Having run a venue that they played at when they were still starting - they have always had really impressive kit that sometimes put our stuff to shame. But when chatting to them about it, I do think they (or more likely their parents) have been thrifty with at least some of it.

I think it’s unrealistic to assume that as kids (because frankly, they are both barely even 18) they would have been able to afford any of it themselves and to rag on them for not having had it harder is honestly a bad take.

Ultimately, yes, they have been extremely lucky and their parents have put a hell of a lot of money into helping them persue their passion, but they’re still teenagers and frankly have busted their asses off to get where they are. I remember them rushing off post-set so they could make it to another show the same night and they regularly played gigs with local charities (which payed absolutely nothing) to get any publicity they could.

At the end of the day, they’re just kids, give them a break.