HAZELWOOD VINYL PLASTICS / THE MISERABLE RICH

Anything’s Possible

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The Miserable Rich have long been fans of the work of the legendary John Barry: it is a great compliment to have anyone say your work sounds a bit Barryesque, as indeed James had once complimented The Leisure Society’s Nick Hemming, back when they were both playing in Shoreline.

Holed-up in a countryside retreat, looking for new sounds and recording a new album, the band heard of John Barry’s death and spent a booze and nostalgia-fuelled evening searching YouTube to find the best of the legend’s work, sharing their favourite pieces and soundtracks.

Getting together for a jam later that night, they couldn’t help but be influenced by the slinky, sexy Barry style, and Anything’s Possible was born...

The lyric and title - a long-dead lover trying to rekindle the sexual flames from the other side, using music to get under the skin of his partner on the other side - was directly influenced by the oft-noted sexual nature of Barry’s themes.

Anything’s Possible is both a tribute to the much admired maestro and an introduction to a new, bolder sound for The Miserable Rich, featuring David ’Badlace’ Schlechtriemen (Driver Drive Faster) on drums; a taster for what is to come on the band’s next album...