I Like Trains - A Divorce Before Marriage (2016)

I LIKE TRAINS' first new music in four years arrives in the form of a breathtaking soundtrack album for A Divorce Before Marriage, the feature length documentary that centres on the lives of the band over a similar time frame. It is fitting for a film about a band striving to balance career and family commitments, that the soundtrack was recorded in just two intensely productive days. With freedom and spontaneity comes the feeling it could all fall apart at any moment" Working on instinct, there is an aching intimacy to proceedings. The creaking of piano hammers, the shuffling of feet and the sound of a band living on their wits are all very much in evidence. When I LIKE TRAINS do let loose with the sonic arsenal on which they made their name over a decade ago, the results are more devastating. "This was an interesting project for us to work on," explains David Martin. "The film makers approached us with the idea of writing a soundtrack for the film, and it seemed like we were probably in the best position to do so! We discussed what sort of thing they were after and went away to demo a few ideas. Working in atmospheres and not editing ourselves so strictly was certainly a liberating experience. Budgets and deadlines dictated we needed to pull this together very quickly. It kick started a period of productivity for the band which will certainly feed into the next album".