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The Herbaliser: Same as it Never Was heralds happy, dancy return

  Tobias

To publically demonstrate their pride in being able to feature the new album by one of England’s flagship live bands, !K7 have set up a special microsite and shot an eight-minute video shot at the recording studio, which introduces the entire band and sees Teeba and Wherry explain their approach for “Same as it Never Was”: “It all goes back to Jessica. We approached our writing quite differently now, because we’re actually doing songs for the first time. We’ve still got rap tunes and instrumentals on the album, but with five or six tracks which have Jessica on them, it gives our music a broader appeal.”

Jessica Darling joined in the chorus of happy voices, stressing “how well things worked out” and “how fast everything went” during the production of the album. The spontaneity of “Same as it Never Was” will also translate to the upcoming live shows of The Herbaliser. “In the past we’ve had a ten-man band. (...) We’ve had to streamline it a little bit. I play the bass and Ollie’s on turntables”, Jake explained, “Two Horns and a Drummer and a Keyboard player” – as well as a new DJ tools, allowing the integration of turntables and laptop sounds on stage.

The long waiting time for the new album has certainly not resulted from The Herbaliser falling into a depression, but from them searching for something both refreshing and recognisable. In the end, it looks like “Same as it Never Was” has really turned into the “happy, dancy album” they envisioned it to be.

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