She said: "If you’ve sat in the studio with the whole of the Wu-Tang Clan, if you’re not high by the time you come out of the room you’re not breathing the same air.” Studio 909, housed in the Musicians Association of Hawaii headquarters, is Honolulus premier venue for quality live music presentations in an intimate. Sharleen recently reflected on their previous collaboration and admitted she was "high" when she left the recording studio. The track came about after Sharleen met with Wu-Tang's RZA in Glasgow in 2019 during the filming of a documentary and he subsequently recorded vocals on the track, and Ghostface Killah also agreed to feature on the song.
The two groups previously collaborated on a version of Texas's hit 'Say What You Want' at the 1998 BRIT Awards, and archive footage from that performance features in the video for the track, before segueing into a new video starring 'Smal Axe' actor Kadeem Ramsay, which is directed by Fenn O'Meally. The album's title is the same name as the single featuring Wu-Tang Clan. Our aim has only ever been to make great music.” Being able to stand back from what you’ve achieved gives you a different perspective.
We’re referencing our past but also writing from the position we’re in now. “Morricone in particular is still a huge influence. Sharing the influences behind the tracks, she added: “All our albums have cinematic songs. Once again, the 'I Don't Want a Lover' hitmakers sourced inspiration from legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone. The words are very intimate and personal while the music sounds really epic.”
Sharleen admitted: "We don’t usually do ballads. - 8Keaau, Hawaii, USA - Music production for film & TV - Sound design - Scoring - ADR Sessions - Audio Mastering - RIAA appointed ISRC manager. The record includes the collaborations 'Dark Fire' co-written with Richard Hawley and ‘Look What You’ve Done’, a duet with former Altered Images star Clare Grogan.įans can also expect a rare piano ballad called 'Unbelievable'. Three of the songs were written in lockdown, in Scotland, Wales, Los Angeles and Sweden. “You could say we were inspired by ourselves!” Three years ago, Sharleen Spiteri and bass guitarist Johnny McElhone stumbled on some outtakes from the Scottish rock group's 1997 LP ‘White on Blonde’ and had intended on turning them into a "lost album", but they were instead inspired to pen new tracks in the same vein, which make up the follow-up to 2017's 'Jump on Board'.īandleader Sharleen said: “Our excitement at finding this treasure trove of songs collided with our excitement back then and, unplanned, new songs started coming. Arts / audio engineering / copyright / events & promotion / Hawaiian Studies / intellectual property / music industry business / music production / music studio / sound recording. Texas flex their "rock soul muscle" on their upcoming 10th studio album, 'Hi'.