“I looked at the date and realized, ‘We have to get going on this next thing!’
But choosing to make an album is one thing actually doing it is another.
“He’s constantly buying records and applying things to our music that we haven’t done before.”
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“There was a lot of experimentation,” Vannucci says.
While the band was trying to push their sound forward, they also started looking back.
I think we’ve done it again on this album.
It’s the closest thing we’ve done toSam’s Town.”
Lyrically, the new songs grapple with what it means to be a man.
As the father of three boys, it’s a subject that hits close to home.
Compared with the tricky task of writing an album, it’s one they’re looking forward to.
“It’s a celebration.”
Below, Flowers and Vannucci preview a few songs fromWonderful Wonderful.
“Run for Cover”
The band first wrote this track nine years ago before reworking it forWonderful Wonderful.
“My brother once a year will send it to me,” Flowers says.
“He loves it.
It’s just a gentle reminder that this song exists, and he wants it to be heard.”
The song has evolved significantly since its first incarnation.
“It was slower, sweeter, and busier,” Vannucci says.
“We had to get rid of the weeds, if you will.”
That was one of the reasons we reached out to Ryan."
No idea was too weird or out-of-the-box in Jacknife’s studio.
“Reflecting on that was where ‘The Man’ came from.”
