They Walk Among Us offers new effort

They Walk Among Us Release New CD

Champagne Tastes, Lemonade Pockets is the follow up album by They Walk Among Us (TWAU). The title embodies the conflict between a desire for the finer things, and the mundane realities of day-to-day living. Moreover it is a metaphor for the background against which the album was recorded. The title, in a nutshell, describes the band's experience over the last two years since returning home from a 3 month U.S. tour promoting Mathematics, Art in Progress.
Mathematics was enthusiastically received by audiences and press alike, review after review pitched them as a sound British export. Live turnouts bolstered TWAU's confidence and public profile as they traveled from city to city, state to state, cultivating a dedicated fan base. This a feat that has alluded scores of UK acts, with vastly bigger marketing budgets.
Mathematics was licensed in North America through Aeronaut Records based in LA, and distributed through Redeye USA with PR by The Planetary Group.
Having performed in 36 cities across 26 states, TWAU arrived back in the UK with new songs and a new energy. Some songs had even been finished at live shows and added to the nightly setlist. These songs would catalogue the journey from Mathematics until now. The band met after a two month break to decide their next step. The first album was recorded at Monnow Valley, Loco Studios and Famous Studios and produced by top producers Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers) and Richard Jackson (Super Furry Animals, The Automatic). The band opted to record and produce Champagne Tastes themselves. They had the equipment, knowledge and experience to do so. They spent the next 12 months recording all the tracks, enlisting the expertise of Gaz Williams (RocketGoldStar) to co-produce.
Whilst the band were busying themselves with recording and playing a dates across the UK, a copy of Mathematics found it's way to Alabama-3 singer Larry Love. He invited singer Richard Proctor and guitarist Gareth Clark to London, having loved the record, and offered a support slot on the Alabama's Outlaw Tour.
TWAU attended South by Southwest in 2006 and were invited to contribute a track to the Oingo Biongo tribute album Drink to Bones that Turn to Dust. Oingo Boingo was the brainchild of Hollywood composer Danny Elfman (Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, Betelgeuse, Simpsons theme tune).They recorded their version of Lost Like This, available from Dep't of Records based in Seattle.
Richard Jackson heard demos of album tracks and expressed a keen interest in mixing the single Tell Me a Secret. The band agreed having worked with Jackson before. His work on Monster by The Automatic had just reached #4 in the UK Charts. The finished article was handed to Frank Static to master.
During the same period TWAU met video director Alan Morse whose productions had included a video for The Cooper Temple Clause. Together they produced the Tell Me a Secret video, and album artwork.
Champagne Tastes, Lemonade Pockets then is both a musical and literal statement. It is also a testament to the band's determination to follow their own path.

AIDING & ABETTING
Epochal, sweeping tunes that simply ring out joy. I haven't really heard a band go for this warm, engaging sound for a while, and these folks really know how to make it work. Depth, grace and unmistakable good feelings – Hard to beat that, isn't it? – Jon Worley

THE CELEBRITY CAFÉ.COM
An album that has ethereal qualities of a Pink Floyd album and the energy of a garage band. They're .ve guys playing much more intelligent music than your average indie band, using a bit of samples, soundscapes and other ethereal mixes. I can't emphasize enough the ethereal qualities of this band, that constantly make me feel as if they're playing rock with a background of a new age soundscape – Michael

INDIEWORKSHOP.COM
If you are an a.cionado of classic rock (Floyd, Yes, etc.), I'm sure you will find something to your liking here. If you prefer more modern acts (SFA,Supergrass etc.), I think you will find this is a little known gem, of which there have been many to come out of Wales in the last few years. I recommend you get hold of a copy! I rate Mathematics, Art in Progress –

4/5 MERCURY - Las Vegas
With help from producers Greg Haver and Richard Jackson, the album is a crisp production of harmonized choruses, hygienic guitars and textured keyboards. Songs like "Telescopes" and power ballads like "1A.M.G.M.T." would have a crop of major label reps maxing their expense accounts. If you are looking for hooks you will really enjoy this album.

NEW HORIZONS UK
There is already a great tradition of bands coming from Wales, and for my money THEY WALK AMONG US are right up there with the best of them. This is an impressive work and one which any of our readers who enjoy Rock/Pop and Indie music would be well advised to check out. While listening to this CD, I have never failed to be impressed by the strong song writing (in terms of tunes and lyrics) and the good musicianship displayed by the band. Add to this the superb production from Greg Haver and Richard Jackson and what you get is an album to listen out for – Simon Hill

LINE UP:
Richard Proctor Lead Vocals Lead Guitar
Gareth Clark Rhythm Guitar
Baris Kesgin Bass
Steve Roberts Drums

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