![]() It was a great feeling when we tied the whole song together. It just took more trial and error than a lot of our songs usually do. For the bridge we did the same thing and it finally felt like we completed the puzzle of that song. We ended up taking a part from another demo we had and made that the chorus. The verses were all we had when we went into the studio and then we had to try many options for a chorus and a bridge. I think Loam was the most difficult to write because it started off as just an idea. Which song on the album was the most difficult to write? It’s just cool hearing yourself in a new way. Whenever we push our boundaries a little in a song I tend to love those songs more. I also really like Loam for the same reason. I really like “Midnight Zone” because it is like nothing we have made before. What song on this album would you say you’re the most proud of and why? Those albums really made me appreciate beautiful melodies and want to try to make songs as special as those. As I got into high school I discovered Neutral Milk Hotel’s In The Aeroplane Over The Sea and On Avery Island, and those melodies forever changed me. I got Save The Day’s Stay What You Are when I was 12 and that really inspired me to try and write really great songs. What are some songs or albums that made you want to start writing songs? I am a huge fan of Justin Vernon, Jeff Mangum, Radiohead, James Blake, Alex G, Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Bjork and Josh Tillman. We take that into consideration now but besides that we just try to write the best song we can and figure out how to play it live in the best way possible later on. There are times when that has screwed me though by recording songs in a high range and then blowing my voice out when we play it live. I honestly never take our live show into consideration when we are writing and recording. How much does your live show play into your writing process? We also were very open to different instruments which lead to a different approach in creating. I think we let each member do whatever they wanted on each song to make it unique and I think that shows. I personally don’t listen to a lot of rock music anymore and I think this record has inspiration from all sorts of genres. I think we used more of our other influences for this one. In what ways, if any, did the creation and production of this album feel different from your previous work? We could leave earth at any moment, and that inspires us now to leave behind the best possible music we can make. We were a little lazy with songwriting before the accident, but once experiencing almost dying we became more concerned with making something great that will live longer than we will. What was your writing process before the accident, and how has it changed since then, if it has changed at all? I think it made us grow even closer as a band and want to leave our mark on this earth with music. It just made us realize how fragile life can be and how it could all be taken away from us at any moment.
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