A Different Ship

Description

Here We Go Magic’s first album, Pigeons, had only been out a few weeks when the band, without really realizing it, began working on the follow-up. In late June 2010, they met Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich at the Glastonbury festival. Godrich suggested they work together to best capture their hypnotic and hypnagogic vibe; the essence of their live performance, on disc. Nigel Godrich succeeded, the album is rich in emotions. It subtly shifts from calm to more intense moods. The band's cohesion is palpable, Luke Temple and his bandmates manage to convey their sonic explorations in a single movement, an exemplary synchronicity. After weeks of work in LA and NY with Godrich to make demos and give shape to the songs, the band flew to London to Godrich's studio. They had access to a "big sound" but tried to keep their approach as simple as possible, to maintain spontaneity. It is therefore after almost a year and a wide split between two continents that A Different Ship arrives. Temple sees it as a moment of tension between reflecting on being alone or being attached to people, connected in some way. Like an attempt to find the right balance between the two, if possible.