If you were making a mix for our readers, what would be the first three songs you’d select?
First three! How can you tie that down? With me, as for most people, they would change all the time. The same as if you asked me whether I preferred Razorlight or Kaisers? Beatles or Stones? Or if I preferred Gin or Vodka? Fuck, you know that would change depending on how i’m feeling, where, when, how drunk - it’s the same with this. Going on everything right this minute I’d probably have the Strokes in there somewhere.
Name any musical influence(s)?
There’s so much good music around and when you’re exposed to it, you can’t help but be influenced, old and new. Good music is good music, be it a song, a lyric, a drum beat, anything. As a band, and as individuals, we’ve quite an ecletic mix of tastes, from rock and reggae to folk and jazz… You know when you hear something good and when something’s shit! Doesn’t matter what style it is. Like most bands the early groups would be there for us - The Beatles, The Kinks, Dylan. They’ve had a knock on effect influencing bands up ’til now, and played a part in our music too.
What new music are you currently listening to?
There is so much in the way of new music to choose from. I wouldn’t say it’s all good - as some of it is fucking dire - but there is a lot that is worth a listen. Martha Wainright, Jamie T, Bedouin Soundclash. More often than not I listen to a lot of new music just by going to gigs in Brighton & London. There’s lots of great bands knocking about.
Name a band (current or defunct) that would be your dream act to open for on a major tour?
I would want a band whose gigs aren’t predictable - where there’s a bit of carnage thrown in. It’s always great to play gigs in your home town but there’s something about playing to a new crowd out of town too, not knowing how the music will go down or whether it’s gonna fucking kick off. I like to be on edge like that. I think to open for The Clash on tour would’ve had that feel.
Who, if anyone, would you like to collaborate with?
If I was to collaborate with anyone, I would want it to with someone who has a completely different style to ours, you know. I’d want to test my boundaries musically, instead of turning out something that’s safe. Wouldn’t want to waste an oppotunity to be seen in a different light. I really like Damian Marley, and would love the opportunity to work with him. There’s lots of different genres of music to explore, so easy to be typecast and who the fuck wants limits.
Tell us something about you that we can’t find on Google.
There’s probably a good reason for those things not to be on there! There’s always secrets. And that’s appealing. If you knew everything, then you’d stop asking questions. When you stop asking questions, you stop fucking living and just start existing.
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