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Thomas - The first of the four brand new songs, this was the first one I was drawn to by its upbeat/punk drumming. Coupled with Andrew’s signature syncopated rhythms and Tim’s thunderous bass tones. This song set the tone for what these songs were to become.
Andrew - The second part of the album was written and recorded in the opposite way that we usually operate. Drums were done first, followed by bass, and then guitar. I like to imagine this song as the first shot of a 15-year time skip in our band's story; the previous song ends with so much hope, and this comes in with us basically in post-apocalyptic armor and missing limbs and eyes. In between the two songs are years of exciting success, bloated failure, people dying, addiction, great happiness and crushing depression, and I think that comes through immediately. It was especially interesting recording these last four songs because I finished my parts, and then roughly a month later I heard the songs completed, which is a little like hearing a TFOT song, without actually having been there for the writing, which is surreal. The closest analog was when I broke my collarbone and Mark Gajadhar (Blood Brothers) played drums for us at a party, so I got to watch my band from the front row. Thanks, Mark!
I tried to just play fast and do a lot of single stroke fills in this song, and I think I succeeded at that.