Is there an overall theme or feeling to the songs on World Travels Fast?
WS: I would say that the theme of World Travels Fast is the globalization and shrinking of our planet. Here we are in Milwaukee, but on a computer or a phone we can be communicating anywhere at anytime with anyone. Words travel fast, as they say, but it’s not just words anymore, it’s the whole world. When I first started playing music we set up our tours by cold-calling people on land lines. Now we don’t even have to talk to those people that are setting up our shows. We can just email or text them and it’s done. And while the world gets smaller and many things get easier, it’s interesting to reflect on what it means to both grow up and get old in such a climate. I think about how my great grandmother was born in a time without basic plumbing or electricity and how she must have felt watching this world grow up alongside her. And I wonder if my grandchildren, looking back at this moment, will think the same about me. D: After all is said and done, will the wait for World Travels Fast b
