Getting all in a muddle and preparing for some tall tales
friend who’s really good with microphones and he’s recorded us live before, so we thought let’s do it like that, because that’s what we know and be completely in the moment.
‘But then I ended up getting a chest infection on the weekend we were due to record.
‘I thought ‘sod it, let’s give it a go’, but we did maybe two songs and my voice completely went.’
The next time they could go in and record was a month later, which put them way behind schedule.
‘It didn’t quite come together, but we nearly made it! A lot of people came to the launch gig and were asking: “Where’s the album?” And I had to make this humble apology.
‘It’s been a bit of a learning curve and for the next album – we do intend to put more albums out – we’re going to give ourselves a lot more time to get everything done.’
The band, completed by Laurence Evans on violin and George Mercer on double bass, have been making a name for themselves as a captivating live act with their self-described ‘roots, rattle and roll.’ They formed about five years ago, passing through various iterations before settling on the current line-up when Laurence joined two years ago. ‘Me and George went to school together, I’ve known him since I was 10 and we were in our first band together. It was hard rock and then we got into our heavy metal and we’d throw ourselves around the stage. The genre and stylings have moved on, but the passion to get up and jump around hasn’t. ‘Laurence came up to us at a gig and said he liked what we were doing, and had we ever considered having a violin player? ‘He popped around for a jam and he fitted right in immediately. He’s so sympathetic to what we do – he can sit on top or dive right in to the music – he really knows his stuff while me and George sort of make a racket! It’s a real nice balance.’
Laurence knows his stuff while me and George sort of make a racket