This time, we built a "home" studio, and began all of the songs there. We have always hated this because by the time the recording happens, a certain excitement about older songs has often been lost. In the past, the economics of recording have dictated that we write for a year, go to the studio, and record the entire record as quickly as possible. Basically, we let our creative moods, instead of instrumentation, dictate the album’s feel. There are songs with layers and production that we could never recreate live, and that is exciting to us. As a result, there are some songs with no guitar, and some without keyboard. On 7, we decided to follow whatever came naturally. In the past, we often limited our writing to parts that we could perform live. We wanted to rethink old methods and shed some self-imposed limitations. Throughout the process of recording 7, our goal was rebirth and rejuvenation. It helped us clean the creative closet, put the past to bed, and start anew. Last year, we released an album of b-sides and rarities. We have now written and released a total of 77 songs together. At its release, we will have been a band for over 13 years.
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