First up: The HMV album signing
I came straight from arriving into Sheffield onto the train to Meadowhall.
I couldn’t check into my accommodation until later, so I had to take all my luggage with me😅 I really didn’t have much but it was a little awkward
as soon as I got to the shopping centre (which btw is like a frickin’ mAZE) I saw Def Leppard T-shirts everywhere, so I popped on the Sav Jacket
i met up with my friends (two had just got off the plane from America) and joined the queue
I wasn’t nervous until I actually got into the store
also I didn’t realise where the band actually were
i thought they might have been in a back room or something
but nOPEEE THEY WERE JUST IN THE STORE DNFNFNFN
I JUST COULDN’T SEE THEM BC THERE WAS SO MANY PEOPLE
the first one of them I saw was Sav and oH MY GODDDD
HES REAL THEY ARE REAL
EEEEEEEEEEEEE
the closer I got the more nervous I got because tHAT IS DEF LEPPARD RIGHT THERE?
And then it was my turn to get my vinyl signed
the whole thing was very quick but 👁👄👁
Joe smiled at me
Phil said hi
Viv said “that is a cool jacket”
And then Sav said something I’ll never forget
“I recognise that jacket😏”
AAAAAHHHHHHHHH
HE WAS SO LOVELYYYYYY
He told me that the original jacket was lost, and that apart from the one in the RRHOF, my one was as good as the original🥹
and Rick winked at me (but I’ve been told he does that with everyone😂)
aND THATS IT
I MET THE LEPPARDS
And little did I know that was only the beginning of the most incredible weekend ever….👀
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FAITH IN THE FUTURE live promo
December 2022
• 12.5 ROUGH TRADE EAST, London (x)
• 12.6 ALFA 91.3 FM (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
• 12.6 HMV WESTFIELD, White City (x)
• 12.7 HMV VAULT, Birmingham (x)
• 12.7 HMV MANCHESTER (x)
• 12.8. HMV MEADOWHALL, Sheffield (x)
• 12.8 HMV NEWCASTLE (x)
• 12.9 HMV GLASGOW (x)
• 12.9 HMV EDINBURGH, Ocean Terminal (x)
• 12.12 LIVE PERFORMANCE, PRYZM, KINGSTON (full livestream) (YouTube)
• 12.13 LIVE PERFORMANCE, PRYZM, KINGSTON (MATINEE) Q&A (full livestream) (YouTube)
• 12.13 LIVE PERFORMANCE, PRYZM, KINGSTON (MATINEE) PERFORMANCE (full livestream) (YouTube)
• 12.13 LIVE PERFORMANCE, PRYZM, KINGSTON (full livestream) (YouTube)
• 12.14 LIVE IN CONCERT, O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON (full livestream) (YouTube)
• YOUTUBE OF LIVE SHOWS
• 12.16 Louis’ Instagram REEL and transcript
TRACK BY TRACK
PART 1
1. On making a sophomore album (x)
2. On the album title, FAITH IN THE FUTURE (x)
3. THE GREATEST (x) (gif)
4. WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE (gif), Arctic Monkeys (x)
5. BIGGER THAN ME (x)
6. Rob Harvey (x)
7. Mike Crossey and robotic drums (x)
8. Jay Moon, LUCKY AGAIN (x)
9. Finishing album production while touring (x)
10. UK vs. LA (x)
11. Joe Cross, Theo Hutchcraft, Dave Sneddon (x)
12. On writing with artists (x)
PART 2
1. FACE THE MUSIC and the wall of sound (x)
2. On letting go of music and PARADISE (x)
3. “You just want someone to read your mind and go, that’s it.” On writing with Dave Gibson (x)
4. On CHICAGO being 1/2 imaginative, 1/2 based on personal experience (x)
5. CHICAGO is special, and almost not by choice (x)
6. CHICAGO as the “shade to the light” (x)
7. ALL THIS TIME: “It’s in my top 3” (x)
8. Top 4 (for now): SILVER TONGUES, OUT OF MY SYSTEM, ALL THIS TIME, and SATURDAYS
9. OUT OF MY SYSTEM: punk danger (x)
10. On recording vocals for OUT OF MY SYSTEM after a LTWT22 show (x)
11. LTWT22: > 500k tickets sold (x)
12. The energy from fans, “You can almost touch it.” (x)
13. Skydiving on Louis’ bucket list (x)
PART 3
1. HEADLINE was co-written with the Academics, and Louis modified some of the lyrics to fit him (x)
2. HEADLINE has a bright, Blossoms-like vibe (x)
3. Songs in FAITH IN THE FUTURE have a variety of flavors, but belong to one identity (x)
4. On including “quirky,” memorable details in lyrics, like in SATURDAYS (x)
5. On the Doncaster reference in SATURDAYS (x)
6. On Joe Cross’ brilliant production for SATURDAYS (x)
7. SATURDAYS being in Louis’ top 4 (x)
8. On musical sophistication versus music by “feel” (x)
9. Shedding light on the idea for SILVER TONGUES (x)
10. On the sonic trick in SILVER TONGUES (x)
11. Louis decided the FITF tracklist order in Brazil, during LTWT22 (x)
12. The peacefulness of Doncaster (x)
13. The title SHE IS BEAUTY WE ARE WORLD CLASS came from a train mirror (x)
14. On the “dance-y, trance-y” sound of SHE IS BEAUTY WE ARE WORLD CLASS, and the inspiration by the DMAs (x)
15. SHE IS BEAUTY WE ARE WORLD CLASS being Oli’s favorite (x)
PART 4
1. ANGELS FLY as a British way to deal with sadness (x)
2. On Doncaster keeping him grounded, and being against the word “wholesome” in COMMON PEOPLE (x)
3. HOLDING ONTO HEARTACHE as a transition song (x) between Walls and Faith In The Future
4. COMMON PEOPLE and imagination (x)
5. COMMON PEOPLE and the concept of “home” (x)
6. James McMorrow and the lyric, If you think that guy is Superman (x) for LUCKY AGAIN
7. THAT’S THE WAY LOVE GOES (x) (x)
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