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Hey Ben!

No argument against The Radiohead Model - the point is that there isn't any new model, but that they were brilliant enough to convince us otherwise. They're great at that stuff. They're also a great band, I've just heard much less about that of late than their method of delivery.

Made with the utmost respect, these here sentences. Respecinize.

In reply to Ben F.'s comment on The Radiohead Model at May 20, 2008 5:28 PM
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Hi, Lainey -

Happy you like the record. I remember this paper... lots of turtles and spots and sea creatures and the like. Thanks for that. You should spend some time with Sid & Marty Krofft (yes, with two 'f's)... Do a search on YouTube.

Thank you!

In reply to Lainey's comment on Q&A With Chris Walla at May 20, 2008 5:19 PM
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Hi, Anna -

My favorite song on Narrow Stairs is 'The Ice Is Getting Thinner', I think. My jam on Field Manual is 'It's Unsustainable'... Recording a solo record is a kind of torture. Don't do it.

In reply to Anna's comment on Q&A With Chris Walla at May 20, 2008 5:17 PM
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Hi Derek -

So great you should ask, as the new AMC and Sun Kil Moon records came out so close to one another!

Were I forced to pick, I'd choose the Red House Painters. I found AMC by way of RHP - it's not that I love one over the other; rather, it's that first love sort of thing. The two self-titled RHP records are my favorites, and my favorite AMC record is San Francisco (which seems controversial, but I could never figure out why).

In reply to derek's comment on Q&A With Chris Walla at May 20, 2008 5:15 PM
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Hey there -

It's a funny thing... With 'Plans', we were really conscious of the major label transition, though we really played it down (even internally, with one another). I think it did affect the music, to a degree. But this new record was made in something of a vacuum, like all our records were before we made the jump - just for ourselves. That's how we're most comfortable, and I think it's how we operate the best.

- Chris

In reply to Brandon's comment on Q&A With Chris Walla at May 20, 2008 5:12 PM
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And Jack Bruce. Agreed.

In reply to k's comment on Q&A With Chris Walla at May 20, 2008 5:10 PM
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Hi Brandon -

I think Ben's most recent assessment of the next Postal Service record is accurate: It's the indie rock Chinese Democracy - you can believe it when you see it, but if you hold your breath, you'll surely suffocate.

- Chris

In reply to Brandon's comment on Q&A With Chris Walla at May 20, 2008 5:09 PM
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I mean, really!! Really?? It's so ridiculous.

In reply to Shardé's comment on Q&A With Chris Walla at May 20, 2008 5:07 PM
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Hey Sharde -

Dude - no shit about the Rainn Wilson bit. Really.

- Chris

In reply to Shardé's comment on Q&A With Chris Walla at May 20, 2008 5:07 PM
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Hello, Paige K. Parsons.

Crazy to get that kind of feedback - I think I should thank you? Thank you!

Atlantic has done a great job of keeping this whole leak thing together. I think they've also learned that, if there's a leak, maybe the best thing to do is turn on the faucet (as with the Gnarls Barkley record, for example).

Sincerely,

Christopher R. Walla

In reply to Paige K. Parsons's comment on Q&A With Chris Walla at May 20, 2008 5:05 PM
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