their formation in 2007. However, this "formation" was more of a natural coming-together, as the group consists of brothers Connor McDonough (21), Riley McDonough (19), and Toby McDonough (17). On Saturday, August 8th, I got the opportunity to interview the boys of Before You Exit at Club Nokia, a few hours before they took the stage on their final night as an opening act for The Vamps. "I wish it was longer," 19-year-old Riley states about their tour with British group The Vamps. "But, I'm excited because we're going, tomorrow, back into the studio, so it's not totally bad because we get to work on new music." Youngest McDonough brother Toby chimes in with, "We love these guys, and it's gonna be hard to say good-bye. It's gonna be a crying fest," and Connor jokes, "I'm sure we'll see them again soon," as the trio fake sobs into their hands. Riley continues, "This tour is the first time we've ever been really good friends with a band before the tour because we've done a few shows and have hung …show more content…

It was kind of crazy because we actually heard the most reaction from our friends. A lot of times they're like, 'Yeah, it's cool,' and this time they were like, 'Can you send me that song?' So, it was really cool to see that kind of reaction from our friends, so it felt like the right one." Toby continues, "We had the funniest reaction though from one particular person that was like, 'Oh my God, is that you guys? I would actually listen to this.'" An echo of laughter occurred throughout the room, and Toby jokingly finished his statement with, "So that means that we sucked

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