Late Transmissions starring Eve Quartermain – The Heart Wants What It Wants – LP transparent red vinyl

‘Hey boys, the show's about to start, this girl's got a voice that will rip out your heart’ coos Eve Quartermain on Avenging Angel, the opening track to Late Transmissions' debut album The Heart Wants What It Wants.

The show that follows across the next ten tracks is a cinematic adventure, evocative of classic widescreen soundtracks and sixties orchestrated pop, with a pinch of jazz and processed 90s noir beats. 

Behind Late Transmissions are David Balfe (Big in Japan, The Teardrop Explodes) and David Hughes (Dalek I Love You) - two old pals who last played together in Merseyside’s post-punk scene. To created this classic-sounding album, they’ve drawn on their wealth of music experience, and shared love for the orchestra-led classic pop of Scott Walker, John Barry, Dusty Springfield and Shirley Bassey. 

Hughes' work post-Dalek included playing with OMD and releasing three albums on CBS in a collaboration with singer Thomas Lang. He transitioned into a highly successful long-term career scoring TV & film (including “Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels” and US No.1 movie “The Bachelor.”) Skills upon which he has drawn for this act’s technicolor filmic sound.

But the undoubted star of this album is the incredible vocal talent of sensational discovery Eve Quartermain, late of London & New York, before finding herself back home in Liverpool. This torch-singing femme fatale is the pounding heart of the album, combining angry power with cracked vulnerability and a noirish teasing fatalism.

Catalogue number: MSLP001
Format: LP transparent red vinyl
Year of release: 2026