Reamonn - Wish (2006)

The German-based band released in 2006 what may well be the best album of their career. "We had 62 songs when we arrived and reduced that down to 13..." says frontman Rea Garvey. If albums were buildings, "Wish" would be a very tall one! It was recorded at LA's Sound City Studios (their first recorded outside of Germany) with producer Greg Fidelman, who's worked on albums by Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slipknot and Jet. They recorded in the studio where Cash made his last album. All 5 band members found the environment highly conducive to their most creative work yet. "We came away with a Reamonn album which is in it's best sense an international sound," says Garvey, "it's not an American album, it's not a European album, it's not a German or Irish album it is like I said a Reamonn album and that was what we set out to achieve".