The only thing I think about is doing something where I'm the only person making all the decisions - I think that would be fun to do, just to get it out of my system. And honestly, I kind of got it out of my system when I recorded three songs and put them online. That was enough of a solo experience for me; it scratched that itch.

There are personal topics on the record that have nothing to do with creativity but were maybe amplified by the demands of the band. I can't say that none of these things would be present without creativity as a catalyst, but it was definitely on my mind a lot while writing.

I'm looking forward to doing things more intuitively in the future, just going with whatever happens and not immediately categorizing it as potentially good or bad or original or whatever.

I only write maybe one or two songs every couple of years that I think are good enough to play alone without other stuff happening.

Every time you pick up an instrument, it's not always out of necessity - for a certain kind of person, it's a choice.

Being in Portland is cool. I have some good friends here and the general feeling might be a little more welcoming.

Our vocal harmonies started to feel like a cop-out: all group-singing, all the time.