Flyleaf releases second album after 4 year delay
By: Lorelei Willett
Issue date: 11/9/09 Section: Features
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"It feels like yesterday," said bassist Pat Seals of the band's quick rise to success. Flyleaf formed in 2002 and after playing local shows, got some attention at the South by Southwest Festival in 2003. The band released their first self-titled album in 2005 and has been on the go since then with tours and traveling.
"You can put 10 years into those four. We were able to figure out who were as a band and see a lot of the world and the U.S. a couple times over," Seals said.
The band, which consists of lead vocalist Lacey, guitarist Sameer Bhattacharya, guitarist Jared Hartman, bassist Pat Seals and drummer James Culpepper said they were excited to work with producer Howard Benson and his crew again on the new album.
"He makes it so unbelievably easy for me to do to my job, which isn't all that hard to begin with," Seals said.
Seals, who is not a fan of the recording process, said that Flyleaf was able to try some new things with "Memento Mori" since they had more room to write the songs and more time, with no immediate shows to play after the recording.
"We were a little more focused on this one with a more cohesive idea behind the whole thing," Seals said.
The members decided to take a look at the music to find a common thread when it came to naming the album and chose "Memento Mori," which, roughly translated, means "remember that you are mortal."
"There have been a lot of personal situations that made us really think that our time here is precious. We thought it was important to say," Seals said.
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