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Performing at festivals and large public events allows the band to expose new listeners to their music. In fact, Joe Symes and The Loving Kind will start recording a new album in July in Oxford. While the band has not set a release day for that album, Symes said listeners can expect it to drop at the end of this year.
“The new songs are miles apart from our debut album,” Symes said. “Our debut album was compared to the White Album in most parts of the world and the UK because it's so diverse. It was also quoted by top website Jammerzine in Canada as ' An Indie Masterpiece From A Band
That Has Not Been Together For Even Twenty Year's' and also voted as one of 'The Best Indie Albums Of 2015'. I'm very proud of it.”
Bujak is especially excited to begin recording. “Expect anything. It's all an open book until the recording light goes on. I haven't even decided what strings or bass to use yet! It's gonna be a lot different from the first album, though.”
Up until now, Symes has written all of the band’s songs on an acoustic guitar. “We sort of jam bits in the rehearsal room and we are constantly working all the time. Since Stef has joined the band he has put his own style on some of the old songs but has contributed a lot to the new material which is great,” he explained. “Some of the old songs we have changed some bits for live performance like 'Fallen Down' from our debut album.”
Bujak is equally as happy to contribute to the process. “The good thing about being a three-piece is there's a lot of space which can either be left or filled with drums or bass; lots of room for improvisation, especially live. I usually just let my fingers loose all over the neck of the bass and luckily, so far, Joe and Colin are happy with the noises I make.”
Just as in sports analogies, there is no I in team – in this case, the band. “My saying is: you play your instrument to serve the song, and never to serve yourself,” White said. “I hate people who do the latter; and I've unfortunately seen a lot of it over the years.”
Symes further explained how important it is to have members who want to work as a team. “…to be able to see what we we’re aiming for, no ego's, no I, Me, Mine. Let’s enjoy what we want to do and have a great time and enjoy the success. There is nothing worse than working with band members who are only interested in their input and not seeing the songs as a whole and telling people about their parts in the song like, ‘listen to my bit coming up..!!! I'm sure The Beatles never worked like that. Never..!”
Since the band has performed all over the British Isles, I had to ask what would they like to see on their horizon.
“I would play anywhere, especially the Whisky-A-Go-Go in L.A (The Doors),” Bujak said. “I'd even gig in a rainforest if the birds and monkeys don't mind the noise, of course, with Sting's kind permission!” he laughed.
As with Bujak, the sky is the limit for White. “Europe, Scandinavia, the United States, Canada, you name it.”
Symes shares in the band’s excitement. “We want to get over to Europe as soon as possible,” he said. “We are constantly getting asked when are we going to hit the USA ? It can't come soon enough.”
The World is ready for another British Invasion.