Our Debut Album

In October, our live summer came to an end and our focus shifted to working on our first album (🤯)

We want you all to be part of this journey with us, so the next editions of the newsletter will be a special series dedicated to all the aspects of the album creation process.

Part 1: Why we want to do this album

Having done music together for almost 15 years, Nicki and Dan have long dreamed of creating music that cannot just be listened to on Spotify or live on stage – something that can be experienced as one whole piece of art.

Let us explain what we mean by that 🤓

Dan and Nicki got their first vinyl player when they lived in London and made it a habit to roam through all sorts of record stores, discovering new and vintage LPs.

There is something oddly fascinating about listening to vinyl, you know …

First, you have to take it out of its (often) beautifully designed cover, appreciating all the effort that has gone into the artwork, including the lyrics, waiting for your closer study.

Then you put the vinyl into the player, place the needle on it, and listen to the music, sometimes with a little crackling in the background. After a while, you have to then get up again, turning it over, sipping your cup of tea.

What this process does is … it slows everything down.

It makes the act of listening to music a more appreciative one. Loving vinyl means not skipping songs but really trying to grasp what the intention of the artist was. What the artist wants to tell us with their music.

This is exactly what we have in mind.

We would love to show you a snapshot, a moment in time, of where the band have been musically in the past few years.

ERNST loves creating new soundscapes but we are also all about writing poetic and meaningful lyrics about emotions, all the while being critical of society in general.

And there’s not much longer to wait. Our album will be arriving into your hands already in Spring 2025!

What else is coming up?

Well …

As mentioned above, we thought our live performances were done for the year but someone had other plans!

So we will be playing our second UK gig of 2024 at Year’s End Fest in Manchester on December 7th, and hopefully combining it with a performance or two in London beforehand – fingers crossed!

We’ll make sure to keep you posted.

A goodbye, but not for long...

Thanks so much for reading and for your interest in us as a band and our music. We really appreciate you took the time and hope you had fun with the extra content!

Lots of love,

ERNST 💗💛💜