Get Warmer

This record was written over the period of six months in Athens, Georgia. There’s a lot of firsts in this one: it’s the first time a record has been solely based around a specific story arc in one location, it’s the first time we’ve used live drums for a whole record, it’s the first time a record has been demo’d and then re-recorded, it’s the first time we used NO programmed synthesizers (all parts were played live, mostly analog) and it’s also the first time anyone else has been involved with the recording process: mainly Joel Hatstat working the long long hot hot days of Bomb recording with me.

The recording process for a lot of these songs I think was fuuuun and I’ll go into a little more detail about below. However, something that I tried really hard to do on this one was keep things extremely specific (songs about moving into new houses, washing dishes, riding bikes) but at the same time ATTEMPTING to use those specific situations to express huge life issues and emotional distresses. This record for me is a lot about escapism, depression, addiction, social, physical and financial problems but ultimately I think it’s about positivity. I’m pretty sure people other than me take little shit, read into it and have that shape the way they view the world. This record is about accepting that and at least not reading too much into THAT problem.

We recorded this album in chronological order, labeled “Bomb 1” through “Bomb 11.” When we stepped into the studio and got drums EQ’d, set up and everything, Brady picked up drumsticks and played Bomb 1 perfect on his first try. We were all confused and said “uh.