KC: Yeah, actually it’s kind of funny because Ryan the drummer and I are both originally from Langford so we have a really good comradery. Aaron is from Brentwood Bay and Adam is from Oak Bay, so there is a good-natured rivalry between us (laughter). The more intense personality is myself. Adam is an amazing talented guy. He can play drums, guitar, keyboards. There is so much stuff he can do. He’s really good with computers and graphic arts.

JC: I heard he did the cover for ‘Killing the Romance’?

KC: He facilitated it. He took everyone’s ideas and put it all together. Then there’s Ryan and he’s just a really hard working, really nice guy. It makes us laugh when we talk about how nice he is but he’s talented and he hits the drums really hard. Aaron is a great guy. He’s like the fatherly figure. He’s so diplomatic about everything. If it comes down to personality, it works out perfect for a band.

JC: So as a band, what are your strengths?

KC: We focus on what is really important to us, which are the songs. A lot of bands write really catchy music and their songs are fun and cool but people often wonder what they are trying to say. What are they saying? Nothing. We just try to write really good songs. The down side to that is it takes a little longer. We don’t pound them out just for the sake of getting them done.

JC: What was it like working with Kroeger and Simkin?

KC: One thing about the Chad and Jon team is that they were really good at teaching us. It’s kind of hard to explain but they would tell us that they really wanted to see us get excited about a particular part of a song. They didn’t say, “Do this.” But it was more like, “Show me how many different shades of excitement you have.” Eventually we would find the one that works. Sometimes I’d sit there and try a whole bunch of things off the top of my head and act like a dork and make stuff up. Then Chad would tell me, “Kenn, don’t ever do that again.”(laughter)

JC: How much time did you spend in the studio?