between ‘ Painkillers ’ and ‘ Sleepwalkers ,’ and also the answer to ‘ Sleepwalkers ’’ songs sounding more like the Gaslight Anthem , is mainly because I let myself be entirely me , and that ’ s what I sound like . Haha . For ‘ Painkillers ,’ I purposely wanted to explore something a little more ‘ square one ’ stylistically because that was exactly where I was at emotionally , personally , and then by result , sonically . There are three other parts in the Gaslight Anthem that add to the sound and make it what it is -- but the other thing that ’ s me will always be inherently my style of writing songs no matter what project I ’ m working on .
I think ‘ Sleepwalkers ’ is the best album you ’ ve made since ‘ The ‘ 59 Sound ,’ and it just so happens that they both were produced by Tedd Hutt . What do you like most about working with him , and what did he bring to “ Sleepwalkers ’ that wouldn ’ t be there without him ?