''Are You Alright?'' is the debut EP by English

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band

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, released independently on 8 May 2021. It contains four tracks and runs only 12 minutes and 7 seconds. Due to this, it was not able to chart by itself. However, three out of the EP's four tracks charted on the

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, and the band debuted at number 10 on ''

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''s Emerging Artists chart on 20 May 2021. The name of the band's label, Anvil Cat Records, is a nod to the cover art of the EP. Over a year after its release, it was released on vinyl as a compilation album with Lovejoy's second EP ''

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''.

Background

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(stage name Wilbur Soot), an English

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, and musician, had a previously established audience from his participation in SootHouse, a comedy channel, and the

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, a roleplaying ''

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'' server. Additionally, he had already released several singles and an EP, ''Your City Gave Me Asthma'', prior to the release of ''Are You Alright?'' Thus, Lovejoy had gained a sizable following from Gold's fanbase even before the release of ''Are You Alright?'' In early 2021, Gold formed the band Lovejoy with Joe Goldsmith, who had previously been in a folk group with him. They were joined by Ash Kabosu and Mark Boardman, and began immediately recording their first EP.

Recording

The EP was recorded in two days in March 2021 at

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. Gold told music magazine ''

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'' that the band "didn’t get enough done" during the recording sessions due to how much it would have cost the band to keep returning to the studio to complete the recordings, and hence was forced to use his

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vocals on the EP. As a result of this, some of the lyrics of the songs on the EP are incorrect, leading to confusion among fans when they are played at concerts.

Track listing

The description of the EP's official YouTube video credits William Gold, Joe Goldsmith, Ash Kabosu and Mark Boardman as writers. However, on streaming platforms, Gold and Goldsmith are solely credited as writers for all tracks.

Personnel

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– lead vocals, rhythm guitar,

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* Joe Goldsmith – lead guitar, writing * Ash Kabosu – bass, writing * Mark Boardman – drums, writing Production * Cameron Nesbit –

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* Shaw – mastering * Elsie Cairns –

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''From Studio 4''

An acoustic version of ''Are You Alright?'', titled ''From Studio 4'', was released independently through Anvil Cat Records and

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on 7 April 2023 by

under the alias "Anvil Cat", though all tracks on the EP also credit "Lovejoy" as a featuring artist. It features an acoustic version of the scrapped

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track originally meant as an introduction for ''Are You Alright?'', titled "Tomorrow". ''From Studio 4'' will be released on vinyl in the

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on 24 November 2023 for RSD Black Friday.

Track listing

All tracks written by William Gold and Joe Goldsmith, except for "Tomorrow", which is written by Gold, Goldsmith, Ash Kabosu and Mark Boardman.

Release history

Notes

References

{{Lovejoy 2021 debut EPs Lovejoy (band) EPs Self-released EPs