INT: I awakened yesterday singing The Narcissist. Do you might have any type of formulation or tips for making one thing go down simply?
Damon: Properly how’s that track on My Truthful Woman? “a spoonful of sugar helps the drugs go down”
INT: The sugar come with the melody?
Damon: I don’t know. It’s definitely not on the lyrics, the lyrics are not often uplifting. Spike Milligan was an excellent comedian writer and on his grave stone he had inscribed ‘I informed you I wasn’t feeling nicely’ (laughs) It’s the joy and unhappiness of life. That remaining victory that makes individuals snigger. And that’s sort of the essence of melancholy: the belief that you're dying your greatest life.
INT: What’s the importance of the title of the album?
Damon: Darren is a good friend of everyone in the band. He represents all of us. Darren is everyman.
INT: Properly… did he go through something significantly lately?
Damon: Properly all of us undergo vital things. Clearly as I wrote the songs I assume I went via some vital things as nicely. I'm a licensed sad-55-years-old. I’m not afraid of unhappiness you realize.
INT: Is there an general emotional framework to the album?
Damon: I feel as soon as they catch you certain songs will play together with your emotions quite heavely. Songs like The Everglades will snap individuals on the face at one level.
INT: Do you could have any sort of trepidation about writing weak lyrics or exposing yourself?
Damon: I suppose that in many ways this (report) is my weak. Vulnerability… by singing about it you’re someway easing it. The vulnerability is diminished by your means to precise it.
INT: Writing songs… does it provide help to to know your feelings or speak about it?
Damon: Yes but I don’t wish to make all of it about myself. I exploit where I am in my life and the way I really feel to speak about other things typically.

By way of Broken Document podcast. 2023.