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The four men of Take Care appear anxious for their already in-progress return to the Champaign-Urbana music scene. Not to say that they necessarily ever disappeared, but after more than a year away working through other projects and “being domestic,” (at least in Luke Bergkoetter’s case), the itch to play again has brought about the beginnings of Take Care, CU’s latest musical four-piece. Upon meeting at downtown Champaign’s Café Luna, band members Mark Wyman, Luke Bergkoetter, Nick Foreman and Kyle Scott talked future plans, shared inspirations and addressed the unavoidable fireflies question.

With three-fourths of the band being former members of CU favorites fireflies, Wyman laughed when asked how to avoid the “fireflies 2.0” label. “We’re kinda selling ourselves on that!” he said. “But really, [we] spent a long time in fireflies, and [we] were happy with everything besides the breaking up part. The fact that we share three members is really the only [musical] similarity. We go about everything differently with Take Care. The two are really not comparable.”

Though the band cites everything from Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Black Dice to Cap’n Jazz, the Appleseed Cast and Neutral Milk Hotel as influences, Bergkoetter was quick to note that “[we] don’t sound anything like that. We may just share similar approaches to music as those bands.”

These likewise approaches can next be heard live Thursday, July 30 at the Canopy Club when Take Care opens for California-based indie rockers Sherwood. More than playing a few local shows here and there, however, the group is looking forward to the recording process, collectively citing that past experience will be a factor in creating a more efficient process. “We’re going to work on recording as we go. [We] know from the past that it’s best to work at whatever pace it takes as long as we don’t burn out,” Wyman said. “Our main focus is to make music that is enjoyable for everyone ... and have fun in the process.”