In this episode, John catches up with Conor, Joe and Dom from Nothing But Thieves, to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced their latest album ‘Moral Panic’.Loaded up with original demo sessions and ideas recorded while on tour, the boys sift through some of the sounds, stories and musical concepts that shaped their songwriting process.Conor enlightens us on his thoughts about vocal production, breaking down the different shades of his voice across the album. We hear geeky tales of musical maths as well as ideas on the importance of groove and precise rhythmic changes that have the power to completely alter the feel of a song.Listen to find out how a YouTube binge led to the start of a new song, which characters they channelled when recording and why they may have been awarded the key to an East Sussex town. Tracks discussed: Unperson, Is Everybody Going Crazy?, Real Love Song  LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES https://linktr.ee/tapenotes  Listen to 'Moral Panic' here.'Moral Panic' - Sony Music Entertainment UK LimitedIntro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective  GEAR MENTIONSreVOLVER DX PedalEventide HarmonizerSoothe PluginMoog DFAMTeenage Engineering OP1Roland TR-808 Roland Juno Korg MS-20Heil MicrophonesNeumann U67Neumann U47Neve Shelford ChannelVox AmpsFender TelecasterGibson Les PaulMarshall AmpsGretsch GuitarsEpiphone Thunderbird Bass Humbucker PickupsArturia Synth EmulatorsLogic Pro OUR GEARhttps://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear  HELP SUPPORT THE SHOWIf you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) Donate KEEP UP TO DATEFor behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: Instagram: @tapenotes Twitter: @tapenotes Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear!  Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk