[vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10″][vc_column_text]Of Mice & Men’s ‘Defy’ is only a few weeks away – it’s their first with a new line up, and marks the start of a whole new chapter.
Hey Aaron, how have you guys found 2017 so far? Any particular highlights?
2017 has been phenomenal. A definite highlight was playing on the Main Stage at Download Festival. That and Main Stage at Hell Fest. I don’t know, between so many amazing shows and finishing our new album, it’s hard to pick just a few.
What news stories have affected you this year?
So many. From seeing a rampant rise in racism to losing many amazing musicians, it’s easy to become depressed and disillusioned when you watch the news.
So you’ve a new album about to drop – is it all done and dusted now?
It’s all finished. Completed!
What themes do you cover lyrically on the album?
A lot of the album has to do with change, and how I’ve tried to work through that change.
You’ve said before that you’ve written an awful lot of material this year, did much end up on the cutting room floor? How did you decide what you wanted to use or develop for the album?
I’d say 80% of ideas we craft during the production of a record end up on the cutting room floor, or permanently entombed and preserved in the Dropbox demo folder, like mummies, haha!
Do you have any other exciting plans for 2018 yet?
Lots of touring and dropping a new album. Can’t wait!
Aside from your own, which album are you most looking forward to being released next year?
I can’t wait for the new A Perfect Circle album. They always do amazing work.
Who do you think will be the biggest new band of 2018?
That’s hard to say. I also don’t want to predict one in case I jinx them and ruin their careers.
Taken from the December 2017 / January 2018 issue of Upset, order your copy 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