Daily Orange: How would you say your two albums are different?Jacob Marshall: I would say the biggest difference is that ‘Destination Beautiful’ is a studio project between friends and ‘The Everglow’ was made by a band in a professional studio. We recorded half of our first record before we had even toured together. ‘The Everglow’ was made after two years of touring.

D.O.: You have played to quite a few college audiences on your tour. How is playing to college audiences different?J.M.: They are different in two respects. College students have a different mindset. It allows us to play in front of a crowd who really wants to listen to the music. On the other hand, the environment is not always well designed for a show. But, it’s a fun trade-off. We all love playing college campuses. Plus they have great, cheap food places!

D.O.: What is your favorite college food place?J.M.: Pita Pit is pretty exciting. They are open real late too.

D.O.: Your second album came with an illustrated booklet to go along with the CD. Where did this idea come from?J.M.: It evolved. Dave (Elkins) came up with the idea of turning a record into a story. The record is a story of not settling for ‘what you are supposed to do’ if you have a passion, something you are destined to do. We lived it; that’s why we wrote it. It’s a story we wanted to tell.

D.O.: What are your future plans?J.M.: This tour ends in a few days. Then, we are getting dropped off in our hometown, Virginia Beach, (Va.). We plan on spending the month of March writing and being creative for our next album.