We Are Bodies - We Are Bodies (2015)

We Are Bodies is a rock group composed of Dave Pen and Robin Foster. Dave is the singer and musician of English electro-rock collectives Archive and Birdpen. Robin is an English guitarist/composer based in France. After mutually spying on each other through social media, the pair first met in 2010. We Are Bodies, the eponymous name of the opus, is a true reflection of modern society. Tracks such as 'Pressure Compressor', 'We Are Bodies' and 'Replicants' narrate the numb monotony of living in the unconscious conformity of 21st Century planet earth. Many of the songs border on the pop-rock, where melodies are wrapped up in new wave synths and powerful electric guitar. Once the vocals were recorded in a cathedral in Quimper in France, the pair entrusted the mixing of the album to Jim Spencer (New Order, Johnny Marr) in Manchester before heading to Abbey Road Studios to be mastered by Frank Arkright, who Hi-Fi Choice describes as England's greatest mastering engineer for contemporary rock music.