Kayo Dot, Maudlin of the Well etc...

KH: A good chunk of Selenelion is material Josh had written on his own before the band was formed, I wrote 3 songs on the album, and a few other short bits here and there. However, we all write our own individual parts, and contribute to the arrangements. Moving forward; myself and Toby are beginning to bring in more song ideas. Considering all the "cooks" we have here, it works rather smoothly. We all share a similar musical aesthetic with this band. The unique mix of individual backgrounds keeps it interesting, I believe.

JS: I often marvel at how easy it is, but then when you think about it it makes sense. You might think there would be a lot of strong egos clashing, but both Toby and Kevin have projects where they are the main writer, and they seem pretty content for Vaura to be a project where I'm more or less guiding the boat in the way they do with Dysrhythmia and Kayo Dot. But then I have such total respect for their ideas and opinions, that any time anyone brings a riff or has an idea for a change or new part in something I've written, I'm completely down for it. Plus it's really cool because everybody in some sense in this band is stepping outside their comfort zone. I'm doing harsher vocals than I ever have and just generally playing heavier music, whereas Kevin and Toby semi-joke that this is their outlet for writing catchy stuff. But as far as the songwriting process, there's really not any one way that we do things. Whatever works. It's laid-back in that sense.