We Have Band

We Have Band, 3 friends, Darren Bancroft and husband and wife duo Thomas and Dede Wegg-Prosser, who met whilst working at a record label, left to form a band, play Glastonbury, release an album that was critically acclaimed by everyone from NME to Dazed & Confused and tour the world. So far so simple. Yet despite the plaudits the band were not satisfied. When they had originally formed the band, their goal had been little more than to have some fun with little thought of anyone ever hearing their songs, but following the release of WHB things were different this time. There was no desire within the band to repeat its formula. Thomas had already started writing new material whilst on tour, handling the emotional and physical rollercoaster of playing around 130 shows a year, a grueling schedule that saw off at least 2 tour managers. Moving forward also meant a radical change in how the band approached writing the new album. From the music through to the lyrics, they wanted to create something 'timeless'. The result, 'Ternion', is a very different record, an intensely personal album that manages to be both uplifting and melancholic. At their Hereford base, away from London and with no desire or need to fit into any particular scene, the album's new sound began to emerge and as each track was developed and more and more live instrumentation was added the shape of the album began to coalesce. With it's structure in place, the band joined ex Clor member and Foals producer Luke Smith at his Flesh and Bone Studio in London, where the banks of vintage analogue equipment breathed extra warmth into the project and Luke's determination to push the band to get the sound just right began to pay dividends. Those expecting WHB 2 will be in for a surprise. Whilst much of what made the first album so special is still there, especially the sublime interplay between the 3 band members' vocals, 'Ternion' is a very different record.

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