Walking through the lipstick red hallway at the Paradise Rock Club on July 11th was like tripping through a rock and roll minefield. When Jessie and I had arrived at the venue to meet up with pop punk international heartthrobs The Click Five before their opening set at The Luxury’s CD release party, we did our best to stay out of the way of the members from all four bands as they scurried on and offstage setting up for the evening’s big event while dodging amps and guitar cases and other miscellaneous show equipment. After we found Joey Zehr and Joe Guese upstairs stringing guitars and answering emails, we settled down with the boys at the tables that now stand in place of the stage of the former Paradise Lounge. That was the very stage where The Click Five had their first residency back when they were shacking up in Allston and finishing up at Berklee, and we know now that there couldn’t be a more perfect backdrop for a conversation with a Boston band about the journey they’ve made between their first days playing together and the level of international fame they’ve reached.

Sitting powwow style on the deck at Great Scott (frontman Joe D’Agostino and I sat on the floor because the chairs were all chained together. Ah, Allston.), Gab and I joked around with Staten Island-based up-and-comers Cymbals Eat Guitars.

The past year has been a good one for the Luxury. Between playing for a packed house at the BankNorth Garden last August while opening for Coldplay, snagging the spotlight and the coveted title at WBCN’S reputable Rock N’ Roll Rumble and putting the finishing touches on In the Wake of What Won’t Change, their highly anticipated sophomore album, this Boston-based Brit pop quintet is in a prime position for musical prowess of epic proportions.