Weeze's Blue Album, You Know?

Smallhand have released a new album, 'Wild Green' It was written around an arpeggio that jimmy had on a cent. The band say it's the closest they've come to realizing their own criteria for themselves.

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In this episode, John is back at Spitfire Audio to catch up with Yannis and Jimmy of Foals, to discuss how they wrote, recorded and produced their new album ‘Life Is Yours’.

Giving us a fascinating insight into their process and how they adapted it for their current 3 piece line up, the pair look back on how they kept their creativity organic and spontaneous, as well as the impact of each new producer along the way.

With writing-room demos and plenty of stories from the studio, we’re given a full rundown of the elements that went into shaping the band’s updated sound, from the list of keywords they wrote before even playing a note through to the almost hour-long jams.

Listen to find out how they sneak discarded ideas back in to the lives show, why it’s so important for the groove of a song to be set before anything else, and what producers often do to keep their production secrets under wraps.

Tracks discussed: Wild Green, 2001

Listen to ‘Life Is Yours’ here

‘Life Is Yours’- Warner Music UK

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