We Were Promised Jetpacks

Driving melodies, searing vocals, and heart. We Were Promised Jetpacks arrived on the indie landscape with a bang in the late 00’s, and since then have consistently produced music that hits the core of every fan. 

Adam, Darren and Sean have been friends and band mates since high school, growing up in Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh. Ever since they cruised to victory in school battle of the bands, they never looked back. 

With monster albums These Four Walls (2009), In the Pit of the Stomach (2011), Unravelling (2014), The More I Sleep the Less I Dream (2018), Enjoy The View (2021) in the back catalog, 2022 is looking brighter than ever. 

Entering 2020 as a trio with a handful of songs written and a small tour under their belts, the world around them came to a sudden halt. Yet despite the unquestionable hardship that the lockdown brought with it, for a band looking to rebuild following a dramatic change, it also proved to be a blessing in disguise.

With the space to focus on the structure of the songs over what is immediately possible in a practice room, the band shifted gears. “We’ve always considered ourselves a live band more than a studio band,” Darren notes, explaining how the past twelve months have forced a change. “This was more about focussing on making a really great album rather than thinking about how we play it live. Let’s make an album that’s just slightly different for us.”

The result, ‘Enjoy The View’, is also the product of a more settled band. Fifteen years into their career, the trio are more focussed than ever. “We are doing this for ourselves and the people who like our music and get something out of it,” Adam gleams.