Lament Cityscape

McClatchey:  There will always be continuous threads throughout the albums to tie everything together, but I do get bored easily and don't want any album to sound like the last. I know the vibe might be similar throughout, but the style is hopefully different.
McClatchey:  The highest ratio of xenophobic/racist/homophic trash live there. It was very frustrating to even go outside. Fortunately, we have recently moved to Portland, OR. I'm sure they are just as happy as I am to have gotten the fuck out of there.
McClatchey:  I guess my intention is usually kind of the opposite, and maybe I just fuck everything up. But I'm far more into living in that darker and softer place, with moments of heavier aggression. This album does have an urgency that our past albums don't have, and I think the early stuff relied on the "heavy" a bit too much, but it seemed right for where I was at the time.
McClatchey:  There is no right answer to this. Old assholes think they know something and young assholes just keep proving them wrong. The youth will keep creating new things and finding new ways to improve what's been done already. Everything is an instrument. Find ways to make the sound you want and shut up about how others make their sound.
McClatchey:  I had never had any intention on writing lyrics before Lament. I was never a poet, and I have always been terrible with words. When I got to a point to where I felt I needed to try I had no idea what to do. What came out was what came out. There was no intention prior. It seems natural to paint visceral pictures because everyone connects with those. When you relate certain imagery to something personal you perhaps tell a different story to each person but the feeling behind it might be the same. It's like reaching out of your personal lonely world into someone else's and connecting for a moment. 
McClatchey:  I had helped out Mountaineer with some things when they were starting and they seemed to have a really good experience with Lifeforce. I know they had released some killer albums and I really like that they seemed to love what they put out so I had them on the list of labels to contact, but I didn't want to just ride Mountaineer's coattails, plus I didn't think Lifeforce would be into this album because they haven't done much industrial in the past, so I waited a long time before reaching out to them. After getting a couple rejections and a ton of unreplied emails I thought I should try Lifeforce. Clayton (Mountaineer) had reminded me how great Lifeforce had been to them. They responded the same day and told me how into the album they were. It's been a great relationship.
McClatchey:  'Innocence of Shared Experiences' is currently my favorite Lament song. I typically have a minimalist approach in structure while employing as many layers and ideas as possible over that simple structure. This one felt like the most successful. Everything felt right and honest. It was the song I was most scared to released, not just because I hate my singing (I drowned myself in beautiful voices from the people closest to me) but because it felt too vulnerable. When I started to feel that fear I knew I was on the right path and I hope to continue to find that level of discomfort.
McClatchey:  I have a kid and without the toddler vaccine I won't be going to shows or going to band practice. But since there is some light at the end of that tunnel right now I'm currently in the planning stage of setting up a live show. Hopefully we can get out there this Fall. I want to make the experience something more special than in the past. It's been too long since we've played live.
McClatchey:  Thanks for this. Best of luck with you, too.