4.52am Issue: 036 1st June 2017 - The U2 Joshua Tree Edition

that me and my mate were recording.
Anyway, I was impressed by his
drumming so asked him to play along to
a few tracks after the session. We
formed the band soon after.
Jack we found via Facebook – I
remember we were just going through
people who liked the page and saw this
lad with Lennon shades on. Clicked his
profile, scrolled through a few pictures
and saw that he played bass. Asked him
if he fancied a jam and a pint, and
couldn’t believe my luck when he said
yes!”
Influences as a band - how does
that translate/morph into your own
sound?
“Growing up, I was raised on a diet of
Paul Weller, Oasis and The Beatles.
Throw in some northern soul and a bit of
ska, and that was pretty much my
childhood.
When I started writing tunes, this was
the first obvious influence and I think
that can be directly heard in the music –
particularly through the lyrics. Angus
and Jack both have some heavier
influences between them; Angus with
Led Zeppelin and Them Crooked
Vultures, Jack with Avenged Sevenfold
and Paramore – adding a different edge
to our music.
Recently, we’ve incorporated influences
into our music such as Catfish and the
Bottlemen, and Circa Waves – keeping
us with an up to date sound and making
us more accessible.”
Can you describe your sound?
“Dirty, rough, anthemic indie rock and
roll. If you want music to fall asleep to,
we probably don’t fit the bill. It’s loud, it’s
heavy, and it’s just rock and roll. We
crank the guitars up to 11, and smash the
skins on the kit. If you want to go crazy,
you might just like it.”
Can you describe your fans?
“Anybody and everybody! We try and
make a point not to peg ourselves to one
genre or to having a particular type of
fan. I see all different types of folk at our
gigs: young people, older people – it
doesn’t matter to us. Even Angus’s gran
likes it. Maybe she’s biased, though.”
When did you start gigging - what
was your first gig like?
“My aunt used to be the landlady of this
proper boozer in Carlton. The type of
place where everybody knows
everybody, so of course being the
nephew, everybody knew me. They used
to have cover bands on all the time, and
held open mic nights on Thursdays. After
many weeks rehearsing, we went down
and did four or five tracks. We were
nervous, but it was a great first
experience in a friendly place, I guess we
were lucky to have that.”