Now, the actual recording process for Hello Hurricane, how was that different than previous records?
Chad: Well, we spent most of the recording time alone, and then brought in Mike Elizondo to help us finish it. So the bulk of the recording was done with just ourselves in our own space, working whatever hours we wanted. There was an incredible freedom artistically to do whatever we wanted and to take our time. We did bring in some of our favorite engineers – Darrell Thorp, who has worked on a lot of our favorite records like Radiohead and Beck. And incredible tones and capturing great sounds. So we did work with him for awhile, then Shane Wilson who worked on The Legend of Chin, just brought in some old friends, y’know? And just took our time. It was different in that nobody was looking over our shoulder. There was no deadline to meet. At the same time, we felt like we were living the dream! Working in our own space, sleeping in our own beds, being in San Diego, getting to go surfing every morning, and then go back to the studio and record all afternoon. But when you’re looking at two
