Between their own releases and co-writes with the likes of Declan J Donovan (Perfectly Imperfect) and Dean Lewis (Need You Now), the indie-pop trio Tors has already amassed 500 million streams and have had their songs played on both Radio 1 and 2.

The band features Jack Bowden along with brothers Matt and Theo Weedon, whose grandfather, Bert Weedon OBE, was one of the all-time most influential guitarists.

The Devon-based trio is going out supporting Eurovision runner-up Sam Ryder on his spring tour. Ahead of the tour Matt chats about his career and what it was like having a famous grandfather.

How long have Tors been together?

We formed originally in 2016 but there have been a few changes along the way, most notable was the COVID pandemic. We played one of the last concerts in London at the famous Scala venue in front of a sold-out audience then everything stopped so we went back to Devon and built our own studio and starting writing songs for other people.

What is it like having your brother in the band?

The good thing about having Theo with us is that we can be brutally honest with each other, fortunately we are not like the Gallagher brothers from Oasis as we get on fine together – though of course we do have our moments. Having our drummer Jack in the group helps keep things healthy too.

The band has musical heritage with your grandfather, Bert Weedon, did you ever realise how famous he was?

Not when we were growing up – he was just grandad. It is very inspiring, however. We used to go around to his house and there would be all his guitars everywhere and photographs of all the famous groups he had met on the wall or giving guitar lessons to The Beatles!

What is the idea behind your new single, Anything Can Happen?

It is a personal song about how depression can affect anyone – it can happen at any time to anyone. I am fortunate to live in Devon where I can get out in the countryside and go for a walk – walking and getting outdoors really does clear the mind.

The reaction to the song has been incredibly positive so far, the radio stations here in the UK and in Germany are playing the song.

Who influenced you?

As we like harmonies the groups, I used to listen to are acts such as The Eagles, the Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel and latterly Coldplay and Snow Patrol.

How did the offer arrive to support Sam Ryder?

We had been touring in Europe and Sam had seen us on tour and liked what he saw, so he asked us to be the support act on his UK tour. We get on well with him, he is such a nice person and incredibly talented. The tour will be a good opportunity to reach out to people who have not heard of us before – when the tour ends, we will have played to over 30,000 people.

Have you ever thought of entering the Eurovision Song Contest yourselves?

No, we haven’t thought about it - though it would be good if we were asked – look what it has done for Sam. So who knows – never say never!

Do you think it is getting harder for new bands to have success?

I do – what is missing now is a big UK band to break through. These days social media play a big part in new artists coming through and I have to say, it is a tool we have used to get our music heard.

Is there any good reason to get there early to the Sam Ryder tour?

There is – we aim to warm up the audience with a great thirty-minute set. We will do our best to entertain you and hopefully people will like what they hear. It promises to be a great night out for all concerned.