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Does it matter to you if you have 50 people or 1000 people - what's that like? Because obviously you gave a great performance today but it wasn't your typical energy. Tom: Each band has their main show and then does a few showcases and little daytime shows around that which is kind of what we're doing. Alex: You've got to give it everything. There was a bunch of people that came up afterwards and were like "that was great" - really positive reactions... every band says that - we played the same show to 5 or 5000 - I do think we do, I think you've gotta. Tom: You certainly sweat the same amount. Alex: We love our music and we want to make it the best we can every time, whoever's there, you've got to just give it everything really, that's the whole thing. There's a lot going on in each song. In one song you have a range of rock, of so many different genres. Do you guys try to do that or is it just something that happens. Alex: We try and keep it fresh yeah, we try and keep it varied and not go down obvious routes like chord-wise and sound-wise and whatever, it keeps us interested. We make music that interests us. Tom: It's also more of a challenge to make it work. It's harder to make it cohesive and make it carry to an audience. Alex: It's fun playing that last song we played, on the EP that we're putting out - shameless plug - in May on Better Looking - on the EP it's big orchestral arrangements and lots of parts multi-tracked, and people listen to it and be like "how are they going to do that live", and I really enjoy doing it live with just a 4 piece, no backing tapes, no tricks, it's like 4 people play it and create that big sound. It feels good, do you know what I mean, to be able to do that, to set yourself a challenge and then do it. Sometimes it doesn't work. I know you guys have a jam-packed day. What do you have coming up? Tom: We're playing the Wet Salon which is some magazine's party in a hairdressers with 6 or 7 other bands. And we also play in a band called Brakes with 2 guys Eamon and Marc and we got another show, tonight we've got another party then we're done. Gonna see The Charlatans later. Well thankyou so much for talking to us. Alex: Not a problem. ESP - thanks you guys, you're great. |