Thanks for posting these great little interviews.
From Stevie's it's clear that she would not have committed to this tour had Christine not come back. She deserves wide recognition for taking one for the team.
And yet, as fate would have it, I don't think her solo album would have come to us in the wonderful way it has had she not been pressed for time. The immediacy of "24 Karat Gold" is one of its strengths. Not overcooked or too polished. There's a fresh energy to it.
On a down note, I noticed Christine is backing away from more concrete commitments about the timeline for the new record. "Try to finish that next year" is not a great endorsement. And in earlier interviews, she was so enthusiastic about the great amount they accomplished, whereas now she says they did "a bit of recording"--still enthusiastic about the results, but she seems to be downplaying the amount...
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