why the cover art for Picket Fence Cartel?
Andrew Schwab: Well, you have to see the whole thing. It’s intentionally minimalist. It’s anti-layout. That’s what I’m calling it. • JFH (John): Can you describe a little about it? Andrew: It just asks people a question, basically. I think it’ll make sense when people see it. It’s intentionally nothing. • JFH (John): It’s pretty drastic from the last record (Rival Factions). Andrew: Yeah, intentionally. It’s supposed to be: If you remember here nothing besides the words that you read on the inside of the package, that’s what we want. The music would just be a backdrop for that one question. • JFH (John): Was this record deliberately more spiritual? Because especially “Destroyer” and on down to “To Sand We Return”… Andrew: I mean, I didn’t set out to write something that was more, y’know? I think it’s probably just naturally where I’m at right now is to write in that sort of way. Definitely the bookends on the record are really, hopefully, triumphant in that overt kind of way. Yeah, I
