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ith prior mention of how the title n’t really matter who it is, at that face value; out of the record and writing that is more
W‘-Anon.’ is similar to current memes you can listen to it and like it and go, ‘Cool, than the sum of its parts, but for that to hap-
where you can relate to them but don’t know that’s a great song’” I guess he was trying to pen, it needs to take on its own significance
who originally created it, Joel explains, “I detach himself from trying to make it about for them, and that’s more important than any
think Trenton’s background came from, he himself and write about his own personal single meaning I could put in myself.”
spent the first three albums kind of writing struggles and write about broader emotions He says the album includes songs about
about his own personal battles/struggles and a broader array of things that can be losing people (‘No Man’s Land’), loving peo-
and I think he got to a point where, not that connected to by a lot of people.” ple (‘Through Glass’, ‘Half-hearted’) “and
he didn’t have anything to say anymore, but Trenton himself says, “I’ve been very we’ve rocked up to the studio a little dusty
he felt like he’d said everything that he purpose-oriented on previous records, and from the night before (‘Bad Dream’) haha.”
needed to say, so part of the idea about this this time I just wanted to relax and open up But, playing devil’s advocate, we ask
record was trying to distance himself from to the various stories that made up the whether they feel that fans sometimes want
that and go, ‘I’m just going to write music record, without trying to prove or present to relate to a specific person rather than just
that CAN be relatable,’ and I guess ‘–Anon.’ any particular outcome. End of the day - my an emotion. Joel answers, “I’m not entirely
comes from that. You can hear a song, does- hope is always that people take something sure what mindset our fans and followers

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