Asked by a Twitter follower if Matchbox Twenty’s forthcoming album “Where the Light Goes” features bonus tracks, band co-founder Paul Doucette replied, “No. But really the record is a bonus, so yes…
and the band could have simply continued touring with hits like “Push,” “3AM” and “Long Day.”
“Once songs develop color and personality, it’ like, ‘Hey, this is who we are now,’” says Thomas. “Then we can build on that because part of the journey’s figuring out what our individual parts sound like when they’re together again — and do we still like it? Luckily, we did.”commences May 16, recorded their first new music since 2012’s “North.” Instead, intended optimism and joy is exactly what Doucette felt producing the jubilant horn-fueled opening of triumphant “Friends.
“It was like slaying a dragon,” confesses Doucette. “But what’s great about Greg Wattenberg is he’ll push, push and keep pushing, even when Rob and I go, ‘We’ve got it.’” “[Drummer] Gunnar [Olsen] played phenomenally, but there was something that didn’t feel like Matchbox Twenty,” says Doucette. “It’s tiny things like where I lay the snare against Rob’s voice or the way Kyle or Pookie play, which is the sound of Matchbox.”. “It needed Paul playing drums to add the last ingredient.”
“It’s funny because had you not brought that up, I’d forgotten,” adds Doucette. “We’ve all had that period [of doubts]. Kyle was maybe more public and went further with it.”In regaining Cook, Matchbox reaped his musician partner and “new band member” Tina Dawn, who sings back-up on songs including energetic single,And while the foursome still faces tense moments — like the band’s first album meeting ending in a fight — they swiftly move on.
Working virtually on songs before recording batches in New York helped accommodate the individual commitments and passions which have tugged the musicians in different directions. Today, they acknowledge their priorities largely lie outside Matchbox Twenty, with Doucette recounting how sending his child to college recently sharpened his focus.
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