Hank

‘Angel Says’ centres on power dynamics that inevitably arise in relationships. We wanted to give it a dance feel, feeling inspired by listening to The Happy Mondays, Beck, and Liquid Liquid, so used repetitive vocals, bass lines and drums as its foundation, swirling everything else on top. We also wanted to try and create a wall of sound at points, really inspired by the way My Bloody Valentine hit you in the face with their guitars, so we experimented with different layers, pedals, drills and other bits.

It was great having Ben and Asha to collaborate with too. I love what they both do with their own projects. ‘Angel Says’ is a demo that we’ve had for a while, co-written and although I have always loved the track, having their ears on it and them then help us add the breakdown after the second verse really helped to solidify it and take it to a really great place. Asha is a wiz at creating weird little sounds and bits that pop in and out too, hearing melodies that others might not.