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and Robin Beck last year but every concert to last us for the first three or four shows of buying from concerts or from our merch
we did we had fans on our side from song the tour. If we didn’t do that we’d have had stall, it comes in after the tenth track. But
one which is really good.” to pull out of the first four or five shows as that song, we were in the studio and it came
The guys are intelligent and you can tell they were in Sweden, Norway, then back out of nowhere. We were just jamming. It
a lot of thought has gone into what they do. into Denmark. That was a hairy moment for was done at Rockfield and Rockfield has
They have even kitted their van out with us. It was like “Jesus, we haven’t started these echo chambers, natural echo cham-
beds so they can sleep in the van rather the tour yet and we might have to pull out bers, it’s quite a unique sound. There are
than needing hotel rooms or to plead for of the first four or five shows”. But we car- very few studios that have natural reverb,
places to stay each night. Luke says it ried on and even then there was laughter.” so we thought we could just throw this on
didn’t take too long to transform the van. “It the album as just a throwaway song as an
took us maybe a day and a half/two days. It oving on to their recorded work, end to the album that fades out that’s quite
saves so much time on the road. No hotels. M‘We Will Go On’ is a marked im- chilled and relaxed. It’s kind of like a mantra
Just get in a van and you’ve got your ac- provement from debut album ‘Come Out To but it’s quite funny because we were send-
commodation wherever you want it.” Play’, not just quality-wise but style-wise ing the album out for review and a lot of
Once they finish a show they drive to too. Luke thinks the producer of ‘We Will people are saying “I really love that track
the next town at night. “Because you’ve Go On’, Nick Brine, had a hand in this. you did, ‘My Own Way’, with the acoustics
just come off stage you’re absolutely “He’s worked with Thunder and The Dark- and stuff. It’s quite funny because for us it
buzzing, there’s no way you’re going to get ness. We’ve still got a nod to the 70s and was a throwaway, kind of segue, outro to
to sleep, so… you just get in the van and 80s but he likes to take it to be more current the album but people are picking up on it
just head to the next city. There’s a song so the overall sound is more of a current being an actual song and they love it.”
about this on the album, entitled ‘Rock sound, the production sound is slightly dif- With everyone loving the album and the
City’. As you’re getting closer to there, the ferent, and just the way we developed the live show and wanting more from Estrella,
bright lights are in the next city, it’s just the songs and how they’re structured. He had the future is bright. But what do they want
energy. You’re like “I want to do the next gig these ideas of how to take it, an 80s vibe in return? “We want to make a full time ca-
right now!” says Luke. but to make it 21st century, for 2015, which reer of being in a band and constantly
Through the years the band have had is quite important I think.” tour,” answers Luke. “Our big goal is to get
lots of laughs and thankfully no tears. Al- The album kicks off with ‘Here I Am’, over to the States early next year. We’re
though after thinking about it a while, Luke which Paul wrote on the train going back looking at a few booking agents to help us
remembers, “The closest thing to crying... down to rehearsals. “It took him 10-15 min- get over there. But yeah, in general Estrella
the seven-week tour we did last year, we utes and that was the lead and first single want to be a band that’s going to continue
traveled from Aberdeen over to Sweden. from the album. Live it goes down so well, to climb the ladder, continue to build a fan
We had to get there in two days so it was it’s amazing,” says Luke. base and get to a level where we can con-
just constant driving. We just got into Den- The following nine tracks then all kick stantly be on the road and make a good liv-
mark and then the exhaust of the van de- ass, with a hidden track on the CD, ending ing out of this.”
cided to snap in half. So we had to pull off the release. “‘My Own Way’, it’s called,” Visit www.estrellarocks.com for more
the motorway but we managed, with an says Luke. “When you get it digitally and info and get behind them.
empty can of beans and an empty can of buy it on iTunes you actually see it as a
beer to put together a replacement exhaust track but for the actual CD that people are Words By Shari Black Velvet

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