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<\/a>Since then, the founders of Said the Whale no longer live in the same city, and they have personal responsibilities. The creation process has changed to reflect that, and Bancroft thinks it\u2019s for the best.<\/p>\n
\u201cBen [Worcester, guitarist\/vocalist] and I are writing songs of our own and bringing them to the table, but it\u2019s less bringing them to band practice every week and more bringing them to a studio setting where we flesh them out,\u201d says Bancroft. \u201cI think the result of that is that the recordings are actually a bit more spontaneous sounding, because we really haven\u2019t worked on the songs that much when we bring them to the studio, so there\u2019s a lot of initial-spark magic making its way into the recordings. There\u2019s an argument to be made for both processes in terms of what yields the best result, but right now that\u2019s what works for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The band members all have their own taste in music, but they seem to share at least one inspiration\u2014Bancroft says that one of the main influences for the members is other Canadian artists.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of friends in the Canadian music scene,\u201d he says, \u201cand we definitely draw a lot of inspiration from what they are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bancroft says that he enjoys playing any of Said the Whale\u2019s songs live, but when they\u2019re on stage he prefers to tailor the selection to the venue.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always nice to play the songs that are really popular, like \u2018I Love You\u2019 or \u2018UnAmerican\u2019 or something, because those get the room hyped and it\u2019s exciting, but it\u2019s also really fun to play more mellow songs like \u2018Curse the Currents\u2019 or \u2018Level Best,\u2019 or anything in between. It depends on what suits the room\u2014there are times when the bangers don\u2019t go over that well because you\u2019re in a mellow theatre, and sometimes the mellow stuff is a waste of time because you\u2019re in a loud club.\u201d<\/p>\n
Performing west-coast-inspired songs away from home can be an interesting experience for the band, says Bancroft.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s nice to sing regional songs in a place that\u2019s not your region,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s sort of like storytelling and bringing a little piece of our home into somebody else\u2019s home, so that\u2019s kind of a nice way of looking at things.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the tour doesn\u2019t exist solely on stage, and the band tries to experience the places they stop in as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s nice to experience different parts of our country and to pick up on the nuances of culture in different cities and towns,\u201d says Bancroft. \u201cAs much as we do live in a sort of monoculture as a result of the internet and information travelling so quickly, there are still a lot of unique things about every place that we experience and try and learn a bit about before we move on to the next place.\u201d<\/p>\n