“I’d long been aware of Rocket Recordings – not least because they release Teeth Of The Sea, whose previous bandcolourful and push the limits of how esoteric a BBC drama could be, so I passed the playlist on to [director] Shane Meadows who added tracks to it, in order to set the mood and tone for the production. Two bands leapt out at him – Lankum and Goat, the latter of whom Shane and producer Nickie Sault then commissioned to write new material. Goat’s anonymous ‘leader’ even flew in for a special screening in Leeds, covertly sitting in the darkness of the cinema among the cast and crew. But it all began with Rocket, who have also introduced me to tons of great far-out sounds. Long may they reign.”
