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The two musicians came together as supergroup duo in London in 2012, with the name "Young Gun Silver Fox", referring to Platts as the "Young Gun" and Lee as the "Silver Fox." [4] They released their first single, "You Can Feel It," in 2015. [2] They soon released their 2015 debut studio album West End Coast, whose name refers to the duo's studio in the West End of London combined with their influences from the West Coast of the United States. [5]Key for Shawn when it came to starting the creative process for the new record (the follow up to 2020’s “Canyons”) was taking their already skilled approach to writing and recording and adding something new to the mix. “We have a sound and a language that we’ve cultivated that sounds like Young Gun Silver Fox, and these things are great but they can be a double-edged sword because you think ‘well nobody wants to make the same thing over and over’, so you need to find ways to move forward and do something you haven’t done before. I was thinking we have a lot of mid-tempo stuff, so I started thinking if we had some bangers and some more up-tempo stuff that would be great and would add to the canon, and so I concentrated on delivering a few things like that.” This self-imposed mandate to up the groove factor is born out in the album’s first half and exemplified in the uplifting four to the floor and sky-high chorus of lead single “West Side Jet”, which started life in Shawn’s London studio and became an instant contender as the first introduction to the album. “When Andy sent me the vocals I was honestly like ‘this is the first single!’ We hadn’t even finished the album yet, but it was instant.” Midnight, Chip (5 October 2020). "Interview: Andy Platts and Shawn Lee of Young Gun Silver Fox". The Big Takeover . Retrieved 19 June 2023. a b c "World Cafe Next: Young Gun Silver Fox". WXPN. NPR Music. 22 August 2016 . Retrieved 19 June 2023. Key for Shawn when it came to starting the creative process for the new record (the follow up to 2020’s Canyons) was taking their already skilled approach to writing and recording and adding something new to the mix. “We have a sound and a language that we’ve cultivated that sounds like Young Gun Silver Fox, and these things are great but they can be a double- edged sword because you think ‘well nobody wants to make the same thing over and over’, so you need to find ways to move forward and do something you haven’t done before. I was thinking we have a lot of mid- tempo stuff, so I started thinking if we had some bangers and some more up- tempo stuff that would be great and would add to the canon, and so I concentrated on delivering a few things like that.”

a b Hennessey, Lizanne (6 August 2018). "Interview Young Gun Silver Fox: You Can Feel It". Bax Music (in Dutch) . Retrieved 19 June 2023. Sawdey, Evan (11 September 2018). "20 Questions: Young Gun Silver Fox, PopMatters". PopMatters . Retrieved 19 June 2023. This self- imposed mandate to up the groove factor is born out in the album’s first half and exemplified in the uplifting four to the floor and sky- high chorus of lead single ‘West Side Jet’, which started life in Shawn’s London studio and became an instant contender as the first introduction to the album. “When Andy sent me the vocals I was honestly like ‘this is the first single!’ We hadn’t even finished the album yet but it was instant.”Marcus, Imanuel (24 December 2022). "Young Gun Silver Fox to Perform in Germany". The Berlin Spectator . Retrieved 19 June 2023. Wooldridge, Talia (15 July 2016). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: YOUNG GUN SILVER FOX - WEST END COAST". The Spill Magazine . Retrieved 19 June 2023. a b Garner, Sadie Sartini (29 July 2018). "Young Gun Silver Fox: "Lenny" ". Pitchfork . Retrieved 19 June 2023.