Atlantic - "Well Atlantic was the first thing that we recorded for the record,
and it was actually gonna be a b-side. It was weird - it was just a very very
scrappy demo. To be honest, I don't think any of us had really thought that it
could be a really great song, or a great piece of music or anything; but
Richard started playing this weird thing on the drums - we had some drums from
the demo and he started playing out-of-time with them, sort of half a beat
behind them. And it created this weird, incredible drum pattern which was funky
and industrial, and it just brought the whole song to life and it immediately
started to sound amazing. It's a piece of music that I'm really really proud,
and I think we're all really really proud of as a band. It's a great example of
a piece of music that we've all contributed to, and it wouldn't be the song
that it is unless we all put something special into it. The reason it's the
first song on the record, is because it's got such an incredible atmosphere to
it, and I guess it's about having a terror of being alone - it sets the mood of
the record really well, both musically and lyrically." - Tim - Podcast 2 (22nd
May 2006)