Heart of Nowhere

Having evolved from the light, Indie-Folk style of Last Night On Earth, 2013’s offering, Heart Of Nowhere, serves as a real coming-of -age record, rife with bittersweet, hook-driven tunes and nostalgic nuances.

Recent comparisons with lead singer, Charlie Fink, to the likes of Springsteen and Lou Reed’s anthemic, 80’s styles are legitimised here, thanks to filmic strings and sauvé, streamlined guitars recorded live for extra depth and punch.

Standout track, ‘All Through The Night’, has flourishes of The Killers; driving beats and big, American-sounding guitar riffs, while Fink’s vocals, laid-back and cool, complete the package. ‘Now Is Exactly The Time’ sees the album’s coming-of-age theme find prominence, with endearing advice for the youth of today, like ‘If you can, get to know your parents well; forgive them, they are more like you than you can tell’. ‘There Will Come A Time’ and ‘Still After All These Years’, drift along with a sweet familiarity that makes for a perfect, easy-listening pop record.

The writing of ‘Heart of Nowhere’ took place at Miloco’s Summer House studios on Osea Island before the band headed to La Fabrique studios in France to continue the writing process. After rehearsing at London’s Livingston 1 Studio (whilst being built by Miloco), Craig Silvey (The Arcade Fire, The National, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, Florence and The Machine, Arctic Monkeys, The Horrors, Portishead, Goldfrapp) mixed the record at what was The Garden studio, ensuring the balance between jaunty strings, slightly edgier rock numbers and the preservation of the band’s folk roots was perfectly aligned.

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