"It's the name of the record because when I was growing up we had this big crow in our garden. It was in a tree there for about 12 years, and we called that crow "Balthus." They’re a symbol for death and darkness in olden times and maybe more recently they’re a symbol for melancholy and loss. I thought it would be nice to have an abstract name for the record….it feels like a ‘crow’ record to me! It’s a bit lonely and sad, you know?”