Late Transmissions starring Eve Quartermain - "The Heart Wants What It Wants"
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Late Transmissions starring Eve Quartermain
The Heart Wants What It Wants
A cinematic orchestral album blending noir pop, trip-hop and classic film score influences — for fans of Portishead, Massive Attack, John Barry and Scott Walker.
“This isn’t just an album, it’s a future classic” ★★★★★ — Music Republic
“The greatest Bond soundtrack you never heard” ★★★★★ — 3 Songs and Out
“A refreshing reminder of the pleasure of really listening to an album” — Louder Than War
As featured in The Guardian
Listen on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/00HeXVD2s5zr4Csmsuzbwh
Limited first pressing with signed art card – once gone, no repress currently planned
Vinyl edition
Hand-numbered sleeve, translucent red vinyl, A4 8-page lyric booklet and signed numbered art card (1 of 5 random designs)
Compact Disc
Jewel case CD with 12-page lyric booklet
Order before end of 8th May to be entered into a draw to win a signed, numbered test pressing
Featuring David Balfe (Teardrop Explodes / Zoo & Food Records) and David Hughes (Dalek I Love You, OMD and acclaimed film & TV composer including Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Late Transmissions is a richly cinematic debut rooted in decades of musical history.
At its centre is the striking voice of Eve Quartermain — a noir storyteller moving between raw power and fragile vulnerability across sweeping orchestral arrangements and shadowy trip-hop textures.
A lush blend of 60s orchestral pop and classic film soundtracks, 90s trip-hop and nocturnal beats and dramatic, cinematic storytelling
Think John Barry meets Portishead, with shades of Scott Walker, Dusty Springfield and Massive Attack.
“Exudes vintage grandeur via orchestral trip hop, goth cabaret and jazzy noir” — Classic Pop
“Bring wounded gravitas to their luscious soundscapes” — Mojo
“Bright, brassy… a doomed nightclub diva persona” — The Arts Desk
“The time for savoury nocturnal beats and slinky singer might have come around again” — Record Collector
Late Transmissions reunites David Balfe and David Hughes, who first emerged from Liverpool’s post-punk scene before going on to shape British music through influential bands, production, and film composition.
With The Heart Wants What It Wants, they return to a shared love of orchestral pop, cinematic storytelling and timeless songwriting — creating an album that feels both classic and contemporary.