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I gave a lot to other people, but realized that my story was defined by what I was, rather than what I am. I set myself a modest commercial goal, an expectant creative one: perform to 10 people without being bottled, then find 11 the next night. Thus began the undoing of my own embarrassment. I would write as I thought and sing as I wrote until the bottles fly. And so, the songs arrived.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernard\u003c\/strong\u003e booked himself into a rehearsal space in Holloway every Wednesday afternoon for months, just him, a guitar, and a microphone. The first fruit of these sessions is the new single ‘\u003cem\u003eCamber Sands\u003c\/em\u003e’, “For years and years I have drawn straight lines from North London to every coastline I could see. To life-worn Londoners escape is the dream and return most likely. 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Following a handful of hugely well-received shows which saw the trio perform a selection of each other's songs , the collective reconvened to write new material. 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