What can the Phil Vassar fan expect from the new record musically?
PV: I went with my band for one. The guys never get to go into the studio to do records, which is kind of silly. I kind of get sick of working with studio guys because they’re working on your album at ten and then on McGraw’s record at one and then so-and-so’s at six. And I think it’s all between the lines too much. Everything to me starts to sound alike. The production is the same. I wanted to do it different. I think you can really tell. It sounds like me more live. I think that’s what I really wanted to capture. It’s more organic. And the way we set up in the studio was a little different this time. I used this little funky studio that I used to cut demos in that my engineer used to help me with instead of these $20,000 per week fancy studios. Or per day. Whatever. Anyways, it’s a whole different deal. It’s a lot more me for sure. KMJ: You were the producer on this album. When you say more organic, what do mean? What’s different, production-wise? PV: I’ve always produced my own reco