Teenage Fanclub began recording
Here in 2013 at Vega Studio in
Provence in southeastern
France. The studio was primarily chosen for its vintage
EMI desk, which is said to have been used for recording two
Rolling Stones albums. "We always like to go somewhere that's not
Glasgow because I think your environment affects what you're doing while you're working," guitarist
Norman Blake said in 2016. "If you go to an exotic location like the south of France, hopefully you feel a little more inspired." The band spent three weeks at the studio, completing most of the backing tracks during their stay. "I emailed those to Raymond and he dropped them into the song the same day," Blake said. Mixing of the album took three weeks in late 2015 at Clouds Hill Recordings in Hamburg, Germany. It was mastered at
Abbey Road Studios in
London,
England. "Three years, four studios and four countries," as Blake put it. ==Critical reception==