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Solar Soma have been together for many years with the core group of Cat Johns on vocals and guitars, Chris Lau on guitar and often bass, and Luke Whelan on drums. Recently they have been joined on bass by Shaun Holton, also of Projected Twin, a singer/songwriter who has collaborated with Solar Soma and their studio for his first two albums. The band is characterised by spending a lot of time in the studio rehearsing and writing, as they are lucky enough to have XPM Studios at their disposal twenty-four seven and it is a huge influence in the way they write and arrange. 'Being able to multi-track ideas as you go along, from the earliest stage of a song til the final takes, changes what feels possible when you're writing' says vocalist Cat Johns. It's clear the band loves layering, with walls of punching guitar and swirling vocal harmonies, as they attempt to contrast soft and melodic with loud and epic throughout their EP. But it's been harder to get on stage regularly, the band has