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That was the vibe for the whole session—he saw our vision for the recording, and absolutely nailed his contributions.“ (Woodruff)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCarlos recorded bass in Los Angeles alongside longtime musical colleague Michael James (\u003cstrong\u003eExplosions In The Sky\u003c\/strong\u003e), while Jake added further guitar textures from his home studio, creating layers that thread the compositions together.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This helped a lot with the immediacy of the recording—we wanted to make something direct and gritty, while operating in the soundscape realm. 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For the next record we'd like to get everyone together and dig into the in-person collaboration more, but for this EP the balance really worked.“ (Woodruff)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘There Are More of Us, Always‘\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of musical cooperation as catharsis. Through the album’s shifts—from open, reverb-swept guitar lines to tightly woven, chaotic crescendos—Jagged City invites listeners to inhabit a landscape where tension and release sit side by side. The compositions favor emotional immediacy over clinical ostentation; each passage earns its space and purpose, revealing new details on repeated listens.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Urian's brother Jules dropped by the studio when we were tracking. We were listening to a take of ‘Minus Power‘ while snow was falling outside and clouds were enveloping the view of Lake Champlain. 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