Life In Music 1

The band started bit by bit with George and Matty writing a few song ideas together; then we met Will de Vries at the beginning of 2012 and before long George showed him a few ideas and that’s how de Vries ended up on bass. I myself didn’t join the band until a couple of months after this, mostly because I had a keyboard! I think once all four of us were together it became apparent that there was something there that was worth exploring.

We’re just curious to see what we can do with what we have and I think so far it’s been a very interesting journey. When I started music college I figured I’d end up as a freelance recording engineer or something; I had no idea I’d be in an alt-rock band! As well as providing backing vocals, my role in the band is as lead flutist. I remember quitting it when I was 15 because I was a teen-bopper and wanted to be incredibly cool. It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I realised that I needed to be able to play an instrument to understand music – to directly interact with sound. It sounds a bit abstract, but I’m not quite clever enough to express it better.

A large part of progressing as a band is getting people’s attention. It’s a difficult subject as it inherently grinds against the ideal artistic way of thinking – that good art should simply stand on its own and reach people by itself. Instead, artists have to bring what they have to the audience, whether that’s via recordings, the internet or face-to-face networking. It’s boring and frustrating but it’s worth it – you have to believe in your music enough so that you can interact confidently and professionally with the environment that you find yourself in. That way, whoever you are showing your music to will share your belief in the music, too. After all, you have spent time and money and stress and sleep on something you cherish, so why not tell other people about it?

We have just finished recording our debut two-track EP, a sort of alt-rock fusion somewhat similar to Tame Impala, which we recorded inside a wonderful church in Armley. We have just gigged The Brudenell in Leeds and are loooking forward to future gigs in Manchester, Leeds and further afield.