Carl BroemelWished OutI’ve noticed that Wished Out seems a bit more uptempo than what you were doing with 4th of July or even with All Birds Say back in 2010, especially with the opening track “Dark Matter.” Was that a deliberate move to up the average bpm on this one?When you were out touring for 4th of July and you were noticing “chit-chatty” moments like that at clubs, did you try to make the songs a little more in-your-face, or did you just keep to what it was like on the album?So I assume you hadn’t played these songs out before, the ones on the new record.Were you playing some of these songs?I spoke with you around two years ago about 4th of July, and I remember you were talking then about how you were deliberately trying to not get bogged down in strict song structures and, like you said, leave them little more open. Do you think you brought that mentality to Wished Out as well?About that title track: I read that you were inspired to write it after seeing Michael Kiwanuka’s band play at Newport Folk Festival and admiring how they left it a little open and used some fuzz guitar and stuff like that. I’m a fan of his, so I was interested to see you mention that specific correlation.When did you find time to write these songs, with your other commitments?This album did come out with a lot less time between solo albums than the last span, so maybe you had more time or more inclination to get one album out.Was that something you had planned on doing for a while?I hear a lot that in Nashville, everyone’s very open to collaborate and write and record with each other. Could you talk about the guests you have on the album, like Robbie [Crowell] from Deer Tick and Tom and Bo from Jacket?I know you play multiple instruments. Had you done your own drums and/or producing before?I think the overall sound of the album is great. In the past, when you’ve been in the studio with My Morning Jacket with outside producers, have you tried to be hands-on and learn from whomever is behind the board?Is your Stocks in Asia label just for your own music, and have you thought of putting anything else out under it?And you said you’ve recorded other people in your studio, right?Is that something you see being a bigger part of your career going forward, if you happen to have the time, helping other bands make their music and producing in your studio?How did you and Steelism—Jeremy and Spencer—meet up and start collaborating?Had you known them personally before you called them up for the Newport thing?In our conversation a couple years ago, you were talking about solo touring and how it’s a bit scary for you—in a good way—since you're so used to being one of many in a band and moving to fronting a band and doing your own music and having it on your shoulders. Have you gotten used to it at all since then?Do you think that your approach going forward will be more like what you planned for this record, or leaning more towards 4th of July, more subdued stuff, with the live show bringing the energy?Jacket took some time off this year. Looking forward to next year, are there any plans to play with those guys, or any solo tours in the works?Do you and your Jacket bandmates ever share some of the music you’re working on with your other projects?I’ve heard from many musicians in bands—especially ones that have been together for a long time—that it’s great and refreshing, creatively, to have time off from your longtime group and then get back together re-energized. Is that your experience with that kind of thing?
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