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30 SECONDS TO MARS<\/h1>\n30 SECONDS TO MARS<\/h1>\nThe post-grunge rockers shoot for the stars on their latest effort<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
With a name like 30 Seconds to Mars, they expect jokes about space. But the L.A.-based band got the last laugh when they sent a copy of \u201cUp in the Air,\u201d the first single from their latest album\u00a0Love Lust Faith + Dreams<\/i>, to the International Space Station. \u201cWe went to see the rocket go up,\u201d says drummer Shannon Leto. \u201cAnd a couple of weeks later we went to mission control and talked with an astronaut. We asked, \u2018Did you get the present we sent?\u2019 He\u2019s like, \u2018Sure did!\u2019 He pulls it out, he spins it. We were blown away.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leto, along with his brother Jared\u2014the band\u2019s main songwriter\u2014and guitarist Tomo Milicevic, had lofty ambitions for their fourth full-length album. \u201cWe were divorcing the old ideas that we had in the recording process,\u201d says Leto. \u201cWe always want to do something different for each album and challenge ourselves. I think we\u2019re going to surprise a lot of people.\u201d Though the album was primarily self-produced, the band made a nod to their previous work by bringing back producer Steve Lillywhite to collaborate on four tracks. \u201cHe\u2019s just a mad scientist. We appreciate his efforts,\u201d says Leto.<\/p>\n
The group also wanted to move beyond previous tribulations. After recording 2009\u2019s This Is War<\/i> under the shadow of a\u00a0$30 million lawsuit from their label, the sessions for Love Lust Faith + Dreams<\/i> proved much more positive. \u201cWe were freer to do what we wanted, and it\u2019s a lot more celebratory. It\u2019s a lot more us,\u201d says Leto. \u201cIt\u2019s more stripped-down than previous albums. It\u2019s still wide in scope, but it\u2019s a lot different. There are fewer things going on. It\u2019s more\u00a0poignant in a way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Part of that poignancy stems from the lyrical themes of the record\u2019s title. \u201cEach of those words, \u2018love,\u2019 \u2018lust,\u2019 \u2018faith\u2019 and \u2018dreams,\u2019 is mentioned in all our songs. Those are the ingredients of the songs,\u201d says Leto. \u201cWe possess all those desires and emotions, and we thought it was an interesting title. My brother at one point wanted to have this one word describe the album, but it turned into these four separate words, none of which is more important than the others. It painted a more interesting picture.\u201d<\/p>\n
The band is optimistic that the album will surprise people in a good way. Says Leto, \u201cMy brother said, \u2018I think this album is going to make it OK to like 30 Seconds to Mars.\u2019 I think he\u2019s right. It\u2019s going to reach a broader audience.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013Amanda Farah<\/p>\n
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