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“For us, it’s all about passion” explains co-singer and songwriter David Vincent (Gram Parsons’ hair; Bobby Gillespie’s intensity).
“We strive to write classic songs, but for us it’s as much about the delivery. If you don’t put your heart and soul into it, it’s pointless. And we give it everything we’ve got.”
“We met at infants school” grins co-songwriter Bill Barratt (Damon Albarn’s accent; David Beckham’s grin).
“We’ve been best mates since we were four. We were at school together, met girls together, left home at the same time and then started the band. It’s the whole picture.”
As the years went by, the duo graduated from learning Kinks and Beatles riffs in their bedrooms (vinyl courtesy of Bill’s dad) to composing their own songs, infused with the spirits of everyone from The Sonics to Bright Eyes; Tom Waits to Bon Iver.
“I haven’t got an ipod” grins Bill, “I’ve got a suicide pod”.
Most of all, they learned how all the truly great songs tell a story.
“We’ve learned our craft together” says David.
“We’ve learned how to sing in harmony and how our voices best complement each other. At the same time, everything we do is lyric led. The name is obviously an amalgam of our two names, but it’s also a way of personifying what we do. We’re storytellers.”
Their ferociously tuneful sound and the kinetic stage chemistry between Bill and David has won them converts everywhere from the Scottish Highlands to deepest Cornwall.
“The album will be a full on London rock’n’roll album” grins David, as drinks are ordered, conversation fizzes and the band make their plans for the night. “It’s still going to have that scuzzy feel to it, but it will have a very British sound too; aggressive, even though it will be mostly played on acoustic guitars.” “With the occasional banjo, of course,” adds Bill, raising a glass.
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“We strive to write classic songs, but for us it’s as much about the delivery. If you don’t put your heart and soul into it, it’s pointless. And we give it everything we’ve got.”
“We met at infants school” grins co-songwriter Bill Barratt (Damon Albarn’s accent; David Beckham’s grin).
“We’ve been best mates since we were four. We were at school together, met girls together, left home at the same time and then started the band. It’s the whole picture.”
As the years went by, the duo graduated from learning Kinks and Beatles riffs in their bedrooms (vinyl courtesy of Bill’s dad) to composing their own songs, infused with the spirits of everyone from The Sonics to Bright Eyes; Tom Waits to Bon Iver.
“I haven’t got an ipod” grins Bill, “I’ve got a suicide pod”.
Most of all, they learned how all the truly great songs tell a story.
“We’ve learned our craft together” says David.
“We’ve learned how to sing in harmony and how our voices best complement each other. At the same time, everything we do is lyric led. The name is obviously an amalgam of our two names, but it’s also a way of personifying what we do. We’re storytellers.”
Their ferociously tuneful sound and the kinetic stage chemistry between Bill and David has won them converts everywhere from the Scottish Highlands to deepest Cornwall.
“The album will be a full on London rock’n’roll album” grins David, as drinks are ordered, conversation fizzes and the band make their plans for the night. “It’s still going to have that scuzzy feel to it, but it will have a very British sound too; aggressive, even though it will be mostly played on acoustic guitars.” “With the occasional banjo, of course,” adds Bill, raising a glass.
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