Michael Smith, Journalist

"There’s one song on the album that was actually recorded at The Vanguard in 2010 – Holdin On. I’d recorded about eight songs there before we left and I never really did anything with them."

"Opening the album with an instrumental for some reason just sort of sets up a certain flavour, which we then dip in and out of through the album."

“I’d written three songs and wasn’t quite sure where I was heading with it, and then one of those fortuitous things happened."

"I always try and write for myself and with this album, I guess there were some things that I felt needed to be on there. I try and keep it as personal as possible."

"I remember when we wrote [opening track] Glad You Asked, we were having a discussion about the difference it can make in a person’s day by somebody just kind of doing small acts of kindness."

"We’re a young band still and we didn’t want to put up twelve songs all at once for them to get lost. We wanted to get the most out of every song."

"Now, we’re ourselves, but we can express more through the animation, as a delivery format. Everyone’s got their take on it! It’s just rock’n’roll."

Seminal new wavers La Femme are back, ready to claim the 'Godfather' title.

"Most all of my records in recent years, I find the wherewithal to get them completed and then I have to go out and find someone to distribute them."