Hookworms are opening up new horizons with their next album
Leeds crew Hookworms haven't let mother nature stop them when it comes to unleashing a brand new sound.

Next year, Hookworms are set to drop a brand new album. So far, so expected. But 'Microshift' isn't just another full-length in a parade of other, similar sounding records. This time round, the Leeds crew have expanded their horizons to find themselves in new, even more vital surroundings. “All of our records are to an extent about mental health," MJ explained when the record was announced. "Largely this is an album about loss but also about maturing, accepting your flaws and the transience of intimacy.” We caught up with MB from the band to find out more.
Hey MB, how has 2017 been for you guys? It sounds like you've been busy.
We've spent the majority of the year working on the new record. 2016 was a bit of a write-off for us creatively, so it has been full steam ahead this year. We finally finished it in September, having originally started back in mid-2015.
Have you recovered from all the flooding a couple of years back now? How long did that take to resolve?
I think the studio was shut for seven months in total – Boxing Day 2015 to July 2016. We actually emptied and completely gutted the studio within about 3 or 4 days of the flood, but then I know MJ had a lot of waiting around for insurance payouts, flood grants, landlords to pull their fingers out etc. before there was any money to start the repair. We were also extremely fortunate to have a lot of very kind people donate money to a fund that was set up, without which there wouldn't have been enough money to complete the rebuild.
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