Everything Everything release their second studio album ‘Arc’ today – the follow up to their Mercury nominated debut ‘Man Alive’.

“The album in general we wanted to be far less uptight and less controlled sounding than 'Man Alive'” says , Jeremy Pritchard (bass/keyboard). ‘Arc’ takes in broad influences, from the summer 2011 riots to a remote Cumbrian shed. Talking about the track ‘The House is Dust’ Jonathan Higgs (singer/guitarist/keyboardist) explains, “We recorded the harmonium outside in the rain. You can hear a sheep on the track.”

‘Kemosabe’, the second single from Arc, retains the digi-Timbaland groove that marked out some of their debut's best moments, but adds buzzsaw riffs and a sunshine chorus. ‘Armourland’ was inspired by last summer’s urban riots, and the crash of glass and stomp of underclass anger also feeds into ‘Duet’, whilst ‘The House Is Dust' is a minimal, late-night, drone-ballad with a haunting, high-register vocal and an extended, smoky piano fade out.

The band worked once again with 'Man Alive' producer David Kosten, who according to Higgs was a natural fit for the project because “he’s got a similar brain to us – he’s a pretty weird guy.”

The album has attracted 4 star reviews from both The Guardian and The Independent, with NME declaring that the band “are moving towards something extraordinary” and Clash magazine predicting, “Everything Everything’s career arc is set for the stratosphere.”

The band, however, are keeping their feet on the ground; “On Arc,” concludes the frontman, “it’s more a case of: this is who we are. We’re not dressing up as pirates. Here we are, in jumpers. Trying to just keep it real. In the most un-hip hop sense…”