Music Box season 2 session #15: INHEAVEN

Chloe and James from INHEAVEN dropped by the studio to perform stripped-down tracks off their debut album

INHEAVEN are one of our favourite bands so of course we had to invite them in for Music Box.

Writing in Music Week's 'Tastemaker' column I said: "INHEAVEN’s self-titled debut is pretty much everything I want in a rock album.

"The south London-based band have been drip-feeding bangers like “Baby’s Alright” and “Bitter Town” to fans for about two years now. I first met them as part of an interview with bassist Chloe Little in 2016, most of which was us bonding over a mutual love for Patti Smith and Viv Albertine.

The aforementioned “Baby’s Alright” bursts in without knocking for the opening track before jumping swiftly to “Treats”: this maelstrom of a rock song that blasts out its grungey riff as Chloe spits out a spoken-word intro that Debbie Harry would applaud...

"​Not one track runs over the four minute mark, so listening through the album feels much like being dragged along by a strong current, they maintain that urgent pace and a fierce intent throughout. It’s an accomplished, exciting debut from one of the most promising bands the UK has seen in a long time."

Bassist/vocalist Chloe Little and guitarist/vocalist James Taylor performed a stunning session of stripped-down songs off their debut, self-titled album and made the studio look really pretty as well.

There were a few nerves, as often happens with Music Box, where artists find themselves in the odd situation of our tiny studio and with music that sounds often-entirely different from the studio and live versions.

Check out their session (above) - we hope you like it.

INHEAVEN's self-titled debut album is out now and they are currently on a tour of the UK.

Thanks to: INHEAVEN, Iris Herscovici, David Riley, Play It Again Sam records, Sennheiser, and the Independent video team

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