We should categorically state that this is not a supergroup. But by bringing such a diverse range of talent from the world of music into each other’s orbit, the idea was floated more than once. Musicians tend to be open, and certainly open to collaboration. And as with any industry, these guys already knew, or at least knew of, one another. Felix White’s band, The Maccabees, had once given Mark Bowen’s band, Idles, a leg up with a support slot on what was supposed to be their final shows. Bowen, in turn, had met Hak Baker when they both made their debuts on the same episode of the BBC TV show Later… With Jools Holland.
