Luft’s Luke Haines-produced debut

Luft is a London-based psychedelic shoegaze group now based in Berlin. The band includes Tom Dougall, Ani Mijatović, Sam Davies, Rob Henderson, and Aaron Singh. Luft formed after Toy disbanded in 2020 and Dougall and Ani moved to Berlin, where they decided to create music with Rob, Sam, and Aaron.

They previously released music on Tough Love’s birthday compilation under the name ‘Don’t Do Anything Important With Anybody Else.’ Dougall said, “I started writing songs which seemed to reflect both on what I’d left behind and what was happening to me in Berlin.” Dougall and Ani first met Luke Haines in 2018 after a solo show in Hackney and he mentioned he might be interested in producing an album.

The first proper single, “Something On My Mind,” was produced by Luke Haines. A limited-edition 12″ of the single will be released in July and is available for pre-order. Haines’s involvement adds a hint of his band The Auteurs to the song. Dougall said, “He said yes and we got going!”

Band formation and members

Luft is a London-based psychedelic shoegaze group now based in Berlin. The band formed after Toy disbanded in 2020, when Tom Dougall and Ani Mijatović relocated to Berlin. In Berlin they decided to create music with Rob Henderson, Sam Davies and Aaron Singh. Their formation followed Dougall and Ani’s decision to write and record with the right people in the city.

Luft’s lineup comprises Tom Dougall, Ani Mijatović, Sam Davies, Rob Henderson and Aaron Singh. Before the band’s proper debut, they released a track on Tough Love’s birthday compilation under the name ‘Don’t Do Anything Important With Anybody Else.’ Dougall and Ani first met Luke Haines in 2018 after attending his solo show in Hackney, and Haines later produced the band’s first proper single, ‘Something On My Mind.’ A limited-edition 12″ of that single will be released in July and is available for pre-order.

Luft released music prior to their first proper single by appearing on a Tough Love birthday compilation under the alias “Don’t Do Anything Important With Anybody Else.” This release preceded the band’s formal debut single and used that specific alias rather than the Luft name. The available material identifies the compilation and the alias as the prior release credit for the group.

No track titles, release dates, format details or distribution information for the Tough Love compilation appearance are provided in the available material. No information is given about whether the alias refers to a single track or multiple contributions on that compilation. The available material does not provide this information.

Luke Haines collaboration

Luke Haines produced Luft’s first proper single, “Something On My Mind.” The production credit is presented as a direct collaboration between Haines and the band on that track. A limited-edition 12″ of the single will be released in July and is available for pre-order. The available material states Haines’s involvement in the single’s production.

Tom Dougall and Ani Mijatović first met Luke Haines in 2018 after attending a solo show of his in Hackney, and Haines had mentioned then that he might be interested in producing an album. Dougall later kept that possibility in mind, and Haines subsequently agreed to work with the band, as reflected in the statement “He said yes and we got going!” The available commentary notes that Haines’s involvement “adds a hint of The Auteurs to the song.” No further technical production credits, recording locations, or session details are provided in the available material.

Release details

A limited-edition 12″ of Luft’s first proper single, ‘Something On My Mind,’ will be released in July and is available for pre-order. The announcement presents the release specifically as a limited-edition 12″ format and indicates that pre-orders are open. The available material does not provide a catalogue number, pressing run, tracklisting, or specific distribution details for the 12″ release.

Luke Haines is credited as the producer of ‘Something On My Mind,’ and the available commentary notes that his involvement gives the song a hint of his band The Auteurs. Tom Dougall and Ani Mijatović first met Haines in 2018 after attending a solo show of his in Hackney, and Haines had previously mentioned he might be interested in producing an album before later agreeing to work with the band. No further production technicalities, recording locations, or session personnel details are provided in the available material.

Conclusion

Luft’s debut single, “Something On My Mind,” is presented in the available material as the band’s first proper single and is credited as produced by Luke Haines. The collaboration between Haines and Luft is traced to an initial meeting between Tom Dougall, Ani Mijatović and Haines after a 2018 solo show in Hackney, with Haines later agreeing to produce the band’s track; the material also notes that his involvement brings a hint of his band The Auteurs to the song.

The band’s formation is documented as occurring after Toy disbanded in 2020, when Dougall and Mijatović relocated to Berlin and decided to create music there with Rob Henderson, Sam Davies and Aaron Singh, and the available commentary identifies Luft as a London-origin psychedelic shoegaze group now based in Berlin.

The release plan for the debut single includes a limited-edition 12″ due in July, which is offered for pre-order according to the available material.