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NEEDS bassist Glenn Alderson has a picture hanging on his fridge of vocalist Sean Orr lying shirtless on the floor, screaming into a microphone propped up in shoe. The photo was taken at the explosive final show for Orr'raquo;s last band, which Alderson saw as the beginning of his new band. After getting guitarist Derek Adam (You Say Party) on-board, he got Orr back on the mic. Guitarist Colin Spensley and drummer Devin O'raquo;Rourke witnessed the early NEEDS performances and took no convincing to join the orchestra for Orr'raquo;s performance piece, in which nothing he can get his hands on is safe. RIP pineapples and pint glasses. 'raquo;Sean is a very sensitive man,'raquo; Alderson says. While he may display a certain feral numbness live, it'raquo;s merely a presentation of the anger from the many worldly thorns in his paw. In fact, the first new song written for the record, 'raquo;Clowns to the Left of Me, Dzhokars to the Right,'raquo; was written the day after the Boston Bombing. Once they had an album'raquo;s worth of material they retreated about as far from civilization as you can get; the Noise Floor Studios on Gabriola Island with producer Jordan Koop (You Say Party!, The Courtneys, Needles//Pins). While this was their third time recording with Koop, the previous sessions were all done live off the floor to capture the band's live energy. But according to Spensley, 'raquo;this time we decided to go track by track and really polish these songs, letting every part stand on its own.'raquo; A risky maneuver for a band whose unpredictable live shows have earned them spots on bills alongside Fucked Up, Perfect Pussy, Trash Talk, Single Mothers and White Lung. The resulting record, mastered by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering (Viet Cong, Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear), is a presentation of cohesive chaos; the bass and drums set you in your place while the guitars have an angular chat around you.