Interview - Treeboy & Arc

Music fans are familiar with the issues band face on their first album.

They may have a lifetime to write it, but they don’t have any such luxury when it comes to recording it. Sometimes they may have trouble transferring the ferocity of their live act to tape, or perhaps they can’t even find the right character fit when selecting a producer. Or simply, there may be no money left in the label’s budget.

In Treeboy & Arc’s case, the pandemic brought about a rare opportunity for a band in their position: scrap the whole thing. Formed on the back of a teenage friendship between bassist James Kay and guitarist George Townsend, the group expanded to eventually become a quintet and, by 2019, had recorded a debut album to be released the following year.

However, life had other plans and the album sat on the shelf gathering dust until they decided it wasn’t reflective of where they were now. Bravely, they opted to start from nothing once restrictions had lifted.

With Natural Habitat arriving this week, Live4ever met with Townsend and synth player Sam Robinson to discuss their past and their future.

https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2023/07/live4ever-interview-treeboy-and-arc/