We're definitely get sick of the comparisons. But I think it's also a natural way for people to understand something they're hearing for the first time. I do the same sort of thing. But I'm hoping that after a few listens people will start to hear what's original in our music.

We can exhale a little.

It's definitely fun to tinker with songs, see how much you plug in there before it gets muddy and unnecessary. I don't think we intentionally try to layer, I think it's just what sounds right. Not sure there's one way to tell when a song is done. Some seem to finish themselves almost immediately. Some I don't think will ever be finished and still drive me a little crazy when I hear them on the record.

People told me I couldn't kill Nicholson, so I cast him in two roles and killed him off twice.

Some people may want to look at a new car, but then not want to invest that much. And then they switch over to a used car.

With other people she can play humans. With me, it's completely non-human characters.