Blackpool singer swaps bedroom for Abbey Road to record new single

The five-piece band – fronted by Blackpool vocalist Tom Hammond – were set to debut their new single Fear of Falling on Thursday (June 18).

Not only was this impressive pop song recorded at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios but it was produced by the great Ken Scott, who has famously worked with such icons as The Beatles, David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Elton John.

The magical experience at Abbey Road was new territory for Heir whose previous singles were all recorded in the far more humble surroundings of their home studio.

Heir frontman Tom, a former Baines Endowed and Arnold School pupil, said: “It’s just mad to think our new single was recorded at Abbey Road and produced by Ken Scott who is just a legend.

“It’s certainly a long way from recording at home with up-turned mattresses for vocal booths and keeping your fingers crossed that delivery drivers or door-to-door salesmen do not disturb you.

“For any musician, to walk into this hallowed studio, the place where so many famous artists have recorded – where The Beatles created Sgt Pepper – is a moment you don’t really even dare dream about.”

Fear of Falling is the lead single from the Leeds-based band’s new two-song release Heir at Abbey Road which also includes the heartfelt track Victoria Falls.

The amazing opportunity to record at Abbey Road came about when multi-Grammy Award nominee Ken was on the lookout for a band to work with as part of his role as visiting professor at Leeds Beckett University.

After being sent a list of Leeds-based bands he chose Heir, five mates – Tom Hammond (vocals/guitar), Sam Perry (keys), Harry Vernon (bass), Samuel Newham (drums) and

Ste Fisher (guitar) – who first met at the city’s College of Music and now have a burgeoning reputation as purveyors of uplifting and infectious pop.

Tom added: “We worked with Ken for a few days in Leeds and he then kindly asked us to join him for a project at Abbey Road.

"We, of course, said yes instantly and we recorded there in Studio 3 for two days.

“We’ve never been in a proper studio before and then here we are at the studios where some of the most famous and ground-breaking music was created.

“We learned so much from working with Ken. He gave us the confidence to just go for it and I think that comes across in the songs we recorded.”

Ken, who worked on no fewer than eight albums with The Beatles at Abbey Road as well as Bowie’s iconic The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, said: “I have to feel that thing a fan would feel for the bands that I work with. For me that’s Heir at the moment.”

Heir have opened for the likes of Honne, Olly Murs and Lawson as well as playing Leeds and Reading Festivals and have had previous releases featured on BBC 6 Music.

Heir at Abbey Road is available to download and stream via all major music platforms after its release.

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