Concert News

Wave Machines Announce New Album & 2013 Dates

• 6th Nov 2012

“‘I love deadlines’” says Wave Machines frontman Tim Bruzon, quoting Douglas Adams “‘I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.’”

It’s been 3 years since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album Wave If You’re Really There, but Wave Machines haven’t been standing still. While they may have taken a step back from the live scene in recent months, tracks have been permeating compilations, TV and film soundtracks around the world. Such is the unseen toil, the slow burn, the delayed reward of the modern music business.

The writing and recording process had two pillars. In the eaves of St Brides Church in the shadow of Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral, Tim and the band worked through initial ideas in their self-made rehearsal space. Then with a hard drive full of tracks, Tim would take trips to a studio in London, where their efforts were laid bare before producer Lexxx (Arcade Fire, Bjork, Goldfrapp). The pair would then chop and change, approve or discard, edit or overdub, before Tim set off back to Liverpool. The repeated to-and-fro between these two creative hubs gave the band the necessary perspective, forging the more cohesive yet complex shapes of their second album.

From the crucible of a vibrant Liverpool arts scene Wave Machines have always defined their own creative rules. If they have one principle, it is to make their record, the right record. This record. And definitely not just ‘adding to the noise’.

UK Live Dates:
31st JAN, BATH, Moles link
1st FEB, LIVERPOOL, Kazimier link
2nd FEB, GLASGOW, Broadcast link
3rd FEB, NEWCASTLE, The Cluny link
5th FEB, NOTTINGHAM, The Bodega link
6th FEB, LONDON, Scala – link
7th FEB, SOUTHAMPTON, Joiners – link