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great interview here. one of the best i've read in a while. http://www.silentuproar.com/interviews/111/dredg/
another short one here from sxsw. http://popwreckoning.com/tag/gavin-hayes/
SU: Is there some stuff that you did or that you recorded that didn't make the album?
Gavin: Yes, lots.
SU: From watching those clips, I felt like there was.
Gavin: We honestly had a lot more material than we have ever had for a record. That's part of the reason why there was a lot of time as well. We had 25, 30 songs. We had never written that many, so we had a lot of songs lying around in demo versions, and some that were even tracked in studio. We'll probably give them away once the record is out. Give away some as b-sides and screen them on our site or something.
SU: A lot of bands are trying to release music in different ways these days. They're recording a bunch of songs and then putting out small groups of songs at a time. Or, they're just giving them away. Or, like you said, doing a vinyl release and tacking a download card in with the vinyl.
Gavin: Yes, that's really cool. I love that idea.
PW: You have said that you would never compromise your integrity in order to achieve short term fame. That is pretty unique to me as a band. Why have you done that rather than just sell your songs to make money? The economy is rough, is that difficult to pursue?
GH: I mean, it has almost become now that the way we write is just what we do and we tend not to write pop songs, you know? The poppier side of our band, some die hard fans might be like, oh we’re trying so hard to be poppy, but it is actually a natural thing. I believe that even musically, if something feels poppy like the lyrical content it’s never really pop-oriented lyrics. So I think there is a good balance.
another short one here from sxsw. http://popwreckoning.com/tag/gavin-hayes/
SU: Is there some stuff that you did or that you recorded that didn't make the album?
Gavin: Yes, lots.
SU: From watching those clips, I felt like there was.
Gavin: We honestly had a lot more material than we have ever had for a record. That's part of the reason why there was a lot of time as well. We had 25, 30 songs. We had never written that many, so we had a lot of songs lying around in demo versions, and some that were even tracked in studio. We'll probably give them away once the record is out. Give away some as b-sides and screen them on our site or something.
SU: A lot of bands are trying to release music in different ways these days. They're recording a bunch of songs and then putting out small groups of songs at a time. Or, they're just giving them away. Or, like you said, doing a vinyl release and tacking a download card in with the vinyl.
Gavin: Yes, that's really cool. I love that idea.
PW: You have said that you would never compromise your integrity in order to achieve short term fame. That is pretty unique to me as a band. Why have you done that rather than just sell your songs to make money? The economy is rough, is that difficult to pursue?
GH: I mean, it has almost become now that the way we write is just what we do and we tend not to write pop songs, you know? The poppier side of our band, some die hard fans might be like, oh we’re trying so hard to be poppy, but it is actually a natural thing. I believe that even musically, if something feels poppy like the lyrical content it’s never really pop-oriented lyrics. So I think there is a good balance.
It happened to me and with a friend, we asked same things and he answered exactly the same, word for word. Plus I told him something years ago and same thing when I met him recently, again word for word same comment 
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