Hello, how's it going?
Sideways...
How would you describe yourselves and sound as a band?
It's the Blitz, fire & explosions everywhere.
Who do you look up to in music, you see or hear them and you think: "that's the shiiiiit", or something similar.
Anyone who wears their heart & soul on their sleeve & isn't afraid to really go for it... if veins are bulging, tears are spilling and limbs are thrashing I'm with them all of the way.
Your last single "Killing Me" is pretty awesome, what were you hoping to evoke when you wrote it?
We wanted people to arm themselves with a hairbrush, dim the lights & dance in front of their bedroom mirror.
Are you aware there's a remix of "Killing Me" in an '80s synthpop stylee floating about - what do you think of it?
Yes, produced by an amazing DJ, Tim Cullens. We love it!
Have there been any tough or troublesome times that you've had to go through as a band, or has it been all good fun times?
We're a very driven / productive / artistic bunch... the hardest times are when we're not being particularly productive or when life gets in the way of music.
Your debut album ‘Boy in the Blitz’ is coming out 4th April, what was the writing/production process like for your debut?
It was great, we're very fortunate in that we find the writing side of things very easy...this coupled with the fact that we've been working with some extremely cool & talented people made for a really great experience. We've learnt a hell of a lot too... and we did this album completely off our own back. We begged, borrowed, stole... pulled in favours from friends & family. The great thing about the digital age is that anyone with an ounce of chutzpah can produce really great work.
What else have you got in the pipeline to support the album's release?
Monkey tennis.
Ultimately we really need to hit the road, but it's getting harder & harder to do that these days...
How do you remember your first gig together?
We played The Purple Turtle in Camden. We'd just got together, wrote 6/7 songs in 4 weeks...we played to a handful of people and a couple of days later we had play to approximately 1000 people at Vanfest. Great days!
Is it hard to assert yourself and make a name when we're seemingly surrounded with a plethora of bands and artists, especially with you coming from the very crowded scene in Camden and London?
It is, and there's a strange sense of 'competition' which you only really find in indie/alternative/rock...I don't know where this comes from. If you play folk music all the bands help each other out, it's like a community, but that's not the case in rock 'n' roll... so we shy away from all that bullshit, keep ourselves to ourselves & just do what we do to the best our ability.
What do you do when you're not gigging or doing music?
Mainly just think about the music!
Where/when/how/why should people check you out over the coming weeks and months?
Come see us play, our single launch on March 4th at The Enterprise is as good a time as any.
Dumb question time, if you could have any musical instrument for a limb which instrument and which limb/appendage would you transfer it to?
Tricky... I guess I'd have to replace my hip with a guitar. Nothing would change, and I could still play with myself.
