Single Mothers: "It just kind of magically all came together"

Single Mothers' new album 'Our Pleasure' sees Drew Thomson and co. team up with Alexisonfire's Wade MacNeil for an album that was pretty smooth sailing,...

Single Mothers' new album 'Our Pleasure' sees Drew Thomson and co. team up with Alexisonfire's Wade MacNeil for an album that was pretty smooth sailing, for once.

So Drew, tell us about your new album - when did you start work on it, and what was your frame of mind like at the time? We started work on it last summer, and the frame of mind was "Well, I guess we’re doing this". It just kind of magically all came together.

Were there any specific topics or themes you wanted to tackle? I don’t think so. I just write about what’s going on around me usually.

What were some of the challenges you faced in the studio? I quit drinking halfway through recording, which was a huge change for me. The other guys in the band were all really supportive about it though. Other than that, things were pretty smooth - for once.

Do you think you create better music in the face of adversity, or would you rather it was all plain sailing? I don’t know if ‘better’ is the right term. I love this record and had a great time making it. 'Negative Qualities', our last album - I also like, but was a nightmare recording and writing. I love them both for different reasons, but I don’t think one is really better than the other.

The band has a fairly changeable line-up, does that have much impact on the feel of what you create? Definitely - each person that comes into the band leaves their mark. This was the first Single Mothers recording with Ross Miller on bass, and he doesn’t play like anyone that’s been on bass in the band before.

How did you team up with Wade MacNeil, and what was he like to work with? Wade is friends with the engineer at the studio we booked to record ‘Our Pleasure’, and I guess through the grapevine heard we were coming in. We have a bunch of mutual friends, so he just hit me up and asked if we wanted help producing. I jumped at the chance to work with him, and it was the right choice. He’s great.

Do you have a favourite lyric or moment on the album? I like the line "Rundown and rolling around town", it’s pretty much all tour feels like. Brandon likes a moment in ‘People Are Pet’s’ where I sing the word "Star", and he hits his ride cymbal bell.

Single Mothers' album 'Our Pleasure' is out now.

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