I think The Life Pursuit is our most soulful record. And soul music is exuberant, but I could go track for track and say, “Well, the subject matter’s not that happy.” “Funny Little Frog” is about stalking someone for God’s sake. “We Are the Sleepyheads”—God, I mean, that song sings to me. There’s a line that goes, “We’ve been in this town so long we might as well be dead.” I quite like up music, which isn’t necessarily, “I’m in love and I’m happy and everything’s quite groovy.
