'Bodyjar' Had to Cut Off Many Songs From the 1st Draft of Their Album; Here’s Why

Bodyjar took almost a decade to come back and release a new album, and guitarist Cam Baines shared the hard effort that the group had exerted into making their upcoming record a reality, including cutting off almost half of their initial plans from the tracklist.

In an interview with Guitar World, the musician revealed the reason why it took them nine years to come back, saying they started working on the album about two and a half years ago.

However, the pandemic halted their comeback as they couldn't record anything, but it was a good sign for the album as they had an "opportunity to work on things a bit more."

At first, they thought they had a good album, but they "ended up scrapping about half of it," so they started writing new tracks, which ended up being much better than they initially wanted to release.

"If you put a bit more time and effort into editing yourself and throwing away all the bullshit, you end up with a better record. So, in the end, it was cool," Baines said.

The guitarist noted that there's a "little bit" of change from their first draft as Nick Manueli started working as a bassist when they were working on the record.

Baines said their new member had an idea for the album that it should be "beit noisier and a bit more harsh sounding."

Since they are based in Australia, they got Steve Evetts to mix their music in the United States; Evetts is popularly known for working with iconic bands like The Cure and other pop-punk groups.

According to NME, the band released their highly-anticipated eighth full-length album titled "New Rituals" last February 4; the record features their rendition of Dragon's 1983 song "Rain."

Their last album was "Role Model," which was released in 2013.

The outlet noted that the band would go back to their punk-rock roots as they're known for it. The record is produced by Northlane, Luca Brasi, and Sam Johnson.

Aside from Cam Baines, other members include Grant Relf, Ross Hetherington, Ben Petterson, Charles Zerafa, Shane Wakker, and Tom Read.

The album features songs such as "Get Out Of My Head," "Burning Truth," "When The Stars Go Out," "Be The One," "Tounges," and many more.