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To record the new album, the band called upon Bruce Watson, founder of Fat Possum Records and a producer known for capturing the intensity and honesty of performances from aging Mississippi bluesmen like Junior Kimbrough and Midwestern up-and-comers the Black Keys. "We made our last couple of records in our home studio," explains Jason Weinheimer, "and we wanted to do something different for this record. Bruce?s studio is in a schoolhouse built in the 1800?s, and is filled with state of the art equipment, circa 1972. We instantly felt at home." They didn?t stay for long, however. They recorded basic tracks for the album in less than 10 hours in Mississippi, and took the tracks back to Little Rock for vocals and mix. "We wanted to work fast. We were really happy with how the band was playing live, and we saw the recording as simple a matter of getting comfortable and catching the vibe." The resulting album Fever Dreams is without a doubt the band?s most accurate and confident recording.