The ever impatient We Were Promised Jetpacks (calm down guys) return to Ireland for a date in The Workman’s this December with their fourth album, ‘The More I Sleep The Less I Dream‘ gift wrapped for fans (too soon?).

“The first batch of songs were written for the wrong reason,” Mike says. “We put a lot of pressure on ourselves and ended up writing a certain kind of song. Focusing more on choruses and structure, trying to simplify everything.”

“We scrapped probably a full album,” Adam adds. “Something just felt off about them. They didn’t work at all.” So they regrouped. Instead of focusing on external expectations, they decided to write for themselves. To write songs that made them happy.

“The More I Sleep, The Less I Dream.” was one of the first songs to help shift the band in the right direction. It didn’t take long to write with all members quickly connecting with its darker vibe. “All of the songs we scrapped were very calculated, whereas this song just flowed. It was instinctive. That gave us the confidence to believe that we could actually do this, just the four of us,” Mike notes. “After that everything else just clicked.”

“I’m glad we got that out of our system.” Adam says. “A lot of the songs on the album are a reaction to that. We wouldn’t have arrived at them without going the wrong way first.”

We Were Promised Jetpacks live at The Workman’s Club, 5^th December 2019. Tickets €18.00 inclusive of booking fee.