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Produced, in part, by Trent Bell (The Flaming Lips, Starlight Mints) and mastered by George Geurin (The Polyphonic Spree, Flickerstick) These Places continues on the path of evolution for the band. The record flirts with darker melodies and added instrumentation, but still shows the bands ability to produce well crafted pop songs. ?This record has much more going on: keyboards, acoustic guitars, and more. We wanted to do things we weren?t able to do in the past,? says Scott. The intense rocker ?Failing Upwards? leads off the EP in a straight rock ?n? roll minimalist fashion. The catchy hooks in ?Afterglow? and ?The Story? follow as the band delves into a recurring theme found through out their albums; the tangles of love and relationships. The slow, dreamy ?Secrets We Keep? finds a similar narrative (?Does tomorrow have to follow today / When we both know what it all holds now?) as the band experiments with new sounds on the track. The record ends with the dark and jangly ?These Places,? an ode to small town beginnings.