How, when and why did the transition to fat Wreck Chords come about?
We were in need of a new label. We were out growing Asian man and, frankly Mike Park was sick of our constant whining and complaining. So instead a very nice bunch of folks from San Francisco decided they would do their best to deal with us for awhile. We talked to a couple of labels. None seemed right. Didn’t know what to do. This guy Fat Mike called us and asked if we wanted to put out a record on fat and the big hole in the Larry arms boat was stopped with a big cork. Do you consider this to be some sort of recognition from their part, or just a stroke of luck that this chance fell upon you? It’s a stroke of luck. Most things are. Don’t you agree that this album isn’t exactly definable as the typical “Fat Sound”? Yes. I totally agree. However, does it really matter? I especially like the alternation between Ben’s gruffy voice and Chris’ melodic vocals. Was this something you wanted to do from the beginning, or did you just find that out by accident? Like: hey, we can both sing! it w
