Collectively, the guys in the Falcon have enough experience in the punk scene to apply for whatever the punk rock equivalent of Social Security is. Comprised of Brendan Kelly (vocals/guitar) and Neil Hennessy (drums) of the Lawrence Arms, Dan Andriano (bass/vocals) of Alkaline Trio, and Dave Hause (guitar/vocals), it's tough not to call them both a supergroup and a side project at the same time.

A decade after their first album put the band on the map, the quartet followed up with Gather Up the Chaps and a nationwide tour earlier this year. Myspace sat down for a drink with Kelly to talk about the new record, the group's future, and (of course) Nihilist Arby's.

It's been 10 years since the Falcon put out Unicornography, and now we get Gather Up the Chaps. What was it like to get back in the studio and do a Falcon album again?

The Falcon has always existed as this sort of piecemeal thing. On the first record we ever did, we broke into studios and recorded stuff on other people's gear, and we didn't know what we were doing. We just mixed it on a laptop, and at the time that was not a good idea. Now, of course, the most famous music in the world is mixed on laptops. To do this, it felt the same because nobody had any idea what the fuck we were doing, and we all had our own parts and ideas on how it would end up sounding. Ultimately, it came together and it was so much fun to be in the studio doing this, but it definitely had that same chaotic "Oh fuck! What are we doing?" kind of vibe.

How do you, Dan and Dave balance songwriting duties on an album for the Falcon?

On the new record, I wrote 10 of the 12 songs. Each of those guys brought one awesome song, and no matter who I'm playing with, I know that I'm surrounding myself with awesome people who are going to bring awesome shit to the table. It's cool, but there isn't a lot of collaboration all the time. This record is sort of—not my vision because it makes it sound more important than it is—but I wrote most of the songs. 

Based on social media and live shows, you guys always seem like you're having more fun than any other band out there. Is that really the case?

The thing is, we're old road dogs who know how to behave on the road with other bands. None of us are stuck in this status quo environment that we're used to. It's like being in a long relationship, and when you get out of it you kind of get that fuck fever when you get into a relationship with someone new. You're like "This is awesome! I know what I'm doing, you know what you're doing, and there's not like 20 years of baggage!" Except for with me and Neil. Neil is my musical life partner.

Obviously, everyone in the Falcon has other musical responsibilities, but what does the future look like for the band?

Right now, we all just happen to be free, and this is our first real tour of shows. Before it was more like the Lawrence Arms covering Falcon songs. The shows have all been super fun, but I guess it's a matter of how much people care. It's pretty hard to be a bunch of 40-year-old dudes in everybody's second favorite band that you're in. We could all be making more money playing with our other bands, or even if we just did solo shows. I love it though, and I find it to be every bit as important as anything else that I do, but frankly, it's got to be sustainable. It's fun hanging out with each other, but right now what's propelling us is that it's so much fun and we love hanging out with each other. We've recently had to cancel our European tour so that Dave could play with some way bigger bands. 

Outside of the Falcon and the Lawrence Arms, you also have some of the best Twitter accounts in punk rock. How did that come about?

First of all, one liners are sort of my specialty. Secondly, before I was on Twitter I was on a blog which was really mentally taxing. Nobody wants to read long things anymore. I thought to myself "I don't know what Twitter is, but I need to get into it before I become an old man, shaking his fist at hot rods who go down his road and shit. I've got to figure out what this is about. It seems important." In 2012, I got into Twitter, and now I've got my own and that fucking Nihiist Arby's Twitter. It's got like 210,000 followers or some shit. The other day, I was in a bar in Philadelphia and this dude asked about my Nihilist Arby's tattoo. I told him that I was Nihilist Arby's and showed him the dashboard. He had no idea who I was or what else I do, but he insisted on getting a picture with me.

Q: How's Orlando bloom's dick like a beef n cheddar?

A: both are just distractions from the pain of life & inevitability of death
Eat Arbys

— Nihilist Arby's (@nihilist_arbys) August 4, 2016