King Of The Castle, Queen Of The Hive Demo

After 2014's "This Fire" we took a step back from writing new material to enjoy gigging our back catalog along with a healthy dose of covers. "I Shouldn't Be With You" had already become a firm entry in any live set despite never being recorded. We planned on heading into the studio again in late 2015, but due to multiple set backs recording was postponed.

In early 2016 we started writing again, with an aim to capture the raucous energy from our live sets, the result of which making up the bulk of this release. In June 2016 "Only Lovers" and "Thinking Of You" received their live debut, closely followed by "Wrong Things" and "Lose It" a few weeks later.

In October 2016 we headed into Yak Music Studios helmed by Joseph Buckler, with a plan to record the 5 songs that are on this release in a way which most closely captured our live energy, but without sacrificing the conveniences a modern studio offers.

Joseph did a fantastic job of accommodating our desire to lay down the majority of the tracks as live as possible, despite the technical difficulties this presented. The drums and bass on this recordings you have here were 100% live, as were the basis for the guitar tracks. "Demons" took two days to record, and was then mixed and mastered patiently by Joseph over the following weeks.

"Demons" is without a doubt the EP we set out to record, and is one we are immensely proud of as a band.

Martyn Terrell - Acoustic guitar & vocals
Ben Pollard - Lead guitar
Matt Reynolds - Bass & vocals
Jon Timney - Drums & vocals

Oi! Oi!'s on Wrong Things by This Fire.

Recorded October 22/23rd at Yak Music Studio, Wellington, Somerset, England
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Joseph Buckler

Album art by Tim Logg.

Only Lovers

"Making Time" by Greg Graffin from the album 'Millport,' available now
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Greg Graffin - Making Time

Formed in West Somerset during April 2012, we started out playing small venues and festivals with sets comprised mainly of acoustic led originals and a handful of covers. In early 2014 we headed into the studio to record our debut self-titled EP. Since then the we have continued to gig and work on new material, with our sound evolving to have a faster, more energetic edge.

Only Lovers

ThisFire

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