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How do you feel about the new record now that it’s out there for a while?

Bobby: Personally I’m happy with it, I know we did what we wanted to do, so I think that was actually the most important thing. It seems like kids have been into it.

Harrison: I’m pretty pleased but there are definitely some things I’d like to change about it. But there’s nothing you can do about it at this point

Well having put the EP and LP both out in the same year, do you feel like you were a little rushed, or that maybe you could spend a little more time on something in particular?

H: I’d spend more time on just getting the order of the songs down and the number of songs on the album. It’s just when it came down to track listing we wanted was a little different.

B: As far as musical freedom we did pretty much what we wanted.

With fearless putting a lot of “pop-punk” out recently, do you think it’s helped you stand out a little more or hurt you at all?

B: I don’t know if it’s helped us, I think maybe if anything it might give people a negative connotation towards us just because they might think…

H: People assume that we’re fans of that kind of music which is not really true at all. In one sense it may be kind of cool because there aren’t a lot of bands on Fearless trying to do what we want to do. So I guess from that perspective it’s better to be on that kind of label rather than one that’s full of bands that are trying to do what you want to do, because then it’s almost, as much as you can say there isn’t, there is a small element of competition if you’re on a label with bands that are like you. Competition for affection from the label, so it’s cool not to have that.

B: I’m sure it has it’s pros and cons.

How often do you sort of see the side effects of that situation on the road or in reviews?

B: We try to not really look at reviews because personally…

H: I haven’t read one review for the album yet. Because i just don’t want to, I feel like it’ll fill my head with all sorts of doubts and things. That or even something that’s good, I don’t want to get that in my head

B: We’re having fun doing what we’re doing and I don’t care, well I care, but at the same time if people aren’t into it then fine, we just want to make music. I’d rather just stay positive.

What are your plans after this tour?

H: We’ll probably put out some more music right after Christmas, like another EP. I would love for it to be a full length, but it’s just time doesn’t allow for that.

With all the economic issues flying around do you think it’s affected you directly at all?

B: It probably started like two years ago with the gas.

H: Yea just getting people out to shows, already it’s hard to get people to go out and buy albums.
B: I think people are just being really careful with their money. But, we’ve definitely felt the affects.

You’ve been a band for under two years and seen a mild amount of success, do you feel lucky at all the be in the situation you’re in, touring and putting out records?

H: I’d like to think that we do what we want

B: I think some bands maybe do it just to write songs that will stick in people’s heads, and that’s fine, it’s just not what we’re about. Not to say we’re not about making songs that people are going to enjoy, it’s just that we make songs that we enjoy first and foremost, because you’ll go crazy playing songs that you don’t fully enjoy with all your heart.