At this year's Download Festival in Donington Park, 's performance was another measured leap back into an industry that has drastically changed since the band's last album in 2011.

"It was definitely different," said , vocalist and guitarist for , when asked about re-entering the music world after more than a decade away. "Coming back with a new album after 13 years away, I can feel the difference. And sometimes we like to joke that we were sort of at the tail end of the good old days of the industry. It feels like it was a different time. But the artists, the industry, things change, but we also stay the same. Artists just wanna be recognized and have the opportunity to say and do the things that they wanna do. So it's different, but it's the same."

That mix of transformation and familiarity has been one of the central themes in 's unexpected resurgence. The band's new album, Fire, arrived thirteen years after I've Failed You, and it's clear that reengaging with their legacy has been both emotional and deliberate.

Part of that change has come from the evolution of what it means to be a musician today. As interviewer pointed out, artists are now expected to be "content creators" across every social media platform, a reality that openly acknowledged.

"For us, the business aspect of things has been something that we have always been very involved in," she said. "Up until even just last year, we didn't even have management; we were doing everything ourselves. But as far as the content, it's tough. We can't all be all things all at once."

The road back to the stage wasn't paved with a grand plan. Instead, it was sparked by a slow burn that began with a documentary the band began producing in 2014.

"Well, there were a lot of little things that sort of led up to it," said, when asked what mentally defined the moment to return. "I think maybe the catalyst for it would've been the documentary that we put together. It took us three years to put it together, from 2014 to 2017, when it was released. And that was really supposed to be our way of getting the band together, but to sort of celebrate what we had and put a nice cap on things. It wasn't ever meant to be, like, 'Let's restart things.'"

But interest in the documentary turned into offers for U.S. festival appearances, opportunities too compelling to ignore.

"And that was all we were planning to do," she continued. "And then from there we met some people at our [current] label [] who were, like, 'We loved your show. We are interested in putting out an album.' And we were, like, 'Do we do this?' And then, of course, the answer was yes."

What followed was a complete re-immersion.

"Over the last few years, we played our first shows, we went into the studio and recorded a new album, and here we are at Download," reflected. "Five years ago, we were definitely not doing the band at all. It wasn't even on our radar."

Despite the years away, 's chemistry came back surprisingly fast.

"Yeah, it absolutely [did]," said , when asked whether it felt natural to be on stage again. "I think it's something that, for us — I mean, I started this band with my sister when I was 14 years old, and I'm 43 years old now, so it's been two-thirds of my life, even more, that it has been a part of it."

That kind of history isn't easily erased, though the band didn't take their live comeback lightly.

"So there was a little nerves, a lot of stress, because it takes a lot to get back up to that point, especially when you haven't played together in so long. So we practiced for almost a year. But that very first show, as soon as you stepped out on stage, it was, like, 'I remember how to do this.' And mentally and everything, it's just, like, you remember what it was like."

Looking ahead, seems to be already planning for the future.

"We definitely have the rest of our year planned out as far as shows are concerned," said . "We're here to do a bunch of more festivals. We have a headlining date at the Dome in London, and we're heading back to Europe to do a few more things. We go home, we do some American festivals. And I think we're really enjoying ourselves, so I think there's probably gonna be some more releases."

She also hinted at a possible nod to the band's early days: "We do have some anniversary-type things coming up. 25 years of ['s debut album] Spit, so who knows what we might do, but it's coming soon. [Laughs] But, yeah, so I think there's probably going to be some new music for the future, and we'll see where this road takes us."