Here and Somewhere Else
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| Here and Somewhere Else | ||||
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | What Are Records? | |||
| Producer | The Samples | |||
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Here and Somewhere Else is an album by the American band the Samples, released in 1998.[1][2] It marked a return to What Are Records?, following 1996's MCA Records-released Outpost.[3] The band supported the album with a North American tour that included shows with Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.[4][5] Several of the album's songs were marketed to adult album alternative radio stations.[6]
Produced by the band, the album was released as an enhanced CD, with footage of the recording sessions.[7][8] The band added three new members prior to the sessions: drummer Kenny James, keyboardist Alex Matson, and guitarist Rob Somers.[9] The Samples strove for a poppier sound, with shorter songs and lyrics pushed to the front, and spent two years working on the album.[9][10] The majority of the songs were written by frontman Sean Kelly, who thought they were the most radio-friendly of the band's career; he also thought that the band's style would change as they became more accomplished musicians.[11][12] The ska-influenced "We All Move On" employs a horn section.[13]
