I've been a fan of Brazilian music for a long time and studied it as part of my formal guitar studies in University. That being said, you could say G+A was pretty much a chance occurrence. For a quick laugh, I'd often play various pop and rock songs in this guitar style, but when I accidentally stumbled on July Talk's 'Guns + Ammunition', the result sounded less comical and a lot more "meant-to-be". I started by recording a rough skeleton of a demo for the rest of the band to hear and then we built upon that, first with each band member lending their performances, followed by Rebecca Tuck on flute, and by brother and father on percussion (both experienced Bossa Nova players). It was a treat getting to play some latin guitar licks for a change of pace. I recorded and mixed the entire song in my apartment. The result is this unlikely cover that I believe stands on its own even if you haven't heard the original version.