Matt O'Neill, Journalist

"We wanted to walk in with more material under our belts and firmer idea of our direction… I mean, you never really know what you’re aiming for, but we wanted to have some kind of ballpark area in mind for this album.”

"That’s why I make music – so I don’t have sit around all day describing shit,”

It will probably take longer to grow on a listener than any of the band’s previous albums. However, it’s almost certainly their best.

“Not being the most conventional band, it’s hard for us to get things like radio play and that sort of thing. You know, it’s hard for a band like us to really break into that BIGSOUND/QMusic crowd. We still try."

"Those kind of ‘Good work, keep trying, you’ll make it some day‘ kind of comments. Instead, every obstacle we’ve come to, we’ve overcome. It’s been absolutely unbelievable.”

Not only another masterpiece – but, arguably, a better masterpiece.

“I used to shy away from playing Bauhaus songs live but, these days I just don’t want to be that self-indulgent."

2012 was a mixed bag for Matt O'Neill with Killing Joke, The 2 Bears and The Presets amongst his faves.

"It doesn’t get any easier. It’s our fifth album and we’re still looking for ways that we can still sound like Booka Shade while exploring and growing as musicians."

“I think it’s a quality piece of work. It feels good to be back in the more singer-songwriter arena after spending the last couple of records in a more heavy metal kind of sound.”