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London-based math-\/alt-pop quartet The Yacht Club<\/b> have been on a rollercoaster of a journey to release their debut album – ‘The Last Words That You Said To Me Have Kept Me Here And Safe’<\/i>. Set to be released this Friday (January 25th), it sees co-frontmen Marcus Gooda and Jack Holland reflect on a difficult period, both individually and collectively.<\/p>\n
“To say tracking this album had been a struggle at times would be an understatement. We were relatively inactive as a band and all going through quite difficult periods of our lives which made us more headstrong and stubborn than usual,”<\/em> explains Jack before adding, “There were also a bunch of great times tracking the album, and it made a hard year way more bearable for me.”<\/em><\/p>\n Originally formed as a solo project for Gooda in 2012, various members came and went before Holland along with Alex Bramwell (bass) and Alexander Esp (drums\/piano\/keys) cemented the line-up. As for ‘The Last Words That You Said\u2026’<\/i>, it is an album decorated with harmonious finger-taps, intricate math-rock riffs and lushious pop sensibilites. It complements the sensitive and emotive spine of the record as Gooda and Holland reflect on mental health troubles, the loss of loved ones while trying to help others find a light in the dark. A thoroughly cathartic record, it highlights the stark juxtaposition of living a carefree youth with the encroaching realities and responsibilities of adulthood.<\/p>\n “If this album helps only one person get through a tough period of their lives, or provides any source of comfort, then as far as I\u2019m concerned, we have done our jobs,”<\/em> Marcus tell us. “Music is a very powerful and personal thing, and to be the tiniest footnote on someone’s journey is an honour.”<\/em><\/p>\n To get a better insight into the making of\u00a0‘The Last Words That You Said\u2026’<\/i>\u00a0<\/em>and the meaning behind its 10 songs,\u00a0Marcus Gooda and Jack Holland from The Yacht Club have provided a detailed track-by-track breakdown.<\/p>\n Marcus: Going into recording the album, we wanted the record to open the same way that it closed, much like \u2018Transatlanticism\u2019 by Death Cab For Cutie. This song was the last one written for the record and the drums were even recorded as a re-recording of ‘Be Happy and Love pt. 1’ from our ‘Fall’ EP. <\/i><\/p>\n We knew we wanted to have a \u2018BHAL1\u2019 and \u2018BHAL2\u2019 to bookend the record, but as time went on, I really felt like BHAL1 didn\u2019t have the punch that the album deserved to kick it off. And so, this song was born into the world, without any of the other guys knowing I was working on it at the time. <\/i><\/p>\n Lyrically, it sets the stage for the rest of album. I lost one of my best friends, Blythe, to suicide a few years ago. I began writing the album as a way to cope and start the journey of recovery and try to deal with the loss\u2014to start asking some painful questions and dealing with the fact you might not be OK yourself. A month or so before we went to record the album, I lost my dad very suddenly too, so the bridge and outro deals touches on that as well. Whilst the music itself isn\u2019t, I think it\u2019s a very emotionally heavy song, and it actually made Tom Hill (engineer\/producer) and Bob Cooper (mix\/master) cry whilst working on it.<\/i><\/p>\n Marcus: I had the draft for ‘Heigham Park’ sitting around for a couple of years. It eventually became the first song I demoed with the conscious decision to have three guitar parts in it. I guess this song would be the first to break this new sound or direction we are heading in as well, with a more indie\/emo influence coming through. <\/i><\/p>\n \u2018Heigham Park\u2019 is a place in my hometown of Norwich, where me and my friends would spend days after school, our summer days and later, our summer nights drinking. I have very very fond memories of that place and now Blythe has his own bench dedicated to him. On more than one occasion I have gone to the bench to sit and listen to the birds, just switch off and zone out for a while, or perhaps try and hear his wisdom and words he would often impart when I need them most. I definitely remember having a cry after I tracked demo vocals in Alex\u2019s house.<\/i><\/p>\n Jack: This will always make me think of how long we spent trying to track the tapping part for this – it\u2019s particularly punishing on the left hand and playing it for any extended period of time hurts. A lot. Tom and I took a lot of coffee breaks during this one.<\/i><\/p>\nBe Happy And Love Part 2.<\/h1>\n
Heigham Park<\/h1>\n