There was talk of recording a second album earlier this year. Did that happen, or has it been postponed?

We're currently mixing the new record. Scheduling everyone has been the Achilles heel, otherwise the record would've been done over a month ago. But it's sounding great, and we're all really excited to release it. No title finalized yet.

How does working on the new one contrast with your debut album, And Then We Turned Sidweways?

There was better organization and playing on this record. We knew what to expect and really tried to make sure we were as efficient as possible in the studio. We really tried to focus on the tone of each instrument and really let them have their own voice. We recorded most of it on 2-inch analog tape, which sounds a lot warmer than digital recordings. I think recording to tape really makes you focus and play better- it's much harder to just punch in and fix mistakes, which is something that is easy to do when recording digital. It was like, "I could redo it and fix that, but do I really want to lose that entire take? There were some great moments in that one." We took 'feel' over 'perfection' a lot more this time around.

Are you trying anything new in production?

As far as production goes, we did most of it ourselves before our producer, Ian Hlatky, listened to it. He was the final filter in the production process, and he acted as an outside ear for us. We also used a lot of vintage equipment on this record- everything from guitars, amps, bass, keys and drums. Some we purchased ourselves, and some we borrowed from friends.

Are there any songs in particular that you're excited about having on the album?

We're happy with all of the songs on this record. It's much more cohesive than our last record, more mature, and more upbeat. There's a completely different arrangement of "Pensacola" re-titled "Colorado" on the new record. Putting old songs on a new record is something I'm usually against, but it seemed to fit in perfectly on the record so we went with it. It's hard to recognize it unless you listen to the lyrics. But overall, the new record sounds much different than Sideways does, and that's obviously a good thing.

How do you see the band in relation to the Denver music scene? It seems like there's a lot of crossover between members of Hello Kavita and other bands.

Yeah, most of us are involved with other projects, so scheduling can be a bit tricky at times. Everyone in the band is very committed to Hello Kavita at this point, so it doesn't pose much of a problem- but I think playing with other bands can only make us better. You have to draw the line somewhere, but limiting who you play music with to me seems antithetical to being a musician.

Are you touring now/is there one in the works? Where do you want to play? How about Austin?