Portugal. The Man has released a deluxe edition of the band’s 2011 album, In the Mountain in the Cloud, in honor of its 15th anniversary. Speaking with ABC Audio, frontman John Gourley looks back at In the Mountain in the Cloud, which spawned the singles “Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now)” and “So American.”
“It’s kind of a really weird record,” Gourley tells ABC Audio. “I mean, just within that mix, there are just hooks on hooks on hooks.”
Gourley credits mixer Andy Wallace for keeping and bringing together all of those layers to form what he feels is the “most clearly Portugal. The Man album.”
“Like, that feels like Portugal. The Man to me,” Gourley says.
Along with celebrating a decade-and-a-half of In the Mountain in the Cloud, Portugal. The Man is preparing to hit the road on a U.S. tour supporting Muse, which kicks off Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“I’m excited to play with such a talented band,” Gourley says of touring with Muse. “I’m excited to just see the musicianship and be at those shows and kinda see that energy and see what those crowds are like.”
As for his band’s own set, Gourley says he wants to “bring more chaotic energy to it.”
“I really wanna be in this, like, proggy, fun space again,” he says.
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