We Have Band is a London, UK based DIY trio of: Darren Bancroft (vocals, dr… Read Full Bio ↴We Have Band is a London, UK based DIY trio of: Darren Bancroft (vocals, drums, percussion, sampler), Dede Wegg-Prosser (vocals, percussion, sampler) & husband Thomas Wegg-Prosser (vocals, guitar, bass, programming) - founded 2007.
In 2009, they toured Europe and the USA and spent a lot of time in the studio, with producer Gareth Jones. At Glastonbury they won "Emerging Talent Competition 2009" & now, hoping to prove the critics correct, with their début album, "WHB" (Apr 2010). A new album "Movements" (28 Apr 2014) is planned, produced by band member Thomas and co-produced and mixed by Tim Goldsworthy (DFA Records, LCD Soundsystem, Unkle, Mo'Wax).
Drawing from a well of influences that include ESG, Animal Collective and The Rapture, the band created their own sound - a 21st Century mixtape that defies categorisation or pigeonholing. With the prime focus on making people dance, they quickly took the big step of taking their music to the stage, despite having little to no previous experience between them. “We learnt quickly” says Dede, “I never thought I’d be in a band, I definitely didn’t ever see myself on a stage! But after the first few shows you get over the scary bit and the buzz just took over – there was no looking back.”
‘The snowball effect’ is a fitting description for the band’s first year; play a few shows in London, play a few more outside of London, start getting a lot more hits on MySpace, NME and Dazed & Confused get in touch about doing ‘ones to watch’ features, label’s start calling and before you know it they have their first release. Early singles like the vibrating punk funk monsters 'Oh!' (released on 50 Bones records) and ‘You Came Out’ (released on Kill Em All) as well as the fuzzy, descending disco of 'Hear It In The Cans' (available on the sixth Kitsuné Maison compilation) showed the trio's playful, disco side but those looking for 12 identical tracks on ‘WHB’ may be in for a surprise.
"The singles are poppy, danceable and catchy but there's another side to us," says Thomas. Indeed tracks like 'Buffet' and 'Piano' hint at a rougher, more complex element to the discoball dream. "We like a lot of dark music. Joy Division, early OMD, and Talking Heads are just some of the things that we listen to,” adds Darren. "The three of us have lots of different influences and they’ve all come out on ‘WHB’."
The DIY ethos of the band has meant that they've succeeded without being tied to a record label. "We didn't want to focus on getting a deal, we went out and did everything ourselves. We got on with existing as a band on our own terms," says Darren. This has meant the freedom to tour extensively around the world. "If we were signed to a label, the record company wouldn't have allowed us to tour as much as we have," says Thomas. "I was looking at my passport today and I thought that I needed to get a new one soon, it's nearly run out of pages!" Thanks to this, Dede says, the band have a large international fan-base. "When you go to France or Russia and fans who don't necessarily know English are singing your songs back to you word for word, that's an amazing feeling. You just think 'how do they know the songs?!'"
From the humble beginnings of 'WHB', the trio wrote the rest of the 11 sonically diverse songs that make up their brilliantly eclectic album in between touring, over the course of 2009. The final product is much bigger than their singles and beloved MySpace songs suggest. Beat heavy, yes, but also warm, organic and much more complex, melody driven and beautiful than you would expect.
So here you have it, ‘WHB’, the debut album from We Have Band that really is the full story of everything they’ve achieved as a band, from the very beginning up until now.
Site: MusicBrainz, YouTube & Twitter.
In 2009, they toured Europe and the USA and spent a lot of time in the studio, with producer Gareth Jones. At Glastonbury they won "Emerging Talent Competition 2009" & now, hoping to prove the critics correct, with their début album, "WHB" (Apr 2010). A new album "Movements" (28 Apr 2014) is planned, produced by band member Thomas and co-produced and mixed by Tim Goldsworthy (DFA Records, LCD Soundsystem, Unkle, Mo'Wax).
Drawing from a well of influences that include ESG, Animal Collective and The Rapture, the band created their own sound - a 21st Century mixtape that defies categorisation or pigeonholing. With the prime focus on making people dance, they quickly took the big step of taking their music to the stage, despite having little to no previous experience between them. “We learnt quickly” says Dede, “I never thought I’d be in a band, I definitely didn’t ever see myself on a stage! But after the first few shows you get over the scary bit and the buzz just took over – there was no looking back.”
‘The snowball effect’ is a fitting description for the band’s first year; play a few shows in London, play a few more outside of London, start getting a lot more hits on MySpace, NME and Dazed & Confused get in touch about doing ‘ones to watch’ features, label’s start calling and before you know it they have their first release. Early singles like the vibrating punk funk monsters 'Oh!' (released on 50 Bones records) and ‘You Came Out’ (released on Kill Em All) as well as the fuzzy, descending disco of 'Hear It In The Cans' (available on the sixth Kitsuné Maison compilation) showed the trio's playful, disco side but those looking for 12 identical tracks on ‘WHB’ may be in for a surprise.
"The singles are poppy, danceable and catchy but there's another side to us," says Thomas. Indeed tracks like 'Buffet' and 'Piano' hint at a rougher, more complex element to the discoball dream. "We like a lot of dark music. Joy Division, early OMD, and Talking Heads are just some of the things that we listen to,” adds Darren. "The three of us have lots of different influences and they’ve all come out on ‘WHB’."
The DIY ethos of the band has meant that they've succeeded without being tied to a record label. "We didn't want to focus on getting a deal, we went out and did everything ourselves. We got on with existing as a band on our own terms," says Darren. This has meant the freedom to tour extensively around the world. "If we were signed to a label, the record company wouldn't have allowed us to tour as much as we have," says Thomas. "I was looking at my passport today and I thought that I needed to get a new one soon, it's nearly run out of pages!" Thanks to this, Dede says, the band have a large international fan-base. "When you go to France or Russia and fans who don't necessarily know English are singing your songs back to you word for word, that's an amazing feeling. You just think 'how do they know the songs?!'"
From the humble beginnings of 'WHB', the trio wrote the rest of the 11 sonically diverse songs that make up their brilliantly eclectic album in between touring, over the course of 2009. The final product is much bigger than their singles and beloved MySpace songs suggest. Beat heavy, yes, but also warm, organic and much more complex, melody driven and beautiful than you would expect.
So here you have it, ‘WHB’, the debut album from We Have Band that really is the full story of everything they’ve achieved as a band, from the very beginning up until now.
Site: MusicBrainz, YouTube & Twitter.
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We Have Band Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by We Have Band:
After All After all, this is heaven But being biblical is so dramatic…
Blue Let all the seas overflown I feel the peace, letting go Give…
Buffet We're coming for you, we sail on a sea of…
Centrefolds & Empty Screens You were warned what was happening When you still fall shor…
Divisive I was looking at you You were looking at me It was…
Hear It In The Cans We made band With our own hands To expand To touch the sa…
Heart Jump No one is right was thought me when I was…
Hero Knows We won't, we won't stay where there's no one We won't…
Honey Trap This sound don't break, don't make me This sound don't pleas…
Look The Way We Are I may deconstructed at the moment I say we erupted we may…
Modulate This time I feel it sets you fall apart in…
No More Time how and all is gone I still keep rolling over waters…
Oh! Oh! We always said we wanted (Oh, oh, oh!) Take your tim…
Oh! (Plugs Remix) oh! we always said we would take your time take a seat take…
Piano We wanna know What it's all about We wanna know Know now …
Please All we′ve been and all we'll be is flawless at…
Save Myself feeling (?) save myself come pass under feet save myself dar…
Shift How does the feeling We'll never master Black like a forest …
Someone I was thinking about the times I was can you? Can you…
Steel in the Groove I work the move Friction into Steel in the groove Friction …
Tired Of Running I won't make the same mistake I won't make the same…
Visionary Even in a town known for its extremes People achieving thin…
Watertight I'm gone, I'm gone, For You, for you, I'm lost, I'm lost, …
West End Girls Sometimes you're better off dead There's a gun in your hand…
What's Mine What's Yours Don't you ever ask me what's mine I'll never tell you…
WHB We came from nowhere with a certain dedication and devotion …
Where Are Your People (Say) Where are you people? You’re running from your peopl…
Where Are Your People? (Say) Where are you people? You're running from your peopl…
You Came Out You came out And you were wasted You went home And turkey…
You Came Out (Cage & Aviary remix) Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine 1992 Love Album While You…
You Only your movements stay with me all day long your mind was…
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@Julie-ud8no
I've been listening to this song for quite a long time now, considering this as a classic, and now that I come back on YT to listen to it after a long time, I see that there are only 2k views? Deserves much more...
@skullytarn
Thought the same thing. Underrated
@bradleyjames1340
It's four years old. Not a classic by any stretch of the imagination.
@emmarussell3810
This band deserves to be recognised more, I listen to it a lot.
@philly2socks367
Come on now!? Really!? Wow this is a great song that deserves many more views. Wake up people.
@albertovanbiene6945
great great song
@josebakoldo
WE.....HAVE.......BAND
@anonymousinternetuser7519
I'm sorry but it's the vocalist (Darren Bancroft) that is the stand out sound in this. Reminiscent of Dan Smith from Bastille. I've been trying to see if he has any recent solo stuff but can't find anything....
@evadney58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NGxB9W83f8&list=PL14bdKhtu7EhFiU6R3ipwHmrFWCoA6M2H - this is a link to the videos playlist. x