Johnny Lloyd at Jimmy's Liverpool

Johnny Lloyd plus guests

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Johnny Lloyd has come a long way, along riskier roads, finding a plot of his own and starting to rebuild. In 2014, after two top 40 albums, world tours and support slots with Pixies and The Rolling Stones, Johnny disbanded the critically and commercially beloved Tribes. Taking the hazy pop sound hed spearheaded with is bandmates, Johnny spent little in time taking it into darker, rougher territory. He founded a new musical home and friendships with Jamie T, Mike Crossey (The 1975, Hozier) and Hugo White (The Maccabees), who helped guide the recording of his first two solo EPs. His debut EP 'Dreamland', released in 2016 by Xtra Mile Recordings and produced by Jamie T and Hugo White is a rousing but melancholic attempt to "find a new place in life" full of "new beginnings (and) realisations". His journey continued on 2017's Eden EP, which shows further depth to Johnny's sound and intentions. But after almost 200 shows in support of his
new songs, in the UK and Mexico, and with plans for a debut album well on their way, a new route presented itself.

Johnny started to expand his songwriting abilities a way from his own songs and instead producing music for television and film with over 1,000 uses of Johnnys music on TV in 2017 alone. This included film trailers, the acclaimed serial killer biopic My Friend Dahmer and even getting the chance to score his first full length feature film, Rare Beasts, in 2018. As productive as he was in the last 12 months, and relishing his work, a lot had begun to change in Johnnys life and his own music now needed to reflect that.
I had all these songs by the end of 2018 that Id been holding back from my film work. I knew there was something brewing but it all felt a little more personal than maybe I was used to in the past.
A lot has changed in my life. I met someone special, and Ive become a dad; my whole subject matter has changed. I wanted to make something more intimate and without the restraints of a band.

Ensconced in a 10ft square bunker in north London, far from
the bright lights of Hollywood, Johnny and producer Nathan Coen laid down just one law for the debut album.
The only rule on the whole thing was: no more than three takes. I wanted it to be raw and have an element of risk to it. I love polished pop, but Im not that. For the finishing touches Johnny called in talented mates Frank Turner, Hugo White (The Maccabees) and Adam Prendergast of Harry Styless band. Its always great making music with friends and I wanted that unknown element to come from people I respect and trust.

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