"This was the last track to be written. In January of this year I supported jamie lawson on his UK tour alongside Lauren Aquilina...these were the first live dates for me after a 2 and a bit year break from touring. Lauren was ridiculously, effortlessly good every night.
She & I were scheduled to do some writing together over the summer...we weren't quite sure what we were aiming for on the day, whether it was a song for Lauren, me or another artist completely. But our aim was simply to write the best song we could. The track came quickly and felt better suited to my voice...I became pretty attached to it.
I was due to do final overdubs and mixes for the album a few days later, and we ended up recording a piano and vocal for 'What Did You Expect?' one afternoon between other take. The files were sent over to Aidan O'Brien (Producer/Composer) who began building the track up.
Lyrically, I can't confess to having any motive behind the lines and nor can I offer any immediate emotional connection. They just felt like the right words on the day.
The vocal parts were recorded by Rob Stevenson of A Silent Film at his studio in Oxfordshire and the track was produced by Aidan. It's possibly my favourite on the new album, partly because it was such a late addition."
-Richard Walters
"This was the last track to be written. In January of this year I supported jamie lawson on his UK tour alongside Lauren Aquilina...these were the first live dates for me after a 2 and a bit year break from touring. Lauren was ridiculously, effortlessly good every night.
She & I were scheduled to do some writing together over the summer...we weren't quite sure what we were aiming for on the day, whether it was a song for Lauren, me or another artist completely. But our aim was simply to write the best song we could. The track came quickly and felt better suited to my voice...I became pretty attached to it.
I was due to do final overdubs and mixes for the album a few days later, and we ended up recording a piano and vocal for 'What Did You Expect?' one afternoon between other take. The files were sent over to Aidan O'Brien (Producer/Composer) who began building the track up.
Lyrically, I can't confess to having any motive behind the lines and nor can I offer any immediate emotional connection. They just felt like the right words on the day.
The vocal parts were recorded by Rob Stevenson of A Silent Film at his studio in Oxfordshire and the track was produced by Aidan. It's possibly my favourite on the new album, partly because it was such a late addition." -Richard Walters