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The band described ''Chasing After Shadows... Living with the Ghosts'' as "[their] most bombastic record so far",<ref name = apunk /> though Byrd noted that some songs are completely ambient.<ref name = silent /> The band described the album as "more organic",<ref name = apunk >{{cite web | last = Alia | first = Lueda | url = http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1877522 | title = Hammock 08.26.10 - Interview | work = AbsolutePunk.net | date = 2010-08-26 | accessdate = 2010-12-29 }}</ref> featuring real drums, a horn section and a string quartet in addition to the cello parts which feature on previous albums.<ref name = silent /> Byrd and Thompson both regard the album as "different"<ref name = silent /> to their previous releases, with Thompson describing it as "a natural step forward, the right way to go".<ref name = silent />
Byrd and Thompson were inspired by the landscape of the [[Deep South]], where they both grew up, and from "an understanding of the impermanence of life. When we look at this aspect of the human experience straight in the face we have a greater appreciation of life but at the same time we also experience a deep sense of melancholy."<ref name = apunk /> They cited atmospheric artists such as [[Brian Eno]], [[William Basinski]], [[Stars of the Lid]], [[Cocteau Twins]], [[The Church (band)|The Church]] and [[The Cure]] as influences, in addition to more cinematic acts, including [[Sigur Rós]], [[Max Richter]], [[Johann Johannsson]] and [[Arvo
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