My approach to writing and recording now is pretty much the same as when I started. Except now I worry even less about what people will think of what I made. And I am not drunk.

As a listener, I like a wide range of sounds.

I wanted to touch on the piece where often politicians use "god" to excuse their actions.

I started to understand what the song could be about. The ache of nostalgia even for things we don't like, the commitment to keep moving despite that ache. It made me think of how I relate to my privilege - as a white person, as someone who grew up upper middle class.

I always write from rhythm first, so if I need a song fast, I have to start there. Then I just threw some electric guitar at it.

As a consumer of culture, I like a wide range of emotions to be touched in art. It's funny but on the other side of it, I do feel that people that are trying to sell culture would like to see a narrower range of expression from their content-makers. Easier to sell I guess.

Really, everything for me comes from "Manifestra." It was an incredible gift of a song; it really describes an important moment in my life.