‘V’ is something of an amalgamation of previous Unknown Mortal Orchestra records, with large periods of the record devoid of vocals. “We wanted to keep some space in the record too. I wanted there to be times when I would shut up and stop singing and have some space to reflect. I guess a lot of the final mix we were devising in the car. Sometimes we’d just drive around in the car and see how the music felt. A lot of it started to feel like on a road trip. Sometimes you turn it up, and it drives your experience. Then, after that, sometimes a conversation will develop and you want the music to fall away and be the soundtrack to something that involves you talking to someone. I really wanted the record to feel like that. It had that connection, and me and my brother hanging out. It was a thing that developed out of turning away from music, then getting the key by dealing with life for a while. It just worked out that way, and we’re lucky that it did!”