“ When I formed the band with Pete , part of the mantra for me was I wanted to do something with more of a sense of humor to it ,” said Matt Cheplic , talking about the history of The Bitter Chills . “ The first go around for me was straight forward and honest , which was fine . It was what I was doing at the time , but I felt I had done that and wanted to do something that was a little more tongue in cheek … a little sillier .”