Well we gave you an update on some new Mastodon earlier on in the week… and now we have more! It's Mastodon week!

Troy Sanders started talking a little bit about the record they're currently working on, even though it sounds like he's talking about sandwiches. Maybe the new album is about sandwiches? I'm cool with it. Anyway-

Per usual, in the writing process, I'm completely absorbed in MASTODON material. I'm a late bloomer, and it takes me a while to grasp a lot of things in life, and MASTODON material is one of them. I'll listen to a demo of a particular song over and over until I can possibly find an interesting vocal melody line or lyrics that'll fit a certain part. I immerse myself one-hundred percent in our riff writing. I'm also enjoying my home time as we're about to leave for the entire summer. I'm trying to find a healthy balance of home and tour life.

Yesterday Chef Brent brought down some tasty turkey, and it was delicious. Brann decides what kind of bread is going to sandwich it. I'm just trying to create an intriguing mayonnaise or some kind of glue to hold this sandwich together. Who knows that's going to happen today? We just don't know.

Oh, and then-

To a degree, I'm going to say it's picking up where we left off. It's kind of an open game or a clean slate. Every single day I go to band practice, I feel like I'm going to a chef's table for a food tasting because there's an element of the unknown. I'm fascinated with that. Either Chef Brent or Chef Bill will present a tasty riff dish of the day and we all lock in and go for it. Nothing that is out of the box will be turned away.