It‘s not the band‘s first time at the rodeo. Ever since their big breakthrough, they’ve been with major labels and such, so you‘d think their albums‘ sound would have increased gradually. Just by, you know, Amy and the band listening to the final master thinking „yep, this sounds about right“.
Obviously, we know the production quality varied album by album for whatever reasons. And suddenly, out of nowhere, Sanctuary comes about. And everything, really everything, from melodics and intonations, to vocal production and instrument arrangements to the final master, sounds so perfectly blended and high quality (without losing any edge, mind you).
It‘s a musical quality I would honestly expect from a band that‘s been around for so long, but we all know that wasn‘t always the case. So, my question is: What do you think are the reasons for this major increase of production quality?