Liner Notes

"When those teachings really are most helpful is when you're actually meeting someone else. Then it's easier for me. I love to listen to other people and I don't necessarily need to meet them where they're at if where they're at is very stupid." - Boy Golden

"Things are changing in the music world... When that kind of fear is gently floating around, it's really easy if someone's like 'Hey, let's intentionally write a banger that's gonna get us to the next level.' Thankfully nobody operates that way in this band." - Zach Williams

"I feel like it's where I can feel absolutely the most free that I ever feel in my life. Being fully present and in the moment is when I'm on stage... The part of me that is locked away, she comes out and she takes it in a direction that is completely different." - Liz Cooper

"The older I get the more fearful I become, which you think would be the opposite. I spent the first part of my life feeling that I was indestructible and life was going to keep working out for me. I think part of 2020...was this felt sense that things can go horribly, horribly wrong." - Jenn Wasner

"I knew that I was going to have to get out what was bothering me, so that part was clear. I didn't know what things were going to sound like, but I knew what I wanted them to feel like. ... One of the things that stuck out the whole time was me trying to find joy." - Brandee Younger

"I got introduced to electronic music at a very formative age, I feel like. The same with folk music. That was more my roots, but when I was getting more confident as a songwriter, I got introduced to electronic music, so I was just starting to play around with that." - Ásgeir

"I try to be super-transparent about mental illness within our family and the complexities of it. I don't mind talking about the nuances, even if it makes people uncomfortable. Because, if we don't bring it up, no one's going to know how to move through it." - Madeline Edwards

"We endure and we live a lot of the same experiences, regardless if you're Indigenous or not. I'm singing about poverty. I'm singing about love. I'm singing about the struggle of trying to change your situation, but it just feels like there's no footing below you to do that." - William Prince