Drew McConnell’s collaboration for Sebastian Rochford’s Days and Nights at the Takeaway signalled the three-quarter mark in this diverse and inspiring singles club. McConnell, bassist and backing vocalist in Babyshambles, and Rochford have worked together before under the Helsinki collective banner.

“Drew had mentioned he wanted to do something out of his usual sound world,” says Seb, “So it felt like a natural thing to explore this for the Takeaway.”

Rather than the usual song-plus-remix format, the pair decided to spread out over two new very different songs instead, recording both in a single day. Lead track ‘Joy In The Morning’ is playful indie-pop, while its sister, ‘Mostly Harmless’, moves well outside of the duo’s usual safety zone, propelled by massive synth basslines.

“The day passed amidst tea, cigarettes and laughter, peppered with conversations of doubt and hope,” says McConnell of the experience. “Throughout which, expertly, almost subversively, Seb extracts the stuff of two songs. I barely noticed.”

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