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From Chanting To Stadium Anthem
- Mike describes shifting from dark, wordless chanting to a poppier song born from a keyboard figure that felt like a stadium anthem.
- He called the demo "band.mp3" imagining big rock energy before planning to subvert it in the studio.
Borrowing Classic Swagger Carefully
- Mike wanted the song to sound American and classic while still feeling personally his and a little subversive.
- He sought swagger from classic rock but aimed to filter and
A Strange Tined Instrument And Wide Chorus
- Producer Blake Mills recounts finding an unfamiliar, guitar-shaped instrument with metal tines and routing its amp speakers to create wide, underwater chorus effects.
- They miked the amp stereo and panned speakers hard left and right to widen the sound.