{"product_id":"in-phase","title":"In Phase","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour years after releasing the debut album with his band, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Excess\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eGold Has Worn Away\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eBenji\u003c\/strong\u003e self-funds an album of songs written between 2020 and 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"With a bit of enforced time on my hands I found material came flowing out. New songs were appearing and seeds of ideas that had already germinated grew into fully formed entities. Where previously I may have spent endless hours refining things, the pieces fitted together satisfyingly quickly and I was able to resist the urge to tinker, and move on.\" The new material felt to \u003cstrong\u003eBenji\u003c\/strong\u003e more like a solo project than a band, so he set about recording the album with engineer and producer, \u003cstrong\u003ePete Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e (son of Joe Brown, brother of Sam) at his studio in Oxfordshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWork was spread over a few months, starting at the end of summer 2022 through to completion in spring 2023. Featured guests include \u003cstrong\u003ePete Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJoelle Barker\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eThe Excess\u003c\/strong\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Hart\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eBenji\u003c\/strong\u003e's bandmate with the \u003cem\u003eSeth Lakeman\u003c\/em\u003e band), veteran backing vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eAitch McRobbie\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003ePete Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e himself. The songs range from the intensely personal - as in the title track \"\u003cem\u003eIn Phase\u003c\/em\u003e\", a song about trying to make a connection to someone in the non-physical realm - to political and worldwide issues and the search for truth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hedgerow Recordings","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50394197262667,"sku":"2053802","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/In_Phase_-_Single_f6a74f90_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726434259","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/in-phase","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}