This day was the day the local council election results came out. A good result for most student areas, but for some reason, the majority of voters in my area thought it was a good idea to hire a reform councillor who doesn’t even know where her constituency is, so I was a little down. But there’s always a couple of ways I can be brought back up, one of them being recording music. I drive up to the edge of Burley to record a band that has one of the best vocal sections I’ve recorded.

Godspeed are a band that typically air on the side of shoegaze and noisier music, but when met with the 4-track, will change up their sound ever so slightly. Inspired in part by Rhiannon Hope’s session and just the artistic tendency of wanting to experiment, we switched electric for acoustic in the rhythm section, which can make all the difference. Without drums to be able to fill the first foray into the song, it was Jack’s gorgeous Martin guitar that led the rest of the track. The usual Contact Buzz glitter was applied and as you can hear, it caught a bit of that dropout that makes it abundantly clear of the mode of capture we use.

Now we need low-end, introducing Bass, by Anna. The riff reminded me of ‘Eton Rifles’ quite a different sound though so I don’t think Paul Weller will be claiming any royalties just yet. Then Sam’s keys joined the party, with that smooth Rhodes-esque sound. There was a worry that that block of three instruments wouldn’t go on a bussed layer and I struggled to balance the sound on the day, but I think we did a good job by the end. There’s so much going on sonically here that despite it not being panned, it feels so huge and yet there was an electric guitar and three vocals to come.

So we will get Lewis’s guitar down before he has to head back home. Reminded me a big of Ollie’s playing from Cab Driver with those little harmonics sprinkled in. Then it was time to get the at2020 out again. It was vocal time. Jack stood in the middle, with Anna and Sam either side of him taking a harmony each of their own. I think this song is all about the vocal harmony. What about where it all stops near the end? Just pure choir class, perfect at the perfect moment. I love amateurness and mistakes, because when it comes to moments like that, they just stand out a mile, just pure talent. Remember kids: mistakes do not show a lack of talent, it's those moments of brilliance that show true talent.

For fans of: Pinegrove, Black Country New Road and King Krule