In this episode of The XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar interviews Dave Pen, one-half of the anthemic electro-prog duo We Are Bodies and a key member of Archive and BirdPen.
Dave Pen and Robin Foster, a France-based composer and multi-instrumentalist, first teamed up in 2011. Their long-awaited second album as We Are Bodies, The Love Was All We Had, started as a pandemic project and grew into a deeply emotional reflection on love, loss, and the state of the world.
In this exclusive interview, Dave Pen shares:
✅ How he and Robin Foster first met
✅ The influences that shaped his songwriting journey
✅ The creative process behind The Love Was All We Had
✅ What’s next for Archive and We Are Bodies
✅ And much more!
Tune in to The XS Noize Podcast – Episode #217 for an exclusive deep dive into The Love Was All We Had, the latest album from We Are Bodies. Hear Dave Pen discuss his songwriting journey, creative process, and what’s next for Archive, BirdPen, and beyond! Listen Below:
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Previous XS Noize Podcast guests have included Gary Kemp, Doves, Gavin Friday, Anton Newcombe, Peter Hook, The Twang, Sananda Maitreya, James, Crowded House, Elbow, Cast, Kula Shaker, Shed Seven, Future Islands, Peter Frampton, John Lydon, Bernard Butler, Steven Wilson, Ocean Colour Scene, Travis, New Order, The Killers, Tito Jackson, Simple Minds, Divine Comedy, Shaun Ryder, Gary Numan, Sleaford Mods, Michael Head, and many more.
THE LOVE WAS ALL WE HAD
TRACKLISTING
1 World Is Out
2 Lost
3 Shallow Time
4 Runaway
5 Lose The Fear
6 Before The Blackout
7 Dancing In The Midnight Howl
8 The Things We Can’t Control
9 As We Implode
10 The Love Was All We Had
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