Debut release Buried Alone: Tales Of Crushing Defeat was almost entirely a solo project, while the follow-up was based on the frontman's relationship with Tim Smith of Cardiacs, who suffered a heart attack and series of strokes in 2008.
Torabi tells Echoes And Dust: "I don't want to go through that again. The second album was trying, but we got it out there. This one's going to be about us."
He adds: "I write to the strength of the characters and everyone is moving in the same direction. The first album was done on my own, by and large - now, everybody gets it."
That includes dedication to the cause despite the challenges of balancing the books with such a large lineup. "We're a balanced eight-piece. Any band bigger than five is not economical," he accepts. Read more here.
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