Why ABRAMS Record More Songs Than They Need — | The Sonic Road Podcast

ABRAMS guitarist and vocalist Zach Amster on one of the more practical and underrated parts of making a record — why the band deliberately goes into the studio with more songs than they need, and why the songs you think are guaranteed to make the album don't always end up there. Zach explains the thinking behind recording a larger pool of material and letting the album find its own shape in the edit, rather than going in with a fixed tracklist and forcing songs onto a record that may not actually serve it. The "sure thing" songs — the ones that felt finished and obvious before the sessions even started — sometimes get left behind because something recorded in the room turns out to be stronger, or because the album as a whole needs something different than what that song offers. It's a straightforward but genuinely useful perspective on how working bands approach the studio, and how the best records often come from being willing to leave good material on the floor.