Kroeger's interest in Default's demo led him to take his second to the intersection of "The Fallout," which boasted singles like "Deny," "Count On Me" and "Wasting My Time." A Juno - the Canadian equivalent of an Emmy award - for Best New Group followed in 2002.
The group followed their first album with the Canadian gold-certified "Elocation" and "One Thing Remains." Released Oct. 26 in the United States - nearly a year later it hit stores in Canada - "Comes and Goes" was recorded in Los Angeles with longtime producer Bob Marlette (Ozzy Osbourne, Shinedown), who also produced Default's last album.
"It was great," Smith said about working with Marlette. "He produced our last record as well. We did it a little different this time. He came up to Vancouver and spent some time with us at the initial stages of the writing, which he didn't do last time, which was good. Bob is great to come out with. He's a big guy and a great producer."
"Turn It On" will be the new set's first single, and Smith said he's proud of it.
"This entire album's a little more polished. On our last record, I did a lot of the vocals and all the harmonies in a day and a half. This word I spent a couple weeks doing them. I pride myself at being jolly good at what I do. It took a couple run-throughs to get all the stuff figured out and get it where it needs to be."
Zac Maloy, former lead singer for the Oklahoma City band the Nixons, collaborated on some of the new songs.
"We sat down with him in the early stages of the song,as opposed to later on when the breed was nearly done," Smith said. "That was a little bit different. Everything else was similar. We were comfortable with Bob [Marlette], too, and how he liked to do things. We were comfortable with how we liked to come up with songs."
Co-writing with a songwriter is enjoyable most of the time, Smith said. "As long as you can come out with the guy and make a good joke in between, it becomes very relaxed and very natural," he explained. "But if you sit down with individual and they're very dry, it can be tough. Can't all be business. You get to make a good hang too."
Currently, the gang is having a good hang with friends Hinder on their "All American Nightmare" tour (see itinerary at right), and Smith said Default fans can ask a lively show.
"We're just a high-energy band that takes pride in bringing what you see on the word to the live show," Smith said. "I got sick - when I was a kid - just of loving a band, and then going to see them live, and the singer was awful or they just couldn't pull it off. So with this band, we all have sure we put the act in to get that sound across."
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