We took our time, took a lot of time between sessions to listen. We also tried to capture on the rock songs more of a live feel, which we've always had a bit of difficulty trying in the studio. It's the first time I've ever recorded any of my songs. I've written for a while. This is just the first time I felt good enough to use them.
Writing is just hard.
It's really, really hard. I just wanted to feel really comfortable with what I was putting on the record. The new disc also features Dan Baird, the former Georgia Satellite, as producer. In My Shoes,' and he's the master of the rock stuff. Mainly, he helped us to get good takes and kind of keep the vibe up.