Hi, this is John I’m the other guitar player/singer. Thanks for taking a chance on our music, we totally appreciate it.

We have been through 3 bass players since then. Our friend Theo that plays in a punk band from Canada called Gob helped us out for a few months. He came on tour with us but he already had prior commitments to his other band. Then we got Happy, he was with us for 6 months or so, and he decided to start his own band and pursue that. Now we have Steven Fairweather. We are so comfortable with him, it actually feels like when we first started and everything was fresh new and easy to take in. I have a feeling he will be with us till the end.

I think we got a lot of positive reviews, there hasn’t been a lot of negativity which is awesome. I listen to that record and I know that we have come a long way since then, I think our next record will be a major improvement from our last. We have learned so much since then.

I think our new songs have more of an edge, we are writing songs with more impact and dynamics so hopefully they will be more interesting then a bunch of ex-girlfriend gabble the last record was all about. I think off hand I would change the production of the record, I think it sounded way too slick, I actually like records that sound raw and real over slick and overdubbed. I guess that’s about it.

We have been writing nonstop for the past year, we have about 10 new songs in the works, we are just finishing them up now. We are really excited and can’t wait to get back in the studio and record. Blair Calibaba will probably produce the record with us once again, he is like a father to us so it’s really easy work with him again, plus he knows what we like and dislike.

I don’t think there will be major changes, I think the songs will sound way more mature and heavier at times with more impact and subtleness. We want to sound different than the last record, there is no point in going that same direction. I don’t even think we could copy the feel of that record because it was recorded in a time of our lives that we can never duplicate. We have moved on and are putting more thought and heart into our music, we are really excited about our new songs.

The record will be on Revelation only, we have broken ties with Landspeed cause things just didn’t work out the way we wanted. They didn’t really distro our record through Canada so I think it’s best to stay with Revelation for our next record. Revelation has been busting their balls for us, as we get ready to tour the US. Jason has been helping get on a tour with other bands for months. There are a few possibilities; we can’t wait to get on the road. Record sales have been pretty impressive since we haven’t toured extensively in the States for a prolonged time. We are happy with Rev.

We have toured across Canada once that was about one month span. We have done a few west coast tours in the past lasting 2 weeks each and we have been out to New York City for the CMJ music festival and played a few shows around that area last September. We are currently trying to figure out a month long tour across North America, so hopefully that will work out soon.

Lars and Sven are good friends of ours; we have been in touch for quite sometime now. We wanted to work with them ever since Lars brought up the idea when he was visiting Vancouver. We are totally satisfied, I mean, the recording is old, way before our record was recorded so it’s kind of cool to have some older material out there. They made it look nice and the vinyl sounds awesome. They are great guys.

Those songs were recorded in one session. That recording was actually our demo recording for "The last of the daydreams". We didn’t end up using "Tunnel vision" so we thought releasing that as an unreleased song would be cool. We decided to add two more songs from that session and those songs were on the album. We did that recording all live and in one take so it’s pretty crazy how it all worked out. It sounds rough but that’s cool.

It’s a long story but to make it short: We were on tour last September heading to NYC for the CMJ music showcase. On the way we broke down in a town called Kimball in Nebraska, we thought nothing of it, just a weird little town in the middle of nowhere. We had to stay the night cause the mechanic needed more time on the van. We managed to get on the road again by the next afternoon. And booked it to NY. On the way back home our van started acting up so we pulled over to the side of the road and guess where we were? KIMBALL NEBRASKA! The photos on that 7"s were taken at this old 50s bowling alley, we were the only ones in there all night and it was a Friday night. Crazy stuff dude (indeed – Stefan).

I don’t consider BAT an emo band, I have always been into emo for over 8 years and don’t consider bands like Jimmy Eat World, Get up Kids emo either. To me it sounds like an easy way to classify a band these days, and if a band doesn’t have any name to be classified under then they will not be known. We are definitely an old school emo band but I don’t see any connection to any of these new bands that have been the icons of this new emo movement (Right, By A Thread are definitely outstanding, and bands like Hot Water Music, Get Up Kids, Gameface, Jimmy Eat World sound all unique, but there’s definitely a bond between these bands in my eyes and that is that they all play emotional music – Stefan).

I don’t work at VW anymore, that’s what happens when you have a passion for something outside of work. Music and Jobs do not mix, you either have to quit your job or risk getting fired. We all need jobs to maintain the band. I think people should support touring bands more because they are putting up all they have to travel around and play music for your judging ears. It takes a lot out of you when you have to keep looking for shitty jobs in order to pay rent and keep playing music. I question myself all the time, "Do I really want to keep doing this, or do I want to get on with my life and settle down?" That’s the big question, it seems to be getting louder and louder every year I age. But my love for music is dominating everything and without it I would be a wreck. I hope people understand that being in a band is probably one of the hardest passions you can have.

Sean actually came up with the name. It was taken from an Inside Out song called "By a thread" (well, pretty stupid that I didn’t know that – Stefan). Inside Out has been an inspiration to us ever since we were kids. We thought the name suited our style and us as individuals.

Sean again came up with that name; we had an assignment, to find a cool name for the record. Sean came up with that after reading the lyrics of "Skin Deep", a song on "The last of the daydreams". The lyric is: "The same position, the last of the daydreams, carry on carry on". It again suited the feel of our record so we chose that.

I’m sorry it took so long to reply, my e mail has been down and I just got it going today. I know, excuses, excuses, but again thank you so much. We hope to make it out to Germany in the New Year for sure. Thanks for listening.

(Stefan)