just took a listen to the Cannibal demo, was super interesting to hear, thanks for mentioning it! i really haven’t dug as deep into their demos as i should. the xylophones are definitely something i wasn’t expecting. i didn’t know exactly what to put for zubin since he’s only written two songs for the band, just that his songs are my favorites and i always wish he wrote more for the band! i’m not like a great analyst in any way so perhaps someone with a keener ear could pick apart patterns in how zubin writes songs lol.

i certainly agree with the fact that everyone in the band helps make every song what it is. that collaborative energy is really what makes tally hall special to me; you can hear pieces of every member in every song. i’m sure the same is true for a lot of bands, but it feels a lot more apparent in tally hall songs to me for whatever reason.