in perspective, a lot of your expectations fall away. After a certain period of watching it, you don't see that it's too close; you just inhabit the space of the film. He really created something special; a world to enter and live in for two hours, and that's certainly an inspiration. I should watch it again and think about that question. The new album seems to be inspired by feelings of loss, and dealing with these feelings that come from loss. In what ways does the album relate to the passing of your friend? TK: My friend passed away right before Love Remains came out, then I made this EP in his memory. There's one song in particular on the new album I recorded on the one-year anniversary of his passing, it's called 'Set it Right'. That song in particular is dedicated to and about him, but not exclusively, it's also about the lessons I learned from that loss, and that's kind of the whole vibe of the record, the spiritual growth and personal growth that is possible from mourning, Was making the album somewhat of a cathartic experience then? TK: Yeah, yeah definitely. I made a lot of songs over the period of time from which Total Loss comes; probably about two albums worth of music. The first sequence of songs were really dark and brutal, I was in the throes of a really shitty time, then I wrote the song 'Ocean Floor for Everything' and I started to