this indie bands 4th album reflects an idealized world hi I’m Rebecca Brayton
idealized world hi I’m Rebecca Brayton
idealized world hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com our host
and welcome to watchmojo.com our host
and welcome to watchmojo.com our host Stephanie got to speak with metric about
Stephanie got to speak with metric about
Stephanie got to speak with metric about fantasies both their album and their
fantasies both their album and their
fantasies both their album and their desires I’ve read about this thing that
desires I’ve read about this thing that
desires I’ve read about this thing that you guys created called
you guys created called
you guys created called a campfire test learning if you tell me
a campfire test learning if you tell me
a campfire test learning if you tell me a bit more about it and how the
a bit more about it and how the
a bit more about it and how the fantasies record fared on this test it’s
fantasies record fared on this test it’s
fantasies record fared on this test it’s kind of like a litmus test if you will
kind of like a litmus test if you will
kind of like a litmus test if you will for like you know testing if so if a
for like you know testing if so if a
for like you know testing if so if a song is is working or a structurally
song is is working or a structurally
song is is working or a structurally sound yeah you know it’s like the thing
sound yeah you know it’s like the thing
sound yeah you know it’s like the thing that happens with a lot of music is
that happens with a lot of music is
that happens with a lot of music is there’s infinite possibilities and
there’s infinite possibilities and
there’s infinite possibilities and recording studios and Pro Tools and
recording studios and Pro Tools and
recording studios and Pro Tools and multi-tracks and a million different
multi-tracks and a million different
multi-tracks and a million different instruments that you can do if you can’t
instruments that you can do if you can’t
instruments that you can do if you can’t play a song on one instrument from
play a song on one instrument from
play a song on one instrument from beginning to end then you may not be
beginning to end then you may not be
beginning to end then you may not be getting the emotion across with that
getting the emotion across with that
getting the emotion across with that song
I mean it’s not like that’s the only way
I mean it’s not like that’s the only way to make music you know it’s like there’s
to make music you know it’s like there’s
to make music you know it’s like there’s tons of music that I listen to that I
tons of music that I listen to that I
tons of music that I listen to that I love they could never be played like
love they could never be played like
love they could never be played like that but it’s just one way of
that but it’s just one way of
that but it’s just one way of approaching
we took a couple weeks to record live it
we took a couple weeks to record live it out and then you know almost a year and
out and then you know almost a year and
out and then you know almost a year and a half for fantasies so I was wondering
a half for fantasies so I was wondering
a half for fantasies so I was wondering how did this extended time period you
how did this extended time period you
how did this extended time period you know help you guys wasn’t it more like
know help you guys wasn’t it more like
know help you guys wasn’t it more like six months like we spent time writing
six months like we spent time writing
six months like we spent time writing yeah but we also record like we were in
yeah but we also record like we were in
yeah but we also record like we were in the studio like yeah it took a long time
the studio like yeah it took a long time
the studio like yeah it took a long time and I know I was there and it was I
and I know I was there and it was I
and I know I was there and it was I think the thing that was freeing about
think the thing that was freeing about
think the thing that was freeing about that was that we didn’t care we didn’t
that was that we didn’t care we didn’t
that was that we didn’t care we didn’t feel like our career was gonna like
feel like our career was gonna like
feel like our career was gonna like slide down the drain although apparently
slide down the drain although apparently
slide down the drain although apparently everybody else did which was really
everybody else did which was really
everybody else did which was really interesting is like it’s so fun in
interesting is like it’s so fun in
interesting is like it’s so fun in general being in this band and all the
general being in this band and all the
general being in this band and all the things that people like say no no you
things that people like say no no you
things that people like say no no you can’t do that
can’t do that
can’t do that oh you’ve missed the window your record
oh you’ve missed the window your record
oh you’ve missed the window your record needs to come out then it’s just like or
needs to come out then it’s just like or
needs to come out then it’s just like or or how about it doesn’t how about we do
or how about it doesn’t how about we do
or how about it doesn’t how about we do it exactly when it feels right for us
it exactly when it feels right for us
it exactly when it feels right for us and we’ve had so many things like that
and we’ve had so many things like that
and we’ve had so many things like that particularly on this record that we’ve
particularly on this record that we’ve
particularly on this record that we’ve just listened to ourselves instead of
just listened to ourselves instead of
just listened to ourselves instead of getting confused by other people who
getting confused by other people who
getting confused by other people who somehow feel like entitled to tell you
somehow feel like entitled to tell you
somehow feel like entitled to tell you based on I don’t know what like just
based on I don’t know what like just
based on I don’t know what like just where your life should go which is so
where your life should go which is so
where your life should go which is so weird to me in music one of the studios
weird to me in music one of the studios
weird to me in music one of the studios you guys were in was in Bear Creek I
you guys were in was in Bear Creek I
you guys were in was in Bear Creek I believe outside of Seattle and where you
believe outside of Seattle and where you
believe outside of Seattle and where you guys are really isolated in the woods so
guys are really isolated in the woods so
guys are really isolated in the woods so I was wondering why did you guys decide
I was wondering why did you guys decide
I was wondering why did you guys decide to do that we’ve been on tour touring
to do that we’ve been on tour touring
to do that we’ve been on tour touring live it out for two years pretty much at
live it out for two years pretty much at
live it out for two years pretty much at that point and we knew we were gonna
that point and we knew we were gonna
that point and we knew we were gonna take a really substantial break at that
take a really substantial break at that
take a really substantial break at that moment and the idea was to go there and
moment and the idea was to go there and
moment and the idea was to go there and essentially plant the seed for what we
essentially plant the seed for what we
essentially plant the seed for what we would come back to after a long break
would come back to after a long break
would come back to after a long break and so there’s no better place than to
and so there’s no better place than to
and so there’s no better place than to plant a seed in the forest I guess nice
plant a seed in the forest I guess nice
plant a seed in the forest I guess nice nice
nice
nice did you know you were gonna say that it
did you know you were gonna say that it
did you know you were gonna say that it was amazing you just ramped right up to
was amazing you just ramped right up to
was amazing you just ramped right up to it like the whole time you even if that
it like the whole time you even if that
it like the whole time you even if that was your like punchline
actually I want to know what are some of
actually I want to know what are some of your own personal fantasies oh I have
your own personal fantasies oh I have
your own personal fantasies oh I have one camp counselors that was what Dan
one camp counselors that was what Dan
one camp counselors that was what Dan told you say this is my fantasy this
told you say this is my fantasy this
told you say this is my fantasy this life and what we’ve created and what
life and what we’ve created and what
life and what we’ve created and what we’re doing and I woke up in a very good
we’re doing and I woke up in a very good
we’re doing and I woke up in a very good mood today thinking wow I can’t believe
mood today thinking wow I can’t believe
mood today thinking wow I can’t believe I didn’t do this
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