'Staying in the Curl' title came an old surfing term that meant to stay in the curl of the wave to stay afloat, I expanded on that as life motto. The music came from my fondness for bluegrass, CCR, earlier Kings of Leon records, and T Bone Burnett productions. We kept everything dry in its production, trying to keep it simple and warm in the spirit of Neil Youngs earlier recordings.

Its lyrical theme is simple, jump in to life head first, squeeze every last bit of life out of every moment. A motto I'd like to live up to more often.