Buckle up bitches, it’s emo time.
I never think about the audience experience of anything I make, and frankly don’t really care, so it’s odd to process compliments when this thing we worked on and sat on for so long is finally real (and people actually seem to *get it*). I’m sure it’s not going to get any widespread acclaim, but the things people have said to me about the record and the shows were really quite moving.
This record is the most I’ve put into any project, the most I’ve “produced”, and it’s near-perfect in terms of realising my vision. There are no mistakes or regrets (maybe 2 moments in the entire record that I would change). It’s a completely selfish production, so it’s all the more rewarding that even a few people can appreciate it.
I’m very proud of this record and grateful for the trust and freedom given to me by my bandmates. We could have made this so much simpler, but where’s the fun in that? Tom trusted me to dissect and blow apart his best songwriting to date; mid-album epic ‘Built To Unravel’ being the most I’ve butchered someone else’s song (and probably my favourite thing I’ve ever done).
Very grateful to our band for these shows, it’s been an absolute blast with Victor and Brianna returning from our last tour lineup, plus Jon coming in and effortlessly killing.
Thanks as always to Toni
@commongroundsrecords @wasted_state for putting the record out; to
@katietavini @weird_jungle for the expert mastering;
@sean.p.campbell &
@mitchellfgillies for the gorgeous artwork; to my de facto mentor
@graeme__young for allowing me time and resources; to our world-class string section of Robert Irvine, Sally Beamish & Greg Lawson; our live string section of Victor Nekludov, Brianna Berman & Jon Bews; to David Hill for putting up with my puppet-master drum production and then re-learning and interpreting it for live; to Seonaid for the wild OTT vocals; to Tom for the songs and trust.
If you like the record, I like you. If you want to see more of me producing go see my studio
@456_audio (or better yet, work with me).
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TY 🖤🌸🖤
