вЂњTalking through our feelings with each other - for the first time in a long time.вЂќ вЂњAnd we actually started implementing some routine for the first time,вЂќ James says. It was tough but it was really therapeutic and healthy for us as friends.вЂќДЄs COVID shut everything down, RГњFГњS returned to Joshua Tree national park, the Californian desert that inspired much of SOLACE and a subsequent live album and concert film.ДЄ planned fortnight became a monthвЂ¦ became nearly two as what was meant to be a vigorous writing trip squeezed in-between shows became more like a restorative retreat. вЂњAn opportunity to push pause and re-assess what we were doing. Uninterrupted by touring, deadlines, and the outside world was вЂњthe most liberating part of the process,вЂќ Tyrone adds. вЂњIt was devastating but at the same time for us, it was a silver lining.вЂќ It was an accumulative amount of pressure, exhaustion, and ruptures between me and the guys, us and our partners.вЂќ вЂњIt was a dark time for us at the start of making the album. Worst of all, the seemingly unending commitments to touring and recording had fractured the internal dynamics of the trio, whoвЂ™d been friends for a lot longer than the bandвЂ™s decade-long lifespan. вЂњWeвЂ™d built this picture up of, yeah, the artist dies for the art, to find the song you need to be there and go all hours of the night to find this special idea.вЂќ вЂњThat is the battle we had internally,вЂќ Tyrone confirms. вЂњWe were just putting music first, not thinking about our relationships, our friends and family.вЂќД«ased in Los Angeles, over 12,000 kms from home, the band leaned into the damaging stereotype that great art only comes from great suffering. вЂњWith our last record SOLACE, it was late nights every night вЂtil 6am,вЂќ James explains to triple j. RГњFГњS further refine their studio polish, but give you the biggest goosebumps when they bend their love of cinematic production in service of songwriting impact rather than just technical accomplishment.ДЄnother acclaimed release, more accolades, back on stage playing to huge crowds in the US - Surrender marks another dizzying peak in the bandвЂ™s career, but it comes out of a devastating low period for a group burnt out from a lack of balance and self-care. What it lacks in immediate surprises or risk-taking it makes up for as an expertly paced and crafted listen. On first impressions, Surrender seems more of an iterative record than a revolutionary one, picking up where SOLACE sonically left off (even including songs that began life in the same studio sessions).Д«ut the more time spent with Surrender, the more it reveals its rewards. The Aussie trio lived overseas and let other musicians into their process to create deeper, darker songs.

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