The original line-up included saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings (Sons Of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, The Heliocentrics), drummer Tom Skinner (Sons of Kemet, Mulatu Astatke, Hello Skinny), vocalist Kushal Gaya (Zun Zun Egui), bassist Ruth Goller (Acoustic Ladyland) and percussionist Satin Singh (Fela!, Transglobal Underground).
The album was produced and mixed by London-based songwriter, electronic musician, and artist Leafcutter John, who performs alongside Wareham in Polar Bear.
[5] As part of Record Store Day 2014, Melt Yourself Down released the album Live at the New Empowering Church, with only 900 copies of the vinyl LP available worldwide.
Melt Yourself Down saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings and bassist Ruth Goller are replaced by Wayne Francis (United Vibrations) and Leon Brichard (Ibibio Sound Machine) respectively.
[10] Drowned In Sound wrote that "the compositions are more complex, the music tighter and everything has an immediacy that was missing before...Last Evenings on Earth is as vast and sprawling as their self-titled debut, yet at the same time it’s concise and refined".
This "live favourite" was recorded and produced by Dan Carey (whose credits include Kae Tempest and Kylie Minogue), and was released on his Speedy Wunderground label on limited edition 7" vinyl.
A stream of the track premiered on Line Of Best Fit, who described its "spidery basslines... '80s post-punk vocals and pumping percussion" as reminiscent of "Orange Juice meets New Orleans".
[15] In a later interview he added "The need to dance is still there but now I’m feeling inspired by the idea of the city as a prism through which all kinds of global influences pass...Translation, immigration, overcoming obstacles - and most of all, human unity.