It's nice to have a band that can adapt to whatever show we're in, so we can play on a big stage or a house show.
Phil ElvrumI wanted to lift the aspects of the lyrics and imagery that I found sincerely powerful and touching, plus the amazing musical extremities, and make my own thing. That's what making music has always been for me. Synthesizing a nonexistent kind of music that I wish existed because I wanted to listen to it.
Phil ElvrumI learned how to sit on the couch in front of the fire and read a magazine, just for like eight hours a day, every day. It was... crazy.
Phil ElvrumI've always written songs with a visual counterpart in my mind that no one else can see.
Phil Elvrum