Two albums in, I Am Giant is a band that has caught its stride. There's a notable energy and self-assurance to the rockers' sophomore offering, Science & Survival. "We feel like we've settled into our sound a bit more on this album," explains bassist Paul Matthews.
"With the first album [The Horrifying Truth] we were kind of trying things out while finding our feet but with this, we knew where we were all coming from and we took a few more chances. The songs we ended up choosing were a bit heavier, with more attitude; a bit more progressive."
The more epic, heavier rock sound wasn't a conscious decision. It's just how things turned out. "We probably could've put together a poppier album with all the songs that we had but these are just the ones we were really feeling. We chose the ones we liked the best."
Matthews shares a lot of the writing with fellow New Zealander and drummer Shelton Woolright and admits they're both perfectionists, which is why the album took longer to record than their allocated time in a studio in the South of France.