I wanted to do something more handmade, says the 45-year-old.
I wanted to get back into the production and engineering side of the work as well as the writing.
The dynamics surprised even the frontman.
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There are traditional pop themes that I elaborate on on this record, he says.
I think thats, to me, the most surprising [thing].
He says, It turned out the songs were cool either way.
So, production is important, but songwriting still rules the day.
Hear Dead Alive off the album below.
