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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\nInspiration and experimentation lead to a sound shake-up on their latest \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Since their 2001 monster hit \u201cHanging by a Moment,\u201d Lifehouse has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. But the big numbers are just a byproduct of the band\u2019s vision. \u201cWe\u2019ve been a pretty insulated group,\u201d says lead singer Jason Wade. \u201cWe\u2019re on the same label as these acts like Black Eyed Peas, U2 and Lady Gaga, but we do our own thing.\u201d Wade and his bandmates\u2014drummer Rick Woolstenhulme Jr., bassist Bryce Soderberg and guitarist Ben Carey\u2014continue to stretch the stylistic limits with their sixth album, Almer\u00eda<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What are the secrets to your longevity?<\/strong><\/p>\n The arc of our career has been interesting. After \u201cHanging by a Moment,\u201d we were getting dangerously into that one-hit wonder zone. The second record didn\u2019t do that well, and we were faced with that dreaded sophomore slump. Soon after that our bassist and guitar player left, so we were in limbo for 2002 and 2003. Then the label went bankrupt. But we cut some demos in the studio and rediscovered our love of music.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What was the turning point?<\/strong><\/p>\n Bryce and Ben came onboard and gave us a new start. Then we found Geffen was going to pick up our next project (2005\u2019s Lifehouse<\/em>), and the success of \u201cYou & Me\u201d happened right after that. Those times were an eye-opening experience. It makes you take a look in the mirror. I don\u2019t have a college education, so I don\u2019t have a lot of other options. It\u2019s really this blue-collar mentality that\u2019s kept the band thriving. We\u2019ve worked hard on the road. Even when we disappeared, we kept playing shows and getting out there.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The biggest thing is this group is doing it for the right reasons. Ten percent of the time you\u2019re onstage, but the rest you\u2019re stuck on a bus. You have to get along. We have this familiar vibe with each other. It also helps us to be unorthodox instead of coming up with the same stuff.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How do you keep the sound fresh?<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s all about experimenting and finding new inspiration. This album was a crossroads for us. You can do the same thing, or you can mix things up. We were about halfway through recording when I went into the studio and started throwing all these different sounds out there. We decided to experiment with it like when we were kids. You can sometimes know too much and think too much. With a lot of songs we were just free-painting with the sound landscape.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What\u2019s your songwriting process?<\/strong><\/p>\n I usually pick up a guitar or sit at the piano and come up with a few chords until I start singing. I don\u2019t want to be taking cues from what\u2019s popular. Whenever I try to write a hit, it\u2019s usually the worst song I\u2019ve ever written. For this album I needed to sort of trick my brain. We wanted to strip the music down to its essence and find that spark. We were looking for that visceral reaction, not something calculated or premeditated. We\u2019re not making pancakes. We\u2019re looking for a song to resonate with someone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What was it like working with Peter Frampton and Natasha Bedingfield?<\/strong><\/p>\n This was the first time we\u2019d had featured guest artists on one of our albums. Peter was someone who was desperately needed to infuse new life into this album; the same with Natasha Bedingfield. There was this special magic during the recording\u2014definitely some of the best days of our lives.<\/p>\n \u2013Blake Boldt<\/p>\n LIFEHOUSE Inspiration and experimentation lead to a sound shake-up on their latest \u00a0\u00a0 Since their 2001 monster hit \u201cHanging by a Moment,\u201d Lifehouse has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. But the big numbers are just a byproduct of the band\u2019s vision. \u201cWe\u2019ve been a pretty insulated group,\u201d says lead singer Jason Wade. \u201cWe\u2019re […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[5685,5684,4679,5683,5681,5279,1961,150,5475,5682,3184],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8462"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8462"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8466,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8462\/revisions\/8466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/lifehouse-album-art.jpg\" "\\"lifehouse-album-art\\"")
How has the band stayed together?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"