In the making of the upcoming album, 5SOS focused on further expanding their sound. “We’re fascinated with incorporating this very industrial-type musicality into what we’re doing as a band,” says Irwin. At the same time, the band assumed a greater complexity in their lyrics. “Even if we’re writing about something beautiful, we always try to put some sort of dark twist on it so that the song has our own unique stamp,” says Hemmings. Along with adding more emotional weight to each track, that approach lends a whole new durability to their music. “These new songs feel like something we could keep playing for the next 10 years, or even beyond that," says Hood. "It feels like our first album—like we finally found what we’d been trying to achieve since the beginning of this band.”