themorningbenders:

I was lying in bed this morning trying to remember what I did last New Years Eve… it took me a while, which frustrated me, but eventually I remembered that we were in Australia playing shows. After I got up I found this photo Julian took; it was probably taken 30 minutes or so before midnight. It’s crazy to see myself, staring into the camera, before all the crazy/amazing things 2011 brought us. It brought us to some of the most amazing places we’ve been as a band - Australia, Japan, Coachella…but it’s really been a year of shifting mindsets and outlooks. All year we’ve been working on a record that has pushed us outside of our comfort zone and into a new, exciting world. A sort of elated, ethereal dreamland, really. It began on the sunny beaches of Australia, went to Portland, Los Angeles, Japan, and will continue through the New York winter. There’s so much love on this record, so much vitality, some anxiety, a bit of heartbreak…we can’t wait to get it out. But you gotta tame the beast before you let it out of its cage. That’s from Zoolander.

It’s a silly picture, but to me I see a one year ago me warning 2011 me not to fuck it up. I think he (I) would have been proud.

Anyways… thanks everybody, we owe it all to you. 2012 is going to be great.

(Source: popetcetera)