This was partly because they had nowhere else to go coming off of months on the road.
We were living out of suitcases, says Danielle, 27, the groups lead guitarist.
We decided we were going to do what weve always done, Danielle says.

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We wanted to get back to our so-called roots.
We needed just it be the three of us in the beginning.
We just wanted to get back in the zone.
Theres a lot of cooks in the kitchen anyway, says multi-instrumentalist Alana, 25.
Those perfectionist tendencies are to blame for the albums shifting arrival date.
We write everything, we play everything, and we help produce everything, Danielle says.
These things take time, and we refuse to put out anything were not 100 percent in love with.
To get toDays Are Gone, it took us seven years, Alana says.
Adds Este: You dont even know whats coming for you.