Interlaker (ex-Lonely The Brave, Arcane Roots) announce debut album and unveil new single

Debut self-titled album out 4th October via Hassle Records

'End Unknown' video streaming now

 2000trees and headline club shows announced

Photo credit: Luke Shadrick High-Res

Interlaker have announced the release of their highly anticipated self-titled debut album, on 4th October via Hassle Records. They have also unveiled their stunning new single / video 'End Unknown'.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOJ-BmvTbH4

Pre-order the album here: ttps://hasslerecords.ffm.to/interlaker

Anyone who has loved rock music over the last decade or so will be familiar with David Jakes and Jack Wrench. Jakes was the broodingly intense singer with Lonely The Brave; a complex character blessed with a once-in-a-generation voice. And Wrench was the explosive drummer with Arcane Roots, a man equally at home with math-rock complexity and sheer rock power. These two exceptional talents have been united in Interlaker, who might just be the sensational rock band you’ve been waiting for since they walked away from their former projects. 

Jakes and Wrench – who only knew each other vaguely from their previous bands – brokered their new partnership on Instagram; exchanging casual messages, discovering a mutual love of REM and Pearl Jam, before progressing to swapping demos and song ideas, eventually writing and recording their brilliant debut album entirely online. 

Jack Wrench commented: “We both approached recording the album with a zero-pressure attitude. We were both just up for writing music again.”

That method allowed Jakes, who holed up in his parents’ house over the summer to record his parts solo, to “put everything on the line” in his performances, recording as and when the mood struck, in his constant quest for vocal perfection.

Dave Jakes commented: “I tend to over-analyse everything, but it seemed to work out alright. I’m a bit fixated on my vocals.”

“Dave’s voice and songwriting craft will always retain an identity, so we can push the music in any direction,” continues Wrench. “The biggest kick I got out of the recording process was presenting Dave with a musical backdrop where I was like, ‘I have no idea where he will go with this’. I’ve never heard Dave singing that blend before.”

Jakes’ occasionally impenetrable, yet always expressive lyrics are also at their very best, covering what he describes as “everything in life: stuff about my daughter and family, drinking too much, mental health".

The sense of the unpredictable that courses through Interlaker’s album has also extended to an unlikely return to the live arena. The band – augmented by live members including Wrench’s brother – made a triumphant live debut at London’s Omeara last year, and have more shows scheduled throughout 2024, including a slot at 2000trees festival.
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Rest assured, Interlaker are a tale of the unexpected that everyone is going to love.

Catch Interlaker live:

Jul 13 - 2000Trees Festival
Sep 20 - The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
Sep 21 - The Bodega, Nottingham
Sep 28 - The Star, Guildford

Tickets: https://interlaker.com/live/

For more:
https://interlaker.com/sign-up/
https://interlaker.com
https://facebook.com/InterlakerOfficial
https://instagram.com/interlakerofficial
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1sgjRSBP1ij45SrUmvuLJq?si=zAO-tx7hTfmsm9-msHjtpg

Album tracklist:
 

1. The Hunger
2. Ghostride
3. Call Out The Wolves
4. Be The One
5. End Unkown
6. Spite Of Day
7. Miracle
8 Coming Out
9. Carving  Circles
10. Bottomless Pit