On the mid-tempo 'Cultural Criminal' (organs, haze and cool detachment backing a snappy critique of echo-chamber politics), Mattiel pay heed to a life spent listening to hip-hop; and state that "Group-think is lazy and counter-productive. Think for yourself, and try to surround yourself with differing opinions." On Mattiel's upcoming album, 'Georgia Gothic', the band's Jonah Swilley puts a wide palate, in part, down to the place they call home. “I definitely feel like being from Georgia allows us to have a certain way of approaching music.”