Mae, Gregg, Bea, and Angus are a lot better of a band than my old “band” (if I can really even call it that). In Night in the Woods, Mae returns to the town she grew up in after dropping out of college, only to find herself being roped back into that very pastime: band practice. We had band practice maybe a handful of times, and each time was relegated to goofing off with our respective instruments (I played bass, like the main character Mae), rather than playing something cohesive. My band was like most teenage bands-useless and hardly a band at all. When I was a teenager, I was in a band not unlike the apathetic critters of Night in the Woods. A feeling that a lot of people, like myself, can relate to. The song they’re playing echoes the game's themes of small town discontent. Not out loud, of course, but via in-game text and a brief respite of a rhythm game. Point being, everyone involved in this track is awesome, and I am really happy that we ended up needing to do this song, because it became one of my new favorite VGMs that I have done.“I just wanna die anywhere else,” sings a character during band practice in Night in the Woods. I also wanted some elements of the post-rock shimmer guitar in there, and while working on ideas on my electric, I thought.'Man, Kyle hasn't been on a track in a while, this would be perfect for him!' and he also made some time and put together a great last minute guitar track. I told him the timeline, and he made it work, and I am so happy he did because man did those chiptunes really pull the song together. I went back on twitter and my buddy Mike (Curious Quail) had commented about wanting to do another collab with me on Die Anywhere Else. I immediately went to a video of Die Anywhere Else and came up with an idea for an arrangement. I reached out on twitter, and someone recommended that I tap into the 'Night in the Woods' OST. "I had to make a last minute cover this week because my bandmates ended up needing more time for the new IITT track.
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