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" I've struggled with depression before. For me, music was always a very positive way to will myself out of that situation. "

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" I think '80s pop music subconsciously informs what I'm doing. "

" The music is at this weird intersection of dance music and indie music. It's not quite dancey enough to do a full-blown DJ set, and it wasn't quite rock enough for a rock band. But I guess it's what makes us unique - drawing from a lot of different influences. "

" I naturally like that dreamy, shoegazey sound on my vocals. A lot of reverb helps, and so do a lot of delay effects on everything. "

" We lived in Atlanta for a couple of years, and had a lot of fun, but my best work happens when I isolate myself. It's all about turning inward. "

" I definitely enjoy the kind of magic that happens being on stage with a group when everything's working. The vibe when that's happening gets even better if the audience is involved and you can feel that interaction. That's something you don't get with your headphones on in a studio; it's much different. "

" It's a weird dynamic - I guess there is a fine line between hope and sadness. Sometimes you can be feeling both at the same time. "

" I definitely enjoy my time by myself - and that's kind of the weird thing about touring; you're kind of constantly surrounded by people - but I actually do enjoy going out and doing things and being around people. "

" I didn't realise how much I ate Mexican food, like tacos and burritos three times a week, until I came to Europe and couldn't find any. "

" I do have the personnel that we use in the back of my head when I'm working, but I also don't want to limit myself. "

" When we're back home, I feel pretty domesticated. "

" My first big influences were more hip-hop based - people like DJ Shadow and Four Tet. "

" In some ways, I feel like I've always dabbled in nostalgia. It's just what I do; it comes naturally. "

" Over a year's time, I felt like I squeezed in five years of touring experience, which was a really huge help moving forward. "

" I was at a slight disadvantage in that I had never played in bands or done any performances before, and that's just as important as writing, recording, and putting records out. It's been a lot of hard work, balanced with a lot of pinch-myself moments of touring in crazy parts of the world. "

" The beautiful thing about working with new instruments is that you sort of approach it with a fresh perspective. "

" The one sound I think of when I think about dreaming is the harp glissando, which is this really atmospheric run up and down the scale that's really dreamy. "

" It's like a painter with various layers of paint. I start with a drum loop and add keyboards, and then melodies start to take shape. The vocals happen later. I've never really done therapy before, but it's a form of therapy. Everything else falls away. "

" When I'm not touring, I hardly ever leave my house. Part of it is I get to do what I'm most passionate about, which is work on music and make new songs. "

" For the longest time, I was trying to be DJ Shadow, I think. But I slowly developed my own style. It was trial and error, for sure. "

" Any musician - I would say 99% of musicians - needs some help along the way. Most people, even if they're self-produced, have someone else mix it, or they'll have someone else master the record. Inevitably, it's like somebody else's personality being put into your art. "

" I'm not a very technical musician at all. "

" Maybe in the future, you'll be able to understand what I'm saying. I'm going more for an atmospheric vibe in my songs. And I really don't want to ruin the illusions people may create for themselves. "

" The types of melodies I tend to write kind of have this bittersweet quality; they're meant to be uplifting but kind of have this melancholy vibe to it. "

" I listen to a lot of different kinds of music, and I feel like I can pull ideas from practically anything. You name it - I'll probably like it. "

" I personally love the record-making more than the actually performing and travelling. It's funny, the drastic shift in lifestyle that comes with it. It certainly satisfies my more adventurous side, but it leaves little time for contemplation and all of that. "

" I never wanted to just press play on some DJ set and let the lights do all the work. I value old-fashioned performance a little more than that. "

" My philosophy is generally to keep things as simple as possible. "

" Ultimately, what interests me is using exotic sounds in my songs. "

" I have a small studio set up in my house in Athens. I'll wake up, have a nice breakfast, and I won't surface until dinnertime. I'm very domesticated in that way. "