UK, Sheffield-based metal powerhouse WHILE SHE SLEEPS released the special edition of their latest masterpiece »You Are We« today! The re-issue contains eight additional tracks. Beside alternative versions and demos there are also two complete new tracks on it!
WHILE SHE SLEEPS converted an empty warehouse in the heart of their native Sheffield into their own multipurpose studio to create their new album »You Are We«. It‘s not the first time they‘ve had their own space – 2010‘s debut EP »The North Stands For Nothing« was recorded at a home studio called The Barn – but
with this new space, which was built with the band‘s own money, they‘ve taken things to the next level.
“There‘s always been a very DIY aspect to this band,” explains vocalist Lawrence ’Loz‘ Taylor, “so going it
alone a bit more now just reiterates that to everyone. The Barn was a very important place for us – it‘s
where we grew as friends and it was where we hung out and could be creative – so the idea with this new
space is that it gives us a lot more creative space. There‘s a studio and live room, and we have space
now to achieve what we want to achieve as a band. This place is going to house us for a good few
years.”
It‘s also a place where the band aim to break down the barrier even more between themselves and their
fan base. As part of the new record‘s PledgeMusic campaign, fans were able to head to the studio and
take part in the video for ’Hurricane‘. “That was absolutely crazy,” beams Taylor. “I‘m still aching from that!
But the special thing is that every kid who came down for the video shoot actually helped make the album
happen. And to that extent they made this warehouse capable of living.” “Now more than ever,” adds
Sean Long (guitar), “our fans know that it‘s them making all of this possible for us. The divide between
artist and fan is ridiculous, because there are no fans without the artist and there‘s no artist without the
fans. They go hand in hand together as one absolute thing, and I really like that we can see that in play
with what we‘ve been doing. It‘s very reassuring to see that support right in front of us.”
Made with Carl Bown, who also produced »Brainwashed«, the songs that comprise »You Are We« are full of
as much force, focus and determination as ever. The likes of ‘Hurricane’ and first single ‘Civil
Isolation’ continue the band‘s trajectory as one of the most inspiring, riotous and important voices in
British music today, demonstrating both their continued musical evolution and their incisive social
conscience. Yet while these are brutal anthems that paint a vivid picture of a post-Brexit Britain, they
stand as both the most universal and most personal songs of the band‘s career.
Order »You Are We (Special Edition)« now here: http://geni.us/
Or the digital version here: https://While-She-
The band has recently released their new music video for the alternative live version of their hit single ‘Silence Speaks’.
Get ‘Silence Speaks (Alternative Version – Live At St Pancras Church)’ here: https://While-
Tracklist:
1. You Are We
2. Steal The Sun
3. Feel
4. Empire Of Silence
5. Wide Awake
6. Silence Speaks
7. Settle Down Society
8. Hurricane
9. Revolt
10. Civil Isolation
11. In Another Now
12. Feel (Alternative Version – Live at St Pancras Church)
13. Silence Speaks (Alternative Version – Live at St Pancras Church)
14. Hurricane (Alternative Version – Live at St Pancras Church)
15. Civil Isolation (Demo)
16. Feel (Demo)
17. Fear In Change (Instrumental Demo)
18. I Am While She Sleeps
19. Lost Ideas
Order »You Are We« now: http://geni.us/WSSYouAreWe
Get »You Are We« digitally: https://lnk.to/
More on »You Are We«:
‘Steal The Sun’: https://youtu.be/
‘Empire Of Silence’: https://youtu.be/7NzaqB0c50U
‘Feel’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
‘Silence Speaks’ feat. Oli Sykes: https://youtu.be/
‘You Are We’: https://youtu.be/
‘Civil Isolation’: https://youtu.be/
‘Hurricane’: https://youtu.be/
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