Ben LawrenceAlbum Update #4 ~ Bass.Over the latter part of last week, our bassist Joe, Sarah and I gathered in my little home studio and started to lay down some low end. I…Apr 13, 2022Apr 13, 2022
Ben LawrenceAlbum Update #3 ~ Drum Tracking.Last Monday we left at the crack of dawn and drove seven hours north. Our destination, Glasgow. Luckily the roads were clear and the…Apr 13, 2022Apr 13, 2022
Ben LawrenceAlbum Update #2 ~ Pre-production.After a year of thinking about making an album and over five years of living with some of these songs, we officially pressed go…Apr 13, 2022Apr 13, 2022
Ben LawrenceAlbum Update #1 ~ Demos.It’s early January 2022 and I’ve just sent off the majority of completed demos to my producer Iain. It’s a breathe out moment…Jan 12, 2022Jan 12, 2022
Ben LawrenceHow losing a brother to cancer inspired an album: My Story. Pt 5 ~ O Wide World.In the weariness of a post sibling world, I had convinced myself that I could live without adventure.Nov 18, 2021Nov 18, 2021
Ben LawrenceHow losing a brother to cancer inspired an album: My Story. Pt 4 ~ My Blue Kangoo.Less than a year later, I experienced what I can only describe as a breakdown. Panic attacks, sleepless nights, moments of complete…Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Ben LawrenceHow losing a brother to cancer inspired an album: My Story. Pt 3 ~ November.I don’t think I really appreciated the seasons when I was younger, they just happened to me.Nov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021
Ben LawrenceHow losing a brother to cancer inspired an album: My Story. Pt 2 ~ Can You Read Each Other’s Minds?Can I be blunt here for a second? Being a twin doesn’t make you half a human.Oct 28, 2021Oct 28, 2021
Ben LawrenceHow Losing a Brother to Cancer Inspired an Album: My Story. Pt 1 ~ Monkey Bars.What’s your first memory? Mine’s falling face first off a set of monkey bars, inadvertently piercing a tooth shaped hole in my lip.Oct 21, 2021Oct 21, 2021