We Were Promised Jetpacks set for new album and UK tour

This article is from 2011.

Edinburgh quartet recorded new album in Sigur Rós' Reykjavik studio

‘It sounded like a bad demo,’ grumbles We Were Promised Jetpacks singer and guitarist Adam Thompson of his band’s 2009 debut album, These Four Walls. The 40,000 people worldwide that bought a copy would presumably disagree, but they’ll be cheered to hear that its follow-up In The Pit of The Stomach – a meatier, more authoritative realisation of their heart-on-sleeve brand of charging indie-rock – marks a big step on for the Edinburgh quartet. Even Thompson approves, characterising it as: ‘ten tracks, no frills, no bullshit.’

Where their first album was hastily recorded live, this one was multi-tracked meticulously at a studio near Reykjavik owned by Sigur Rós – formerly of WWPJ’s label FatCat. ‘We got a cheap rate because they’ve got a good relationship with the Sigur Rós guys,’ explains Thompson. ‘It was a really small, quiet place and we were just in the studio for 12 hours a day. We started to lose our minds a wee bit but we got there in the end.’

WWPJ were signed thanks to friends and former stablemates Frightened Rabbit, who have since departed for major label Atlantic – a move that was ‘disappointing’ for FatCat but right for the band, according to Thompson: ‘I think they’ve never really hidden their intentions to progress and become bigger,’ he says. Judging by their anthemic songs and breathless live shows, WWPJ hardly lack ambition themselves – do they hope to follow a similar path? ‘If a nice big label comes up saying the right things then yes, but we’re not looking. I take every little thing one thing at a time, and the next one’s the album.’

Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Thu 6 Oct 2011

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This article is from 2011.

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We Were Promised Jetpacks

Date	Location
Breakneck alt.rock with strident, jangling guitars from WWPJ. View full details and ticket info
31 May 8pm	Tolbooth, Stirling
1 Jun 7.30pm Plus Pronto Mama.	Soundwave Studios, Coatbridge
2 Jun (Over-18s only) 7.30pm Performing with Georgia Gordon and a DJ set from Frightened Rabbit to entertain a bunch of exhausted…	Burgh Hall, Peebles

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