Asylums - Genetic Cabaret (2020)

'Genetic Cabaret' was written during the most turbulent time I've ever experienced socially and politically in the UK', says Luke Branch. 'I'd stay up late every night binge-watching the news and political punditry and write songs all day. During writing and rehearsals, my wife fell pregnant and the huge emotional impact of that got me thinking about the world I was bringing our child into from a new perspective. I examined political history, human biology, generational divides and emerging technology in equal measure. The resulting album feels leaner musically, harder-edged and with anger and empathy in equal measure'.