Set It Off: "Dare to be different"

Vocalist Cody Carson spills the beans on Set It Off's new album, over a pumpkin spice latte. Rock'n'roll.

Hey Cody, what can you tell us about ‘Upside Down’?
We are incredibly excited and about to explode from having to wait for you all to hear it. It's fresh, we take risks, it's honest, it's vulnerable and it's overall a very catchy record.

You’ve described the new material as your most “mature” to date - what do you mean by that?
As you grow as a writer you learn a lot about what a song does and doesn't need. We used to force instruments and sections of songs into a writing session because we thought it had to be there. Now it's all about the best song possible and we have nailed our process finally.

You spent some time writing with All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth, how did that come about, and what was it like?
I've spoken with Alex for quite some time now but he ended up in LA when we were there and he came to my birthday event with Jack at a bar out there and we reconnected and talked about writing. I invited him to a session and he accepted and it went incredibly well. He's a very smart and fun writer, we had a great time and got a lot done.