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'Pyramintro'
This song is all about when people say, 'Stop moaning, you don't know how lucky you are. There are other people far worse off then you.' But sometimes that just feels like a load of crap and that everything is rubbish. I enjoyed recording this song, thinking about how the vocals were put together and working with the wind musicians, arranging their parts was a new experience for me. I'll feel a lot more confident when we work with other musicians next time.
'Puzzle'
This was the first song I wrote on guitar. Andy made it much better as I don't actually play the guitar. The lyrics are meaningless and pretty crud. But I enjoy playing this song live, as it scares all the twee indie kids. People have it in their heads that we are twee as eff, so when we get invited to do stuff like Indie Tracks we go down very badly, as we are too too loud.
'We're All Doomed'
I am a bit obsessed with death. I don't want to die, the thought of it terrifies me. Although last year I had an operation and was put to sleep, then when I woke up I was gutted and wanted them to put me back to sleep because I had to pay the rent and the electricity bill and that's the first thing I remembered as I woke up. I cried and cried and was shivering and kept saying 'I don't want to wake up, put me back to sleep', I was scaring the other patients in the ward so they put me in a seperate room. So I try and remember that feeling now, at least it will be a nice rest from thinking about being an adult and being put to sleep was quite nice as it was a nice dreamless sleep. Goth. A song about death, with handclaps.
'Sea Shanty'
This song is also about death. My Nana died a few years ago and I really miss her. This song is about her. Also I hate it when people say, 'when you die you become part of nature'. I don't want to become part of nature, I don't want to die. I'd rather just be me and alive. It's not fair. I don't want to die.
'Perception Is A Funny Thing'
This is a song that has nice woodwind action. It's about all the shit bands we play with in London, who think they are mint, dress like twats and have really boring standard songs. Some people just start bands because they want to wear stage outfits and then you read interviews with them and all they are asked about is their 'style'. They are big in London and do a few gigs outside London and are surprised and outraged that nobody has heard of them or are that bothered.
'Turn To Grey'
This was recorded in my Mum and Dad's hallway on my piano. I love my piano, my Nana and Grandma bought it for me when I was about 13 after I had proven that I was dedicated enough to learning it. The man in the piano shop was trying to get my Mum to buy me the baby grand Steinway as I was very 'gifted'. She saw through his bullshit, I am not gifted, and so chose a nice sensible upright.
'Sherlock Holmes Is Better Than You'
This song was one of our first songs. I had to explain the drum beat to our drummer at the time, 'it's boom, chhh, boom, ting ting-ting ting ting-ting ting ting-ting ting ting-ting, dur dur dur dur dur dur dur dur dur dur dur dur.' I kept having to stop him, 'you're making it too complicated it's boom, chhh, boom...etc.' Good drummers really struggle with doing something dead simple, I think they worry that people will think they are crap. It's mainly a macho boy thing.
'Where Nobody Knows Your Name'
This song is all about being depressed and panicking about going outside. I lived in a dead rough place and I didn't enjoy it, I just walked around feeling scared all the time. Now I live in a lovely Victorian seaside town, that matches my middle class sensibilities.
'Celebrate Ourselves'
This song is all about Myspace and Facebook and Livejournal and how everyone says things like, 'I'm a photographer,' when they are not. Taking photographs of yourself doesn't mean you're a photographer. I think it's scary that everyone has these sites and write about really personal things, like anal sex and how drunk they were last night and that. And all their 'friends' who they've never met say, 'Oh man you are so cool and 'ragous' I love your new stupid twat hair and I love that photo you took of yourself pretending to bake cup cakes.' People need to admit to themselves they have really boring lives and they are not living in a film, their life is not Sex and The City. Stop being so self obsessed, and taking photographs of yourselves and do something worthwhile. Whatever worthwhile might be. Who the fuck am I to judge?
'I Wish I Was A Robot'
All about boys. One of our first songs. It's okay, but I hate playing it live now. It gets on my nerves. This was recently used on Soccer AM on Sky Sports 1 for the League Two goals montage. My Mum was so proud. I'm looking forward to the PRS cheque.