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Interview with Ben O’Connell<\/strong>
\nby Abel Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez G.<\/p>\n

How did the song change during the process of writing, producing and recording?<\/strong>
\nWe were jamming one night at Wills house. The song started off with the drum and bass as the foundation. We wanted something that you could stride down the street to, something that was fast and lively. After playing the first section through a few times, we explored some different ideas rhythmically. This then became the bridge, where we broke off into the swing\/instrumental section and then finally back into the main riff. We wrote the basis of the song in that one night, it didn\u2019t change drastically after that.<\/p>\n

Who collaborated in the process of writing the music, lyrics, production, recording, mixing, etc.?<\/strong>
\nHarry and Will arranged the song, wrote the music and set the tone we were trying to go for. Max wrote his guitar part, Callum played drums and I wrote the lyrics and played rhythm guitar. When it came to recording we did that independently at Harrys house\/studio. Will and him added the final touches with synths and percussion. Then, Harry produced and mixed the track and after that we sent it off for mastering.<\/p>\n

How was the recording session for this song? What was fun, interesting, weird or intense during this process?<\/strong>
\nThe cursed blackout! We were on a demo recording trip at our friends barn in the country and on the first day a large storm hit and the power went out for three days.<\/p>\n