Previously, I thought we relied on him too much. This time, we relied on him as a fifth guy. When Metallica goes into the studio for a year, they write the songs with the producer. The songs were already written, but we just kind of tweaked them with Brian. His help is immeasurable.
Friends has some of the catchiest music Reach the Sky have written.
On standout tracks like This Sadness Alone and A Year and a Smile, pummeling tempos co-exist with anthemic choruses and the occasional moment of cheerful resolution. Throughout, Larrabee continues to address confusion and inner turmoil with an upbeat sense of determination. That s been a defining thing about who we are. We ve always had lyrics like that in songs with mosh parts that you want to kill people to. A lot of bands, their message is politics.