’We weren’t talented enough to fake it. We had to kind of make it up and do it our own way’

Charlie. “For us, it’s the quiet room, sitting down and working for a few hours a day, trying to get some ideas.”

He says the most satisfying part of their career has been the continued success and sell-out tours since 2001’s aptly titled Persevere. “At that time we hadn’t put a record out for five years or so. That felt it really was a comeback,” he says. “We’d both got ■ Angry Cyclist out now. They play Hull City Hall tomorrow and touring UK until December 15.